The poker world has had some time now to digest the final table at the World Series of Poker, won by Denmark’s Peter Eastgate over Russia’s Ivan Demidov in a heads up duel that lasted four hours. Now that the crowds have gone and the remaining prize money has been divvied up by “The November Nine,” it is time for the poker community to ask themselves whether the 117 day delay in play at the final table of the Championship Event was worth it or not. The current poll on Poker News Daily shows that many believe the officials at Harrah’s should not do the same thing in 2009. This highly unscientific vote, however, is far from a slam dunk. While many don’t believe it should happen (at this point, 47% of the vote is leaning this way), there is a greater percentage that either believe it should be done again, done with a shorter delay or don’t have an opinion either way (53%). The only way to judge whether or not WSOP officials should play the 2009 event in the same manner is to look at some of the positives and negatives of the situation. The Good Both Harrah’s and ESPN had ...