I agree that the other games are important and ESPN needs to recognize that the public would support coverage of the other world championships like Stud, Draw and Omaha.

I disagree that the starting chips for the $1000 events are “a joke”. The starting blinds for the $1k are 25 and 25 while they are 50-75 for the $5k. You start the $1k with 120 Big Blinds (3,000 chips) and the $5k with 200 Big Blinds (15,000 chips). The antes don’t kick in for six levels in the $1k but at level 5 for the $5k. The starting stack at the Main Event is so large compared to the blinds that many respected pros like Phil Hellmuth and Adam Shoenfeld consider the first few levels meaningless. The structure for the $1k provides a lot more play than other lower entry tournaments. As the buy-in grows, the starting stack grows even faster, providing more play for the entry fee. As it should.

Here is another way to look at it:
If you can keep your stack just even for five hours, you will have …
…15 Big Blinds left in the $1k
… 50 Big Blinds left in the $5k
It would take you 10 hours to be down to 15 Bigs in the $5k.

Players should get more play when they pony up more to get in and the structure provides it.
Seems like somebody put some thought into it.