For the first time in the history of the World Series of Poker (WSOP), players were turned away from entering the Main Event.  It was unfortunate for those players, the WSOP, and the people at Harrah's.  Here's what happened. Four starting days (1A, 1B, 1C, and 1D) from July 3rd to 6th were provided for players to enter the WSOP championship event.  Players could choose their starting day and registration to enter was opened in March.  The first three days, the number of entries was lower than expected (1,100, 800, and 1,700), but on Day 4 (1D), it was a sellout.  Every seat of the 295 tables was sold hours before registration for the event was supposed to be closed.  And all of the players (500 or so) who tried to sign up afterwards were told the event was a sellout and, unfortunately, they couldn't play. Naturally, players who were shut out were upset.  I happened to be down the hallway in the "Mike Sexton Suite" (a room available for the PartyPoker qualifiers) when the ruckus in the hallway was taking place.  Although I had played on Day 1A (and got through with average chips), I wandered down there to check things ...