Quote Originally Posted by chrisp200 View Post
Quote Originally Posted by Dan Druff View Post
- An online event takes place on July 2nd, and a bracelet will be awarded. You play this on wsop.com. No structure provided yet.

- The "Lucky 7s" event begins on July 3rd. It costs $777, and the WSOP is charging 11% juice. Levels are 40 minutes on Day 1, and 60 on Day 2.

- On July 1, there is a "Bounty NL Holdem" event, where you get $500 per player you knock out. Buyin is $1500, so obviously it makes sense to call off very light against a shorter stack preflop.

Opinions?

I like some of these ideas, but not too thrilled about the increased rake for the sub-$1000 events, nor do I like a Hyper bracelet being awarded. I also think the $777 event is just a poor man's version of the Colossus event, and will be anticlimactic. The online event is also lame. There are enough online tournaments out there. Bracelets should be for live tournaments only.

I do like some of the innovative new events such as the Bounty, the mammoth sized Colossus, the extended play, and even the 50/50 event. That stuff all seems fun.

I will be posting my own personal schedule shortly. I will be playing more events than I did last year.
How are they going to control cheating in the online event with so many players playing from the same hotel?
Same as always? Being in the same hotel/city is not much different from being on the same Internet, having a phone, etc.