WEBVTT 1 00:00:10.839 --> 00:00:13.880 Hello, everyone, Welcome back to a new episode of the 2 00:00:14.160 --> 00:00:18.359 Poker Go Podcast. My name is Donnie Peters. His name 3 00:00:18.559 --> 00:00:22.879 is Tim Duckworth. It is the evening of Tuesday, February eighteenth. 4 00:00:23.480 --> 00:00:28.399 How are you doing, mister cowboy? Got a haircut? Huge, 5 00:00:28.440 --> 00:00:31.399 check cut huge. It doesn't look that much different. There's 6 00:00:31.440 --> 00:00:33.359 not much that it just a little clean up, Okay, 7 00:00:33.719 --> 00:00:38.079 up the Cowboy locks. Big news dropped one day ago. 8 00:00:38.399 --> 00:00:43.079 The twenty twenty five World Series of Poker schedule has 9 00:00:43.119 --> 00:00:49.640 been released in full, one hundred live gold Bracelet events. 10 00:00:49.719 --> 00:00:52.280 Tim and I are going to hit on it a 11 00:00:52.359 --> 00:00:55.640 bit of a rapid reaction. I know it's more than 12 00:00:55.679 --> 00:01:00.719 twenty four hours later, so quotes around rapid. But we've 13 00:01:00.719 --> 00:01:03.759 been very, very busy here at the Poker Gro Cup, 14 00:01:04.159 --> 00:01:06.719 at the Poker gro Studio, so it still is a 15 00:01:06.840 --> 00:01:11.239 very rapid reaction for us. I'm gonna say that we 16 00:01:11.280 --> 00:01:14.799 should probably like we'll give our thoughts, okay, and then 17 00:01:15.640 --> 00:01:19.519 maybe like some things will marinate, we'll see more takes 18 00:01:19.640 --> 00:01:21.879 or whatever, and we'll have like more thoughts as we 19 00:01:21.959 --> 00:01:26.400 go towards the city, towards the summer. So don't take 20 00:01:26.439 --> 00:01:29.239 this with you know, an end all be all type 21 00:01:29.239 --> 00:01:32.439 of idea. So yeah, the wa space schedule got released. 22 00:01:32.840 --> 00:01:36.079 One hundred live gold Bracelet events. As I mentioned, May 23 00:01:36.159 --> 00:01:39.680 twenty seventh is when it all kicks off, and it'll 24 00:01:39.760 --> 00:01:43.439 end on July sixteenth. Of course, it will end with 25 00:01:43.560 --> 00:01:47.920 a new World Champion of Poker being crowned. The Main 26 00:01:48.000 --> 00:01:51.480 Event everyone's favorite tournament of the year. Whether you are 27 00:01:51.519 --> 00:01:54.840 a player, a fan, whatever you are in the game, 28 00:01:54.879 --> 00:01:57.319 the WSP Main Event is the biggest and the best. 29 00:01:57.640 --> 00:02:01.159 The Main Event runs July second through sixteenth. We are 30 00:02:01.159 --> 00:02:03.159 going to talk a lot about the Main Event because 31 00:02:03.920 --> 00:02:08.240 mister WSP himself, mister phil Helmuth, decided to drop a 32 00:02:08.280 --> 00:02:12.639 bombshell last night and ignite the poker world. There are 33 00:02:12.719 --> 00:02:18.039 thirty PGT qualifying events on this year's schedule, so thirty 34 00:02:18.080 --> 00:02:21.240 percent of the schedule qualifies for the PGT. I believe 35 00:02:21.280 --> 00:02:24.680 that's up from twenty eight last year. Basically, we're just 36 00:02:24.680 --> 00:02:27.439 gonna run through our biggest takes, the new additions that 37 00:02:27.439 --> 00:02:29.520 are on there, you know, maybe touch on some things 38 00:02:29.520 --> 00:02:32.800 that they have missed, but yeah, kind of more of 39 00:02:32.840 --> 00:02:36.280 an open form. Let me first say that they did 40 00:02:36.759 --> 00:02:40.680 add some new events. You know, something's got removed or replaced, 41 00:02:41.120 --> 00:02:43.680 one thing, I feel like people are calling it a 42 00:02:43.719 --> 00:02:47.360 new event the industry employees, it's really just the casino 43 00:02:47.400 --> 00:02:50.360 employees of the new name, my brand. But I also 44 00:02:50.439 --> 00:02:53.879 felt that they always allowed the industry, you know, but 45 00:02:54.039 --> 00:02:56.960 the official new events, if you want to call them that, 46 00:02:57.400 --> 00:03:00.800 they have a one thousand dollars buy in Battle of 47 00:03:00.840 --> 00:03:04.080 the Ages, no limit hold them. So this is going 48 00:03:04.120 --> 00:03:07.319 to be I believe it's two starting flights. One starting 49 00:03:07.360 --> 00:03:09.840 flight is for people who are fifty and over. The 50 