WSOP screws up again, leaks 2014 partial schedule too early, Main Event now $10m guarantee

[Dan Druff]

They posted the $10k-and-up events at http://www.wsop.com/2014 and then took it down very quickly.

However, some eagle-eyes caught it and screen-shotted:



This is NOT a complete schedule, but rather just the events that are $10,000 or more buyin.

Interesting things that were noticed here:

1) The Main Event now has a guaranteed $10 million first prize. I always wondered why they didn't do this, since 10 million sounds a lot more impressive than 8-9 million, which they have awarded for several years in a row.

2) Limit Holdem is back to $10,000 buyin. It was $5000 through 2007, then $10,000 from 2008-2010, and $5000 again from 2011-2013. This is actually my strongest event now, because the $1500 Limit Shootout was eliminated last year, and the structure favors my play style in the earlier stages. I finished 19th (cashed) in 2008, was the stone bubble boy (again 19th) in 2012, and 5th in 2013. I didn't cash or come close in 2007, 2009, or 2011. I didn't play it in 2005, 2006, or 2010. Anyway, I believe Caesar's changed this because they noticed the $5k wasn't attracting more players than the $10k (it seems to be around 170 entrants every year no matter what), and they made half the rake, so obviously this is going back to $10k. It will take place on June 26, which is later than its June 15-21 range over the past several years.

3) Stud, Stud8, Pot Limit Holdem (why do they still have this?!), HORSE, and Omaha8 have also changed from $5,000 to $10,000, for similar reasons.

4) Razz and Limit 2-7 have gone from $2,500 to $10,000, again for similar reasons. I guess that prices out scottyno.

5) They have ditched the $25k buyin 6-Max NL, and now it is a $10,000 event. They are clearly not happy with the field of 175 people, which is acceptable for a big-buyin limit event, but not for NL Holdem.

6) There will be three $50k buyin mix-game events this year.

7) On June 29, the Big One for One Drop will be back to a $1,000,000 buyin. I wonder how many people Guy Laliberte will put in this year, and I wonder if Chino will steal a million dollars this year.

8) There are apparently 65 events on the schedule, up from 62 last year.

[BeerAndPoker]

I saw this earlier.

The $10 million guarantee for the WSOP Main Event is a good idea that they could have had for years now. It's a nice figure and you can easily just take a few bucks from the 600+ places that pay down to make up the couple million to bump the first prize up.

People who are playing $5k events can probably get the money to play a $10k event because it's the WSOP which happens once a year after all. Most of these players are going to be skilled in the game whether it's $5k or $10k so why not leave them at $10k?

I don't think removing the $25k 6 max is a good idea. That is a TOUGH event with several of the most top tier NL players in the world playing it so why drop it to $10k? This event should be looked at like the $111,111 One Drop was from last year in regards to the number of entrants.

The One Drop will sell out again even at a larger field. This should make it over $20 million for first. Will Antonio Esfandiari go deep for the third year in a row which would be twice at a $1 million entry?

Note the date of the $50k events being the same which makes me think they just have event #46 listed three times under different descriptions listing all the games.

[Steve-O]

Note the date of the $50k events being the same which makes me think they just have event #46 listed three times under different descriptions listing all the games.

Appears they were just listing all the games and needed extra lines.

I'm happy all the $5k events are gone.

[lvpkr1009]

Note the date of the $50k events being the same which makes me think they just have event #46 listed three times under different descriptions listing all the games.

Appears they were just listing all the games and needed extra lines.

I'm happy all the $5k events are gone.

I'd much rather see them change the 3k to a 5k and change the starting stacks of the 1k and 1.5k to 5000 chips or even 4500. I'm not a huge fan of the lower buyins as it is because of stack size. I'm much happier playing the deep stack series at Venetian or the summer series at binions than these cheap bracelet events

[Steve-O]

Appears they were just listing all the games and needed extra lines.

I'm happy all the $5k events are gone.

I'd much rather see them change the 3k to a 5k and change the starting stacks of the 1k and 1.5k to 5000 chips or even 4500. I'm not a huge fan of the lower buyins as it is because of stack size. I'm much happier playing the deep stack series at Venetian or the summer series at binions than these cheap bracelet events

the $2,500 events all the way to the 5k's accomplish nothing. The same people play these as the $10k's. The $1k and $1,500 are where you get the recreational players (and the $1k's are pointless too as a bunch of the $1,500's get bigger fields). I say make everything on the schedule $1,500's and $10k's , and keep the Poker players Championship and other special events like the Seniors, Ladies, etc

[lvpkr1009]

I'd much rather see them change the 3k to a 5k and change the starting stacks of the 1k and 1.5k to 5000 chips or even 4500. I'm not a huge fan of the lower buyins as it is because of stack size. I'm much happier playing the deep stack series at Venetian or the summer series at binions than these cheap bracelet events

the $2,500 events all the way to the 5k's accomplish nothing. The same people play these as the $10k's. The $1k and $1,500 are where you get the recreational players (and the $1k's are pointless too as a bunch of the $1,500's get bigger fields). I say make everything on the schedule $1,500's and $10k's , and keep the Poker players Championship and other special events like the Seniors, Ladies, etc

I'd be ok with that idea too....I realize that they have the 1k and 1.5 k to attract a more recreational player just not a big fan of so damn many of them either. It's supposed to be the World Series of Poker where the best players from around the world come to play, not let's set buyins so low that Joe Schmo from Kokomo can come play and win a bracelet

[zealanddonk]

I saw this earlier.


Note the date of the $50k events being the same which makes me think they just have event #46 listed three times under different descriptions listing all the games.

Same with the $25k Mix Max event 2 [Day 1] 9 per table, then 6 per table, then 4 per table, sounds like absolute shenanigans especially with tale balancing when they get to 25 for or less.

SDtill could be interesting to see how many they get