WSOP Vs US Open

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What do you think that would do to the sport?
Create and elevate competition and rivalries? I don't see baseball having a hard time year after year keeping the league going...
 
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wsorbust said:
na. that's alright. . .I'm not sure what you meant...
That was sorta the idea behind googling the expression.

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Ummmm. yes!?
Yes.

Because Phil Ivey is a lot more skilled than my niece. She has a very small chance of beating him at poker.

However, between Ivey and Harrington, the skill levels are much more even... In fact, between Harrington and Ivey it may be a cointoss as to who wins.

If you match up Harrington and Ivey, you've reduced poker to a cointoss. To create a strawman of my own:

Why would you want the wsop to be only about luck?

Strawmen are fun!
 
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That was sorta the idea behind googling the expression.
Na. I meant. I'm not going to . That's alright. I think it was some sort of insult about my argument having no backing..but...as you can tell....I don't really care...lol
Why would you want the WSOP to be only about luck?
I'd rather have it a cointoss among pros than have it truly about luck with amateurs. What are the 7k amatuers bringing to the competition but luck?


Isn't every major sporting competition, in fact, a cointoss among Pros? I don't see this as a problem.
 
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wsorbust said:
Na. I meant. I'm not going to . That's alright. I think it was some sort of insult about my argument having no backing..but...I don't really care...lol
No, not an insult.

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I'd rather have it a cointoss among pros than have it truly about luck with amateurs. What are the 7k amatuers bringing to the competition but luck?
Prey for the skilled players.

Isn't every major sporting competition, in fact, a cointoss among Pros? I don't see this as a problem.
I don't see the WSOP being the world's largest tournament as a problem, either. The players who are recognized as the world's finest get their prestige from other places.
 
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I don't see the WSOP being the world's largest tournament as a problem, either. The players who are recognized as the world's finest get their prestige from other places.
...right now it isn't....but what happens when you have 50k over 4 weeks? At what point do you do something about it? Never? I guess Harrah's would have no problem with it either...



...I assumed it was an insult....but alright..its all good. lol er....now I'll have to look it up...
 
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I trust the competition to be self-regulating. If 50k people want to sign up - let them. :)
 
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:) You've honestly persuaded me to realize that this isn't such a bad thing...sorry to anyone ;) who might have viewed my comments as malicious. . It was just for the sake of conversation. . .


It's just a shame that Hellmuth probably won't repeat . . . olo!
 
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I think both Chris and I have thick enough skin not to have had our feelings hurt. It's all good. :)
 
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