00:03:09.879 --> 00:03:11.919 other starting flight is for people who are under fifty, 51 00:03:12.080 --> 00:03:14.280 or maybe it's fifteen under and then over. I forget exactly, 52 00:03:14.319 --> 00:03:17.479 but it's basically split down the middle, over fifty, under fifty, 53 00:03:17.520 --> 00:03:20.680 and then they'll combine. I think this is kind of 54 00:03:20.680 --> 00:03:24.000 an interesting concept. I don't hate it. Hate it? Oh 55 00:03:24.080 --> 00:03:28.400 you hate it? Why doesn't make any It's a normal tournament, 56 00:03:28.439 --> 00:03:30.280 just split up. I don't like it. 57 00:03:31.360 --> 00:03:33.800 They're trying to copy what Trent does with the VIPs 58 00:03:33.879 --> 00:03:36.680 in a way, but like, does it I really do. 59 00:03:36.719 --> 00:03:38.719 I don't think you're trying to do that. I think 60 00:03:38.759 --> 00:03:43.439 they're much I think they are. I think they are 61 00:03:43.479 --> 00:03:47.159 just trying to kind of lean into the fact that 62 00:03:47.800 --> 00:03:51.960 like seniors events are hot like in general, So how 63 00:03:51.960 --> 00:03:54.599 do you like kind of build out like you can't 64 00:03:54.680 --> 00:03:58.759 have it? I mean, I mean it's combined. Not Okay, 65 00:03:58.800 --> 00:04:03.039 it's not. Maybe this is where they're stealing from the 66 00:04:03.039 --> 00:04:06.599 trit and thing where you allow the seniors to play 67 00:04:06.680 --> 00:04:10.120 with fellow seniors on the day one, just like VIP's 68 00:04:10.120 --> 00:04:13.199 play with VIPs. So you know, you feel like you're 69 00:04:13.520 --> 00:04:16.920 you're getting into the water battling with the people that 70 00:04:16.959 --> 00:04:19.959 are of your ilk versus you get in there and 71 00:04:19.959 --> 00:04:22.319 you're like, eh, I gotta play with all these young kids, 72 00:04:22.319 --> 00:04:24.800 they're better than me whatever. At least you might feel 73 00:04:24.839 --> 00:04:27.199 like you have a better shot on day one against 74 00:04:27.199 --> 00:04:30.399 people like you in terms of skill level and all 75 00:04:30.399 --> 00:04:31.560 that sort of age, et cetera. 76 00:04:31.600 --> 00:04:33.079 Sure, I just think they might have. They should have 77 00:04:33.120 --> 00:04:36.160 made us a one more day of separate fields, because 78 00:04:36.199 --> 00:04:37.879 if you if you were talking try and trying is 79 00:04:37.920 --> 00:04:39.759 you know eighty player is doing the same thing, is 80 00:04:39.800 --> 00:04:42.839 going to be maybe eight thousand plays something crazy. Make 81 00:04:42.879 --> 00:04:43.959 it two day split up. 82 00:04:44.000 --> 00:04:44.160 Now. 83 00:04:44.160 --> 00:04:46.360 I know logistically that's difficult, so that's probably why they 84 00:04:46.360 --> 00:04:49.000 didn't do it. But to me, it doesn't Outside of 85 00:04:49.000 --> 00:04:50.639 the Day one doesn't really change much for me. 86 00:04:50.680 --> 00:04:54.000 It doesn't really move the interest meter for me with 87 00:04:54.040 --> 00:04:57.879 this WS. I do think that I would almost reserve 88 00:04:58.160 --> 00:05:02.680 kind of one weird, wacky, gimmicky type of event. This 89 00:05:02.720 --> 00:05:04.959 one I would put into that bucket. It might not 90 00:05:05.000 --> 00:05:06.800 even be weird enough for like what I would be 91 00:05:06.839 --> 00:05:09.959 going for, but you know, I think it's important to 92 00:05:10.000 --> 00:05:12.439 have like kind of fun with one of them. They 93 00:05:12.480 --> 00:05:15.480 finally did it. They added one hundred thousand dollars buy 94 00:05:15.519 --> 00:05:20.480 in high roller yellow. Speaking of copying, stealing, they stole 95 00:05:20.560 --> 00:05:23.199 from from you, let them have it. Come on, they 96 00:05:23.199 --> 00:05:27.040 stole from me. Listen. Imitation the highest flattery. I was 97 00:05:27.040 --> 00:05:29.839 about to say it took them a couple of years, 98 00:05:29.879 --> 00:05:34.120 but it's here and listen. This is going to be huge. Yeah, massive, 99 00:05:34.199 --> 00:05:35.639 It's going to be that word I love so much, 100 00:05:35.839 --> 00:05:40.839 massive massive. They should have put massive roller. Oh that's 101 00:05:40.839 --> 00:05:46.120 a good name. I might, you know I might so, Yeah, 102 00:05:46.120 --> 00:05:48.480 one hundre k buy in pot limit Omaha high Roller. 