Planning to play in 2005 WSOP????

BlibbityBlabbity · #1 10-25-04, 08:20 PM

Are you planning to play ing the 2005 WSOP??

If so, what events, dates, etc.?

I probably will not this year, but I am interested to see what events will be held in Atlantic City (as seen on another thread) this year leading up to it.

ChipFish · #2 10-25-04, 08:46 PM

I have to qualify first, but all of my attention will be focused on qualifying for it..... They are expecting 5000+ and I would really like to be one of them.

*Crosses Fingers*

Tuff Luck · #3 10-25-04, 08:47 PM

Nope.

Defendant · #4 10-25-04, 08:54 PM

Id love to, but unless someone is nuts enough to stake me....errr no.

Defendant

Aequitas58 · #5 10-25-04, 09:24 PM

Yes, in the remote possibility that I win a qualifier ... but I'm sure everyone thinks as I do.

Talking Poker · #6 10-25-04, 09:44 PM

I'll be playing. I'll only do the main event if I win a satellite or if I find a backer, but I will do some of the smaller tourneys.... maybe some of their earlier NL events, but if I don't do the main event, I'll definitely play in the two $1k evens they have going on lte in the week (as I did this year).

johnbaker · #7 10-25-04, 10:16 PM

i'm not 21 yet so im going to have to wait till i go to the wsop... whats the minimum age for WPT? 18 I hope lol...

-jB

omahilo · #8 10-25-04, 10:27 PM

WPT is 21 too because u have to be 21 to play/qualify for WPT event on pokerstars

Jackass_man · #9 10-25-04, 10:55 PM

Oh so pokerstars runs the WPT and you have to play pokerstars to play events. Thats news to me!

eddo31 · #10 10-25-04, 11:05 PM

i would like to play in a couple of events, but i would be much more interested in playing the smaller buy in, non nlhe events.

i will definitely work my way towards the series by playing in online satellites. hopefully sites begin to offer more satellites that can be applied to any of the tourneys, not just the main event.

Tuff Luck · #11 10-25-04, 11:34 PM

That'd be nice.

robert2504 · #12 10-26-04, 01:01 AM

I think companies should hold tournaments in their place. Then send the winner to the WSOP with a cap and t-shirt that has a logo of the company that send them; Good advertising, if the employee makes it on tv. I wouldn't mind wearing my company's logo.

eddo31 · #13 10-26-04, 02:20 AM

i think that is what MAXIM did with that chick who went to the world series this year. she said she got in through an office tourney.

of course, she only limped into the money, and maxim took out costs from any potential profits she had, so she walked away with nothing but the experience of playing. kind of sucks, especially since MAXIM got a huge amount of free advertising to their exact target audience

robert2504 · #14 10-26-04, 02:50 AM

I still think it was good enough for me to go. But where did it say that Maxi would take the cost out of her profits, is there an article out there? I thought they payed for the travel and lodging.

Tilter · #15 10-26-04, 04:43 PM

WSOP 2007 (possibly 06). GL to you all who will be trying next year. Competition will be WILD for sure

Charlie Frank · #16 10-26-04, 07:45 PM

I will be there at WSOP 2027.

Look for the dude check-raising all the pros and driving them bonkers.

JohnBaker has already agreed to be my bag-boy. He assures me he is a very talented shoe polisher and can iron a suit like no one else can.

CF

BlibbityBlabbity · #17 10-26-04, 08:13 PM

There should be about 50,000 entrants by then, with a $100,000,000 first prize.

Yeeeee Ha!

Frontin · #18 10-26-04, 08:17 PM

Nothing but the experience of playing .... that sounds like a great deal to me, just experiencing the WSOP and a trip to Vegas!

The deal she got was she'd have to pay back Maxim the 10,000 entry if she won that much (don't know about expenses), and I think anything over she'd split with charity. That's what I can remember from watching some feature of her on an online show.

Frontin · #19 10-26-04, 08:23 PM

I definitely plan on playing in a couple of the minor (buy in $1000-$2000) WSOP events a couple of years down the road.. how do you go about registering, and can anyone just plop down a couple G's to enter the tourney or do you have to have some sort of qualification?

Talking Poker · #20 10-26-04, 08:46 PM

Show up with money, stand in line, and you're in.

Charlie Frank · #21 10-27-04, 02:11 PM

And that's exactly how it should be.

I don't like the idea of having a "pros only" championship. The allure of these big money events is the idea that any Joe Blow can show up and take the title.

CF

eddo31 · #22 10-27-04, 02:47 PM

of course, that is part of the allure for the pros as well. there are only so many high limit games going where they can make their living, and while the tourney trail is tough, it is definitely +EV for the pros. they welcome the idea that anyone can enter, because for the most part, not everyone can actually play.

i think that it was johnny moss that said "I can walk into any card room in the world, and if I dont know your face, I can beat you." it isnt exactly that way any more, but you get my point.

junYUN · #23 10-27-04, 05:13 PM

no i won't, still not quite good enough

play in a few local games, but nothing huge

i'm working hard towards playing in the WSOP in a couple years

Tuff Luck · #24 10-27-04, 05:15 PM

^Yea, I'd like to a few years down the road, (like the minor events) but it's going to be tough being on the east coast and all. I've never even been to the other side of America. Farthest I've been is Nebraska. Yep. Nebraska.

Penguinfan · #25 10-27-04, 07:00 PM

When I figure out how to beat the 3/6 games playing more than 1 table at a time I will be closer, but for now I think me and my 10g's are much safer here at home.

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