Originally Posted by
PLOL
Caesars properties are implementing a new rule, which I think is terrible. I don't know for sure if it'll apply at the WSOP, but I assume it will. Previously there was a rule where 7 Star members could jump lists in cash games. So if there's a bunch of people on the list for a game you want to play when you show up, you can just show your 7 star card and you'll be next up for the game. I'm actually in favor of this rule. Most 7 stars are big whales as it's very hard to get 7star status, and it's impossible to get it from just playing poker. Most 7stars are pit degens and are also big time losers at poker. Getting these people in to the game as quickly as possible is good for the game, even if it sometimes screws you over when they're cutting ahead of you in line.
However, recently Caesars rooms are implementing a new rule where Diamond members can also go to the top of the list. I assume this is being implemented at all Caesars properties. I know for sure they're doing it at the Horseshoe in Hammond and the supervisors says the rule was handed down from corporate and if we don't like it we need to make a complaint to corporate. This is a horrible rule, and a huge inconvenience to non-diamond members. Unlike '7 star' status, Diamond status is much easier to get. In fact, it takes 10 times as many tier credits to get 7 star than it does to get diamond. You can get Diamond status just from grinding poker (you would have to average just under 17 hours/wk in a year to get Diamond). This is a big inconvenience to recreational players who may only play on weekends or whenever they're off from work (or people who don't usually play at a Caesar's property). The two types of people you want in your game are whales and rec players. This rule benefits the grinders at the expense of the rec players. If they implement this for the WSOP and you're not a diamond member, be prepared to wait a long time to get in a cash game while others jump in front of you.... Or you could just go to the Wynn.