103 00:05:48.519 --> 00:05:50.800 This is going to be absolutely freaking in. Before it 104 00:05:50.839 --> 00:05:54.680 was fifty it was crazy. Then Now you know this 105 00:05:54.800 --> 00:05:59.360 hunter k. It's it's about time. It's rightfully on the schedule, 106 00:05:59.399 --> 00:06:02.120 and like I said, it's going to be absolutely crazy 107 00:06:02.160 --> 00:06:04.680 in there they added a twenty five K high roller 108 00:06:04.800 --> 00:06:07.240 half and half half PLO half no limit hold them. 109 00:06:07.319 --> 00:06:10.600 I think this is also awesome. They've had this tournament 110 00:06:10.600 --> 00:06:13.199 before at much lower price points. I think the highest 111 00:06:13.199 --> 00:06:15.959 was five K. Yeah. I think they even have a 112 00:06:15.959 --> 00:06:19.600 fifteen hundred before, they've had a yeah, and then they 113 00:06:19.600 --> 00:06:21.639 had a five hundred. I think, yeah. I mean, but 114 00:06:21.720 --> 00:06:24.000 this is going to be awesome. I think this one's 115 00:06:24.000 --> 00:06:25.800 going to be really cool. Players have been asking for this, 116 00:06:25.920 --> 00:06:27.639 so yeah, they're listening to the players. 117 00:06:27.680 --> 00:06:29.879 You know, we're thinking of doing something like this after 118 00:06:29.920 --> 00:06:31.680 the World Series, so you know, that's why you'll be up. 119 00:06:32.160 --> 00:06:34.040 That's when we will be looking like some copycats. But 120 00:06:34.040 --> 00:06:34.639 that's okay. 121 00:06:34.839 --> 00:06:37.360 I think this event will be you know, I heard 122 00:06:37.360 --> 00:06:39.480 the guys talking about it here in the studio this week. 123 00:06:40.639 --> 00:06:43.319 It's hard for the PLO players to miss this. It's 124 00:06:43.360 --> 00:06:45.000 going to be hard for the no limbit guys to 125 00:06:45.000 --> 00:06:47.600 miss this too. They'll just play tighter and PLO. So 126 00:06:47.639 --> 00:06:50.519 if you are a multi game specialist like a Daniel 127 00:06:50.560 --> 00:06:54.319 mcgroaran or Jeremy Osmas, you're gonna be licking your lips 128 00:06:54.360 --> 00:06:55.800 when you go and play this in that. 129 00:06:56.600 --> 00:07:00.600 So last year they had a fifteen hundred dollars double 130 00:07:00.680 --> 00:07:03.519 Board Bomb Pot tournament that was half no limit, hold 131 00:07:03.560 --> 00:07:06.439 Them half PLO speaking up the half and half mix. 132 00:07:06.920 --> 00:07:09.199 This year, they took that tournament and they made it 133 00:07:09.439 --> 00:07:13.040 just PLO double Board Bomb Pot, So it fits in 134 00:07:13.079 --> 00:07:15.480 my opinion, it fits more with what double board Bomb 135 00:07:15.519 --> 00:07:18.480 Pot is used to and that's the PLO variant. So 136 00:07:18.519 --> 00:07:20.920 that's on the schedule. Fifte hundred dollars Buying. They have 137 00:07:21.000 --> 00:07:25.079 a five thousand dollars Super Turbo Bounty Nolanmit Hold Them 138 00:07:25.079 --> 00:07:28.040 event that I'm sure will be crazy. And then they 139 00:07:28.040 --> 00:07:30.839 took out the three K horse that was at the 140 00:07:30.959 --> 00:07:33.240 end of the schedule last year and they replaced it 141 00:07:33.279 --> 00:07:38.120 with a three thousand dollars Buying Tours TRS replacing Hold 142 00:07:38.199 --> 00:07:41.240 Them with Triple Draw. So those are the those are 143 00:07:41.279 --> 00:07:44.319 the new events on the schedule this year. Some other 144 00:07:44.560 --> 00:07:49.040 changes that popped out. Initially, Colossus Buying went up and 145 00:07:49.079 --> 00:07:52.199 went from four hundred dollars to five hundred dollars. Yeah. 146 00:07:52.240 --> 00:07:53.720 I kind of always liked the four and dollars one. 147 00:07:53.839 --> 00:07:55.639 You know, what's the big deal? Why you got to 148 00:07:55.639 --> 00:07:57.839 go up to five hundred, Yeah, exactly. They added some 149 00:07:57.920 --> 00:08:02.560 extra flights for some of the massive field Nolan that 150 00:08:02.639 --> 00:08:04.439 hold them tournaments. I'm gonna try and just work that 151 