��WSOP Coverage ON ESPN July 28th
July 24, 2009 10:46
ESPN will start airing its WSOP 2009 coverage on Tuesday July 28th. The episodes will be shown every Tuesday at 8pm E.T, up until finally November 10th when the Primary Event's last table commences and this will enjoy a specific 24 hour round the clock spot.
The focus of their episodes have drawn some disappointment,�however, as they are slanted towards the large buy-in NL Hold'em occasions and other games, such as stud and Omaha are not represented. Most surprising for most fans was ESPN's selection not to cover the $50K H.O.R.S.E, which had a star studded flip out and is typically observed as the test of a true champion. This lack of coverage meant that sponsors were unwilling to shell out their usual large costs for their players to enter the H. Source Link O.R.S.E. resulting in a smaller discipline this year.�
Alternatively, the tournaments that will be proven have been decreased to four and are the WSOP 40th Anniversary $40,000 NL Hold'em occasion, Champions Invitational, Ante up for Africa Charity Event and $ten,000 Main Event.
ESPN's producer, Jamie Horowitz, stated their study had proven that what their viewers had been asking for was � More Principal Occasion"�. He also extra that�last year's introduction of a delay prior to airing the last table had seen viewing figures rise by more than 50%.
ESPN are expecting this many years Major Occasion to draw even a lot more viewers, especially with the physical appearance of Phil Ivey at this year's last table. Not only is he regarded as 1 of the greatest players in the planet but this is also the initial time considering that mainstream poker has actually taken off, that such a well recognised player has produced it this far in the tournament.
Norman Chad, the exhibits host, has constantly been a company believer that Ivey would one particular day win the WSOP Major Event and believes this 12 months may well just be that time. He stated of Phil Ivey's ability as a player: � There's some mystical, magical top quality that really elevates him over the rest. He has an wonderful table presence unequalled in the game."
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