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Originally Posted by michelle227
I printed out the schedule but then realized that they have not put in most of the $1,500 events yet. Would be nice if they are actually trying to coordinate with the other Series directors to minimize overlap on the non-NLHE events. I am guessing the dates you have mentioned will be among the ones with the $1,500's filling up the calendar...
Since they are insisting on running the Main with the BBA, it frees up money for me to use on the stud variants and the smaller O8 events around town. The question now is whether I will just be extending the current trip or if I am going to do like last year and have three or four trips with a day or two in the office in between them...
The WSOP has no reason to coordinate with other series at this time since they are the main attraction. It's incumbent on other series to schedule their events around the WSOP, not the other way around, at least for now. And I think, for the most part, the other major players do a good job at this. Of course, it isn't always easy to schedule things perfectly with the non NHL events since NLH continues to be where the profits are made and a room isn't gong to forego NLH revenue in order to make a perfect schedule
for a much smaller mixed game crowd. But it was good to see both the Venetian and Wynn increase their available space last year. I assume they will do so again this year, which only means more opportunity for offering events to a wider audience.
As for BBA, you know I agree with you, at least as far as its purpose and the reality vs perception of its benefits, and certainly regarding how its been promoted. However, you're going to have a hard time finding a large-field NLH event at the WSOP or anywhere else that isn't using it. I appreciate the principle of your boycott, and I actually believe you when you say you will not play these events, unlike the vast majority of posters who are likely all talk when it comes to these sorts of proclamations.
Anyhow, there are lots of great large-field NLH tourneys out there. It seems like a waste to give up so much value over something which, while a net-negative in our view for all the reasons which have been debated here and elsewhere, is not dramatically worse than the traditional system.