00:08:04.480 --> 00:08:08.079 word in as much as awesome now massive, So Mystery 152 00:08:08.120 --> 00:08:10.240 Millions I believe went up to four or sorry, went 153 00:08:10.319 --> 00:08:13.120 up to five flights from four, and that Mystery Millions 154 00:08:13.160 --> 00:08:14.800 the one K buy and that's that's right at the 155 00:08:14.800 --> 00:08:17.759 front of the schedule. Again, I think this is an 156 00:08:17.800 --> 00:08:20.240 incredible move when they did it, to put it at 157 00:08:20.240 --> 00:08:21.920 the front of the schedule like that kicks off the 158 00:08:21.920 --> 00:08:24.639 World Series. It's gonna be massive, you know, massive, first 159 00:08:24.639 --> 00:08:28.040 place prize, massive, big bounty, massive, massive, massive, massive, massive, 160 00:08:28.759 --> 00:08:32.799 massive Millions. Colossus I think added a starting flight as well. 161 00:08:32.960 --> 00:08:35.399 Monster Stack added a starting flight. I believe Mini Main 162 00:08:35.440 --> 00:08:38.600 Event added the starting flight. So just like one extra 163 00:08:38.639 --> 00:08:41.360 starting flight for a lot of these different tournaments, which 164 00:08:41.759 --> 00:08:45.440 is fine because as these fields continue to grow, you know, 165 00:08:46.200 --> 00:08:48.720 I think it's only necessary that that's how you get 166 00:08:48.799 --> 00:08:50.639 more people in. I mean, we see it every single 167 00:08:50.759 --> 00:08:54.559 year with these events, the alternate lines, the Late REDGS lines, 168 00:08:54.559 --> 00:08:57.960 they're ridiculously long, you know, hundreds of people along stuff 169 00:08:58.000 --> 00:09:01.799 like that. So slamming another flo no big deal. I 170 00:09:01.799 --> 00:09:05.000 don't hate it. I also understand it from a business perspective, 171 00:09:05.039 --> 00:09:07.440 you know, drive up that revenue. It's good for the 172 00:09:07.480 --> 00:09:11.519 bottom line. Of course, fewer freeze outs on the schedule 173 00:09:11.519 --> 00:09:15.000 this year kind of a bummer. I like the freeze outs, 174 00:09:15.039 --> 00:09:18.799 but listen, I can say that here now if I 175 00:09:18.879 --> 00:09:21.559 was the one, you know, looking at the p and L, 176 00:09:22.080 --> 00:09:24.039 I get it, like, you know, so it's not like 177 00:09:24.159 --> 00:09:26.159 the end of the world. I guess. One kind of 178 00:09:26.200 --> 00:09:30.759 big notable change is the Flipping Go is gone, and 179 00:09:30.759 --> 00:09:34.440 that's mostly notable because now the Waspy is under ownership 180 00:09:34.480 --> 00:09:37.039 of GG Poker. That event was I think it was 181 00:09:37.039 --> 00:09:39.039 the flipp and Go buy GG Poker is what it 182 00:09:39.080 --> 00:09:41.559 was called. Like they put it in as like their 183 00:09:42.000 --> 00:09:46.960 sponsored event, their element, and it was like everyone kind 184 00:09:47.000 --> 00:09:49.600 of complained about the event, but then everyone also blasted 185 00:09:49.639 --> 00:09:51.600 in it like all the time, so it was weird. 186 00:09:52.080 --> 00:09:55.440 But that's out this year, so that won't be on 187 00:09:55.759 --> 00:09:59.360 the schedule. I also found it interesting that the if 188 00:09:59.440 --> 00:10:03.799 you exclude twenty five K and higher buying events. This 189 00:10:03.879 --> 00:10:07.200 is from a news Aurora on Twitter. He works for 190 00:10:07.720 --> 00:10:10.840 Pope Refuse does great work. A news twenty two to 191 00:10:10.840 --> 00:10:14.320 one to two on Twitter. He said, excluding the twenty 192 00:10:14.320 --> 00:10:17.039 five K and higher buying events, the average buy in 193 00:10:17.679 --> 00:10:20.039 has gone up. And I'll just run through what he 194 00:10:20.080 --> 00:10:22.440 put on Twitter, and it says twenty twenty one was 195 00:10:23.200 --> 00:10:26.279 thirty two hundred and thirty nine dollars, twenty twenty two 196 00:10:26.399 --> 00:10:28.720 thirty two hundred and ninety two dollars, twenty twenty three 197 00:10:28.840 --> 00:10:32.440 thirty two ninety six, twenty twenty four thirty three seventy three, 198 00:10:32.480 --> 00:10:35.200 and then twenty twenty five is now up to thirty 199 00:10:35.279 --> 00:10:39.919 four seventy seven. And I believe if you include the 200 00:10:39.960 --> 00:10:43.720 twenty five K and higher buying events, the average buying 201 00:10:43.759 --> 00:10:46.960 number also goes up. Of course, as we mentioned earlier, 202 00:10:46.960 --> 00:10:49.759 there's that there's one hundred K PLO high Roller on 203 00:10:49.759 --> 00:10:52.720 the schedule, there is the twenty five K high Roller 204 00:10:52.759 --> 00:10:55.759 half and half on the schedule, so all of that 205 00:10:56.039 --> 00:11:02.840 good stuff. So like what year kind of thoughts takeaways? 