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[QUOTE="titans4ever, post: 574032, member: 2843"]
I disagree with you.  Yes poker is still around and popular.  Three factors for the legislation that reduced the numbers.
 
How many sites since last year shut down completely? How many more stopped Americans from playing?  Add them together and what do you get?  20? 50?  I don't know.  Most of them would run WSOP promotions and giveaways.  Do you think FT and PS and the rest still running felt sorry for us so ramped up their giveaways to make up the difference?  NO!  Less site for american to play, less people getting cheap seats to the main event.
 
It is now harder to get money into online sites thanks to Bush.  I know some people who used to have money on-line but withdrew it or cannot find a ways to get money on-line to play for those spots.  Less entrants for the promotions means less seats given away each time.
 
Harrah's stopped taking 3rd party payments because of the new legislation at the time in FEAR that it might get them in trouble just accepting money from poker sites.  They made this announcement right after last years tournaments.  Less prize packages given away.  Players are now given straight cash and not forced to enter the main event.  I am sure some of them that could not make it that week were delighted to have $12k in money instead of selling a $12k package for $10k to someone who could take it.
 
All this means less people entered.  I hope our government figures out what they did wrong and correct before next years event.
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