Poker Forum
2011 WPT Foxwoods World Poker Finals Day 1: Schreiber Leads First $10K of Season X
One of the World Poker Tour’s most prestigious and historic stops every year is the World Poker Finals at Foxwoods Resort and Casino. Past champions of this event include Howard Lederer (Season I), Hoyt Corkins (Season II), Tuan Le (Season III), Nick Schulman (Season IV), Nenad Medic (Season V), Mike Vela (Season VI), Jonathan Little (Season VII), Cornel Cimpan (Season VIII), and reigning champ, Jeff Forrest.
The first $10,000 buy-in tournament of Season X of the WPT kicked off on Thursday and drew a field of 185, including many of the aforementioned champions. Registration is open until the...
Only 185 players is very bad news for this prestigious tournament. Last year there were 242 players. Perhaps this location needs to be downsized to a $5,000 entry fee. I mean the WPT Paris was held in a microscopic casino and pulled in over 300 players. Might be part of the Black Friday effect creeping into poker with the numbers. I think that to bridge the numbers you have to throw in airfare in the qualifying European players. Properly promoted, Europe is good for 100 to 200 players qualifying online.
flintsword
"The lucky player is usually the player that knows how much to leave to chance."
www.myspace.com/flintsword
10-28-2011 09:46
flintsword
| News | Videos | Learn Poker | Play Poker | Live Reporting | Freerolls & Tournaments | Forum | Quick Room Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