206 00:11:02.960 --> 00:11:05.240 You know, what do you got for me? 207 00:11:05.480 --> 00:11:09.039 Let's go back to the new events to start with. Yeah, 208 00:11:09.519 --> 00:11:11.799 I actually do like the toss, you know, for the 209 00:11:11.879 --> 00:11:13.919 fifteen hundred buy in. I think it's good keeping hold 210 00:11:13.960 --> 00:11:16.120 of them in there. The three K where it is in 211 00:11:16.120 --> 00:11:19.840 the schedule, it is a little more I'd say pro heavy. 212 00:11:19.879 --> 00:11:21.480 That's probably not the right word. But I don't mind 213 00:11:21.519 --> 00:11:25.080 that that that little change, you know, I don't think 214 00:11:25.080 --> 00:11:26.559 it's going to change the numbers too much, but I 215 00:11:26.559 --> 00:11:29.480 think it would be slightly better. Event the double board 216 00:11:29.480 --> 00:11:32.159 bump put, I think they made a mistake last year 217 00:11:32.639 --> 00:11:34.840 in two ways, one adding no limit and then the 218 00:11:34.879 --> 00:11:37.399 other it was it was a bump put every orb. 219 00:11:38.159 --> 00:11:40.639 Now they're going to make every was it every orbit 220 00:11:40.720 --> 00:11:43.240 or was it every happen or whatever it was, it 221 00:11:43.240 --> 00:11:45.960 should be every hand. So I'm hoping they think we 222 00:11:46.000 --> 00:11:49.679 all when we first saw it, we were like every 223 00:11:49.679 --> 00:11:51.320 hand exactly to be the shit show. It's going to 224 00:11:51.360 --> 00:11:51.679 be great. 225 00:11:51.759 --> 00:11:53.759 So I'm wondering if they if they'll make that tweak. 226 00:11:53.840 --> 00:11:56.159 I think they should. I love the I love the 227 00:11:56.159 --> 00:12:00.759 five K super Turbo Bownie. That's great. Now that's for 228 00:12:00.759 --> 00:12:03.240 the new events. I'm kind of sad that the flipping 229 00:12:03.320 --> 00:12:05.759 goes out. I did like that, you know, especially with 230 00:12:05.799 --> 00:12:11.039 the GG sponsorship element. My question is, will we see 231 00:12:11.200 --> 00:12:15.480 another event of the schedule, maybe become GG branded, you know. 232 00:12:15.399 --> 00:12:17.639 Maybe it's the G The whole thing is GG. No 233 00:12:17.679 --> 00:12:20.399 I know, but like you know, owned by law. But 234 00:12:20.480 --> 00:12:22.960 I'm wondering if they will have like you know. 235 00:12:23.039 --> 00:12:25.639 Okay, let's for example, there's the Poker News Deep Stack 236 00:12:25.720 --> 00:12:28.600 Championship six hundred dollars by do you think that they 237 00:12:28.600 --> 00:12:33.759 could easily be a GG Poker named event. Now, yes, 238 00:12:33.799 --> 00:12:35.200 I know what he's saying that I'll schedule is name, 239 00:12:35.240 --> 00:12:37.519 but I'm wondering if we'll see that added later. A 240 00:12:37.519 --> 00:12:39.960 big discussion. I don't know how much we want to 241 00:12:39.960 --> 00:12:43.759 get into it. The increase in rate. Personally, it's class 242 00:12:43.759 --> 00:12:46.200 of doing business. It's not going to change the numbers. 243 00:12:46.240 --> 00:12:47.039 It is what it is. 244 00:12:47.159 --> 00:12:49.399 It is, so I I don't think we should even 245 00:12:49.399 --> 00:12:52.679 neat a waste it's in any sort of poker, it's 246 00:12:52.679 --> 00:12:56.159 obviously a bummer when you see increase in RAKE. My 247 00:12:56.279 --> 00:12:59.559 only thing is is that the increase in RAKE always 248 00:12:59.559 --> 00:13:02.720 seems to effect the lower buy and stuff more than 249 00:13:02.720 --> 00:13:06.600 it affects the higher buying stuff. And that's you know, 250 00:13:06.840 --> 00:13:10.240 most apparent at the w soop when the lower buying stuff, 251 00:13:10.279 --> 00:13:12.480 like when you're playing the three and llars Gladiator's Poker 252 00:13:12.519 --> 00:13:15.840 Tournament and there are eighty five thousand people in that building, 253 00:13:16.600 --> 00:13:19.240 and like you're using every single dealer you have available, 254 00:13:19.279 --> 00:13:21.399 every single table you have available all this sort of stuff. 