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Thoughts on the 2008 WSOP – by Mike Sexton
Here is my first monthly blog-type article for PokerNewsDaily. It’s about the 2008 World Series of Poker. First of all, I was incredibly impressed with the organization and efficiency of this year’s WSOP. It takes a lot of preparation and cooperation to pull off an event of that magnitude and I salute the RIO and WSOP staff for doing such an outstanding job. As a player, I'd like to thank the tournament staff (and players advisory board if they were involved) for the tremendous structures that we used. I played in numerous big buy-in events and I didn't hear anything but praise by the players for the structures. Nice going, there! I will now comment on the two things I'm asked about the most regarding the 2008 WSOP. First and foremost: moving the final table of the main event four months down the road. I was interviewed by ESPN regarding this topic but I doubt you'll ever see that interview on TV because I am not a fan of this move and said as much. Why? I truly believe the negatives far outweigh the positives. Before I get into the negatives, ...
eric September 18th, 2008 at 3:06 am
I am in total agreement with Mike Sexton’s comments about delaying the final table and about not giving Scotty Nguyen a penalty.
Momentum, feel, and reads will not be the same 3 months later… what a ridiculous idea!
In some ways… people are losing interest in the final table since it happened a month ago and still have to wait a few more months.
I sure hope Harrah’s realized they made a mistake and go back the way it was for many years!