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Originally Posted by rppoker
I work for myself, so I can take time off whenever I want, but even I am getting increasingly impatient. I want to make my reservations already. I don't get the point of dragging out the release of the schedule.
There are a lot of logistics that go into these things and I'm sure there are any number of behind-the scenes issues which might cause a delay in release. That being said, this year the key dates schedule will be released a lot later than in recent memory. My personal conspiracy theory based on nothing but my belief in the power of spite, is they want to hold off releasing the schedule as long as possible to prevent the WPT from swooping in and trying to hold a competing event or two. It's not likely that, but this explanation is a lot more fun than anything else I can think of.
Anyhow, as others have mentioned, you can go ahead and make blanket hotel reservations at little (or even no) cost and then change them, if necessary, when the schedule comes out. It's not ideal, of course. But we are all at the mercy of the poker gods and their profits who run the WSOP.