255 00:13:21.399 --> 00:13:24.399 Like obviously, the more dealers you need, the quality of 256 00:13:24.360 --> 00:13:27.480 the dealers goes down a little bit. So and you 257 00:13:27.759 --> 00:13:31.279 like oftentimes in that tournament, I played that tournament many years, 258 00:13:31.320 --> 00:13:34.279 like you have to you're playing ten handed, yeah, for 259 00:13:34.360 --> 00:13:38.840 a long period of time. Like, so you're charging more 260 00:13:38.960 --> 00:13:43.039 RAKE for say, a lesser experience, you know, And it's 261 00:13:43.399 --> 00:13:45.960 that to me is like that doesn't equate in my head, 262 00:13:46.320 --> 00:13:49.519 Like you know, you should pay more RAKE for a 263 00:13:49.799 --> 00:13:52.519 better experience, or a more luxurious experience, or a more 264 00:13:52.519 --> 00:13:54.840 efficient experience, like all of that sort of stuff. Right, 265 00:13:54.879 --> 00:13:57.720 So like when you're playing the high buy and stuff, 266 00:13:57.960 --> 00:13:59.919 you're getting the best dealers of the dealers that they have, 267 00:14:00.200 --> 00:14:03.519 You're sitting in a special area with some better seats, 268 00:14:03.600 --> 00:14:06.440 all that sort of stuff. So there's all of that 269 00:14:07.080 --> 00:14:10.759 you know so greatly. But I also, I mean again 270 00:14:11.480 --> 00:14:13.679 going back to like if I'm on the other side, 271 00:14:14.600 --> 00:14:17.080 the business person in me would say, I get it, 272 00:14:17.200 --> 00:14:20.519 Like it's not you're probably gonna set record numbers in 273 00:14:20.919 --> 00:14:23.000 all you know, in the majority of not all of 274 00:14:23.039 --> 00:14:25.840 those fields. It doesn't really matter. So you know, I 275 00:14:25.919 --> 00:14:28.559 get it right, you know, And the price of everything 276 00:14:28.799 --> 00:14:31.279 has gone up, inflation and all that sort of stuff. 277 00:14:31.320 --> 00:14:34.080 So yeah, I understand it. Do I wish it wouldn't happen, 278 00:14:34.159 --> 00:14:36.320 of course, Like yeah, I don't want more Rake, who 279 00:14:36.399 --> 00:14:38.600 the heck does? But I don't think it's going to 280 00:14:38.639 --> 00:14:40.399 slow down the World Series at all. You know, I 281 00:14:40.440 --> 00:14:43.000 think it's going to be one of those talking points. 282 00:14:43.399 --> 00:14:45.879 You know, some complaining here and there, but you know, 283 00:14:45.960 --> 00:14:48.000 ultimately everyone's gonna sho up and everyone's going to play 284 00:14:48.000 --> 00:14:50.440 it because that's how it is. All right, continue what 285 00:14:50.480 --> 00:14:50.960 else you got? 286 00:14:51.279 --> 00:14:53.039 You know they removed or we talked about the GG 287 00:14:53.120 --> 00:14:55.919 event they removed, they removed that event. They brought in 288 00:14:55.960 --> 00:14:59.759 Lassy the champions, bringing in terrible event, get rid of 289 00:14:59.799 --> 00:15:02.919 that one that was that was silly V I do. 290 00:15:02.879 --> 00:15:05.720 Like, but that also falls under like just when I said, 291 00:15:05.720 --> 00:15:10.399 like the gimmick, you know, do something new every I 292 00:15:10.440 --> 00:15:12.440 think the one thing, you know, I haven't seen much 293 00:15:12.519 --> 00:15:12.919 on it. 294 00:15:13.480 --> 00:15:15.240 Last year there was a big I think there was 295 00:15:15.799 --> 00:15:18.879 more voices about it, but you know, the tournament champions. 296 00:15:19.399 --> 00:15:21.240 You know, last year, it didn't come with the schedule. 297 00:15:21.279 --> 00:15:22.919 Then it was announced. I think it was in like 298 00:15:23.000 --> 00:15:23.720 March or earlier. 