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12-23-2014 , 02:05 PM

Kevmath

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Link to WSOP announcement:

http://www.wsop.com/news/2014/Dec/51...015-DATES.html

Highlights:

Opening event is a $565 event with $5,000,000 Guaranteed

The Millionaire Maker and Monster Stack return

Several events (mainly low buy-in events) will have larger starting stacks.

The $111,111 ONE DROP High Roller is back

Little One for One Drop now has a $1,000 buy-in, but you get 10,000 chips if you buy-in or rebuy for $1,111 with $111 going to One Drop.

Main Event opening flights July 5, 6 and 7 with $10,000,000 guaranteed to the winner.

12-23-2014 , 02:33 PM

gutito21

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For us rec players, this is huge! $565 5 million guarantee? This will be huge. Make it a bracelet event and it will set records that will never be broken, 15,000 entrants?

12-23-2014 , 02:43 PM

Clevername69

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Looks like some good changes that they are making this year. Should bring more recs to the wsop.

12-23-2014 , 02:47 PM

JPantz

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Is the 5mil gtd a bracelet event?

12-23-2014 , 02:55 PM

gutito21

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WSOP confirmed it is a bracelet event. Can you say 15000 entrants?

12-23-2014 , 02:57 PM

NWAF99

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Is the full schedule out or just the highlights at this stage?

12-23-2014 , 02:59 PM

The4thFilm

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Bracelet events should be $1K minimum if they are to have any prestige. Are they going to have $60 satellites into this event? LOL. The economy has recovered we don't need a race to the bottom.

Eliminating 25/25 to add 66% to stacks is a net loss in stack depth. I thought Jack Effel was above shady gimmicks like this to screw players but apparently not.

12-23-2014 , 03:02 PM

doublejoker

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Id rather have 5k chips and start 25-50 than 3k and start 25-25.

12-23-2014 , 03:02 PM

GMLAW

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Kevmath

Highlights:

Opening event is a $565 event with $5,000,000 Guaranteed

Wow. This will be madness! I'm wondering how many day 1's we're gonna see.

12-23-2014 , 03:03 PM

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joeyrulesall

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Quote:

Originally Posted by The4thFilm

Bracelet events should be $1K minimum if they are to have any prestige. Are they going to have $60 satellites into this event? LOL. The economy has recovered we don't need a race to the bottom.

Eliminating 25/25 to add 80% to stacks is a net loss in stack depth. I thought Jack Effel was above shady gimmicks like this to screw players but apparently not.

Can't consider it screwing players when it will get 15k people that will play and not ever know anything other than they played for a bracelet.

12-23-2014 , 03:05 PM

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The4thFilm

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Edit: oops math

Last edited by The4thFilm; 12-23-2014 at 03:16 PM.

12-23-2014 , 03:11 PM

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The4thFilm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by doublejoker

Id rather have 5k chips and start 25-50 than 3k and start 25-25.

Someone bored I'd appreciate the math on how many hands it takes to be blinded off the table in the old format vs new. Also keep in mind antes kick in one round sooner.

12-23-2014 , 03:13 PM

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goobenstein

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Quote:

Originally Posted by The4thFilm

Am I reading this right that the ladies event starts at 250/500?

It says for the Ladies Event it starts with 5,000 chips which is a 100 big blind starting stack. I think that would mean it was 25/50 to start.

Last edited by goobenstein; 12-23-2014 at 03:14 PM. Reason: typo

12-23-2014 , 03:14 PM

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doublejoker

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Much better to be playing at a table with 50k total chips at the onset.

Players will go off for 5k rather than 3k.

12-23-2014 , 03:17 PM

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Kevmath

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Quote:

Originally Posted by GMLAW

Wow. This will be madness! I'm wondering how many day 1's we're gonna see.

There's 4 total flights: 10am and 4pm May 29 and 30. Players eliminated in a flight can re-enter later flights.

Quote:

Originally Posted by NWAF99

Is the full schedule out or just the highlights at this stage?

Just the highlights so far, full schedule announced in January.

12-23-2014 , 03:17 PM

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The4thFilm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by doublejoker

Much better to be playing at a table with 50k total chips at the onset.

Players will go off for 5k rather than 3k.

Of course people will go broke earlier with shallower stacks. That's the criticism.

12-23-2014 , 03:19 PM

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Surprised the $100k One Drop event is back.

12-23-2014 , 03:24 PM

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The4thFilm

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Originally Posted by that_pope

Surprised the $100k One Drop event is back.

There was a 25K, 100K, and 50K tournament this month in Vegas. There's plenty of demand. I'm surprised players haven't tired of the ridiculous rake on One Drops yet.

12-23-2014 , 03:25 PM

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doublejoker

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Originally Posted by The4thFilm

Of course people will go broke earlier with shallower stacks. That's the criticism.

25-25 with 3k stacks vs
25-50 with 5k stacks

Which table would you prefer to sit at assuming all the levels are the same after 25-50?

12-23-2014 , 03:30 PM

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gutito21

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25 50. More chips on table means one had a chance to build a stack to make a run.

12-23-2014 , 03:34 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by The4thFilm

There was a 25K, 100K, and 50K tournament this month in Vegas. There's plenty of demand. I'm surprised players haven't tired of the ridiculous rake on One Drops yet.

The last 111k 1 drop had very reasonable rake (3333). Hope this one is the same.

12-23-2014 , 03:37 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by doublejoker

25-25 with 3k stacks vs
25-50 with 5k stacks

Which table would you prefer to sit at assuming all the levels are the same after 25-50?

Great to see that WSOP 2015 season kicks off on the right foot with Allen bitching about the starting stacks at 25-50 no ante level, you're doing gods work buddy.

12-23-2014 , 03:43 PM

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RutgersKev

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Great job WSOP.

12-23-2014 , 03:44 PM

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PeteBlow

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Quote:

Originally Posted by unta8

Great to see that WSOP 2015 season kicks off on the right foot with Allen bitching about the starting stacks at 25-50 no ante level, you're doing gods work buddy.

He's not bitching... He agrees with it. FFS