299 00:15:23.799 --> 00:15:25.440 Yeah, but it was part of the Commerce series yea, 300 00:15:25.440 --> 00:15:27.440 and everyone like freaked out that they're like, oh, they 301 00:15:27.440 --> 00:15:29.320 put it in Commerce. They didn't give us enough time 302 00:15:29.360 --> 00:15:30.559 to travel there. We didn't know about it. 303 00:15:31.159 --> 00:15:32.600 But what I mean is that when they announced or 304 00:15:32.639 --> 00:15:35.720 series last year, they announced it details coming soon but 305 00:15:35.840 --> 00:15:38.519 held in Las Vegas. Then in March it was announced 306 00:15:38.519 --> 00:15:40.639 that it'll be part of this Commerce schedule this year 307 00:15:40.759 --> 00:15:43.360 wasn't part of any announcement, so a lot of people, 308 00:15:43.399 --> 00:15:45.679 I guess are already expecting it to potentially go back to 309 00:15:45.759 --> 00:15:48.399 Commerce in you know, late May or something. 310 00:15:48.720 --> 00:15:52.360 I I think that it should be at the World 311 00:15:52.440 --> 00:15:55.279 Series of Poker. In the screen, you know, that is 312 00:15:55.320 --> 00:15:59.919 your your flagship series, your flagship event for the entire 313 00:16:01.000 --> 00:16:04.000 so tournament of champions to meet aligns with wanting to 314 00:16:04.120 --> 00:16:08.720 celebrate those champions at that series. You also get the 315 00:16:08.720 --> 00:16:12.600 added benefit of, like, you know, everyone's there playing they 316 00:16:12.639 --> 00:16:14.759 can then you know, take some shots and whatnot in 317 00:16:14.840 --> 00:16:17.720 the WSP and and you have those storylines and all 318 00:16:17.759 --> 00:16:19.960 of that. So yeah, I think it should be at 319 00:16:19.960 --> 00:16:20.559 the World. 320 00:16:20.600 --> 00:16:22.600 I think yeah, I think it should either open the 321 00:16:22.600 --> 00:16:25.120 World Series or conclude the World Series. I think opening 322 00:16:25.159 --> 00:16:27.679 is probably better because it gets maybe people that were 323 00:16:27.720 --> 00:16:31.840 on the fence about coming out to come out, and yeah, 324 00:16:31.879 --> 00:16:34.320 I understand what they're doing. If they're trying to make 325 00:16:34.320 --> 00:16:37.480 the circuit a bigger deal with their partner at Commerce, 326 00:16:37.559 --> 00:16:40.320 then I get it. But it should maybe just be 327 00:16:41.320 --> 00:16:43.720 announced a lot earlier, like it could actually be announced 328 00:16:44.360 --> 00:16:45.000 at the start of. 329 00:16:45.000 --> 00:16:45.759 The circus season. 330 00:16:46.039 --> 00:16:49.879 But no, sure otherwise, you know what, it's nothing too 331 00:16:49.879 --> 00:16:51.000 crazy with this schedule. 332 00:16:52.200 --> 00:16:54.039 I think a lot of people on that point. I 333 00:16:54.039 --> 00:16:58.159 think a lot of people were anticipating a lot, yeah, 334 00:16:58.200 --> 00:17:02.960 because of the new GG Poker ownership, and everyone was like, oh, 335 00:17:03.000 --> 00:17:05.319 here we go, like they're gonna they're gonna you know, 336 00:17:05.480 --> 00:17:08.000 bells and whistles, you know, jazz hands, like all this 337 00:17:08.039 --> 00:17:11.680 sort of stuff. But I mean, this to me, looks 338 00:17:11.720 --> 00:17:14.400 like that ownership thing is not changed. Like this is 339 00:17:14.400 --> 00:17:16.319 like just what I would expect from the w SP. 340 00:17:16.920 --> 00:17:19.559 You know, they they bumped it up to one hundred. Fine, 341 00:17:20.079 --> 00:17:23.720 some subtle changes, not anything too crazy, didn't really mess 342 00:17:23.759 --> 00:17:26.000 with it. All the dates are pretty similar, like you know, 343 00:17:26.039 --> 00:17:27.920 everything pretty much aligns right. 344 00:17:27.960 --> 00:17:30.640 Yea, So we may see that is maybe in the 345 00:17:30.680 --> 00:17:32.559 online schedule, maybe we see it. 346 00:17:32.640 --> 00:17:36.119 Maybe you don't know. I think I would expect more 347 00:17:36.240 --> 00:17:40.920 changes next year, kind of play, uh, see how it 348 00:17:40.960 --> 00:17:44.920 goes this year, you know, really get in there, get 349 00:17:44.960 --> 00:17:47.559 their hands on things, see how things operate, and then 350 00:17:47.960 --> 00:17:51.720 and then go for it next year. But also you know, 351 00:17:51.799 --> 00:17:53.680 we'll see. Maybe maybe it just kind of could just 352 00:17:53.720 --> 00:17:56.480 continues like this. Who really knows. I know a lot 353 00:17:56.519 --> 00:17:59.440 of people made mention of the fact that the WSP 354 00:17:59.519 --> 00:18:03.160 plus that was used and a lot of players loved 355 00:18:04.000 --> 00:18:06.960 for wasby Paradise was not included in the press release. 356 00:18:07.039 --> 00:18:09.559 So I don't know if that's a thing that's to 357 00:18:09.759 --> 00:18:11.640 come or if that's a thing that's like held up 358 00:18:11.680 --> 00:18:13.839 by gaming because we are now in the States, we 359 00:18:13.880 --> 00:18:17.119 are in Nevada, et cetera. So maybe just TBD on that. 360 00:18:17.279 --> 00:18:18.960 But you know, I know a lot of people pointed 361 00:18:19.000 --> 00:18:20.880 that out, that that's not in the schedule. They also 362 00:18:20.920 --> 00:18:23.640 pointed out, as we mentioned, there's no TOC stuff in 363 00:18:23.680 --> 00:18:28.279 the schedule too, So overall, you know, I think it's fine. 364 00:18:28.839 --> 00:18:31.000 One idea that popped into my head when I was 365 00:18:31.039 --> 00:18:33.839 reading through the like the new events list, and and 366 00:18:33.920 --> 00:18:37.079 this came from actually came from you in a way, 367 00:18:37.160 --> 00:18:40.480 because the upcoming PGT Mix game series has an event 368 00:18:40.640 --> 00:18:44.119 called Mary's Mix the Player of the year should get 369 00:18:44.160 --> 00:18:48.240 to pick an event for the next year, So like 370 00:18:48.319 --> 00:18:50.160 Sean deeb, but Shan Deep wins Player of the Year, 371 00:18:50.160 --> 00:18:53.640 he can essentially like pick an event like and like 372 00:18:53.720 --> 00:18:57.960 he like designs it under like certain parameters working with 373 00:18:58.279 --> 00:19:00.559 their officials and like you know, you can call it 374 00:19:00.640 --> 00:19:02.880 the so and so by Sean Deep, you know, buy 375 00:19:03.039 --> 00:19:05.400 w S player there Sean Deep or like whatever, you 376 00:19:05.440 --> 00:19:07.240 know something like that, Like I think that would be 377 00:19:07.279 --> 00:19:08.680 fun and just like a way, and it's only a 378 00:19:08.720 --> 00:19:10.480 one year thing, like you get it unless you win 379 00:19:10.519 --> 00:19:12.440 it again, of course, but like you get you get 380 00:19:12.480 --> 00:19:15.039 like your stamp on the schedule for winning WSP Player 381 00:19:15.079 --> 00:19:16.200 of the Year. Like I think that would just be 382 00:19:16.240 --> 00:19:18.880 a fun little maybe we should sprinkle. I mean listen, 383 00:19:19.480 --> 00:19:21.799 like they have so many events, they have one hundred events, 384 00:19:21.799 --> 00:19:24.079 Like what's throwing away one event to like some kind 385 00:19:24.079 --> 00:19:27.440 of like thing, you know, like it'd be fun. That's 386 00:19:27.480 --> 00:19:29.599 not bad idea, Like instead of dealers choice, you call 387 00:19:29.640 --> 00:19:32.519 it Sean Deep's choice, like you know something like jerem 388 00:19:33.000 --> 00:19:37.359 about it. Obviously you can't be like you know, we're 389 00:19:37.359 --> 00:19:41.400 gonna play blind man's bluff whatever, like like you know, 390 00:19:41.440 --> 00:19:43.160 they have to be like, okay, listen, like we can 391 00:19:43.200 --> 00:19:45.799 do this, this, this, this, this, you know, like these 392 00:19:45.799 --> 00:19:48.359 are the options. Build your own meal, you know, like 393 00:19:48.400 --> 00:19:50.759 that that sort of thing. And maybe it's just like 394 00:19:50.799 --> 00:19:53.000 a straight like Nolan and Holdham event, or like you know, 395 00:19:53.000 --> 00:19:55.079 it's something super boring, but it still has that person's 396 00:19:55.160 --> 00:19:57.279 name attached to it, you know, they kick it off 397 00:19:57.279 --> 00:20:00.960 on the microphone like all that. I like that. I'm 398 00:20:00.960 --> 00:20:03.480 gonna steal that idea for us. Well you already I 399 00:20:03.559 --> 00:20:05.559 told you. I stole it from you because you named 400 00:20:05.559 --> 00:20:08.039 an event Moury's Mix. By the way, speaking of this, 401 00:20:08.160 --> 00:20:11.119