WSOP.com in Nevada openly provides many seats for the World Series of Poker at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Throughout the month, players have been securing their spots in the $10K WSOP Main Event.
Currently, the 25 Seat Scramble is the major promotion causing players to rush to the online poker tables.
That’s right, WSOP.com is currently offering 25 seats for the WSOP Main Event, each valued at $10K.
Should players from New Jersey also have a chance at this?
Nevada Players Like It Scrambled
The 25 Seat Scramble promises to be a major event. The satellite is scheduled for July 5 and will offer 25 seats to the WSOP Main Event. Players from Nevada have already started participating in the WSOP.com action, playing daily qualifiers for as low as $1.10.
Also, players who buy in for $215 on July 5 will be present. Those who, like the majority of us, do not have large bankrolls, will be participating in the qualifiers.
Every poker player dreams of winning the WSOP Main Event, and this year, that dream has grown even larger. The WSOP has guaranteed a $10 million prize for the winner, regardless of the number of participants in the Main Event. This certainly constitutes a life-changing sum of money.
Should New Jersey Have a Chance, Too?
Bill Rini, the head of WSOP.com online poker, is seeking to understand if New Jersey players are interested in a Main Event Scramble. To gather information, he has initiated discussions on poker forums where numerous players have shown interest.
The Twitter account of WSOPcom is conducting a kind of poll:
Hello New Jersey! Would you like to participate in the WSOP Main Event? We’re organizing a 5 seat scramble on June 28, but we need your help to get 500 retweets by June 26.
This was posted by WSOP.com on June 11, 2014.
To demonstrate sufficient interest in a New Jersey Scramble for players in New Jersey, the most effective method is to retweet the June 10 tweet from @WSOPcom. This will notify Rini and the rest of the team at WSOP.com that there is enough enthusiasm for this event.
Urgent responses are encouraged as it needs to be operational by June 28. This will provide players ample time to reach Las Vegas for the Main Event, which begins from July 5-7.
Main Event Potential
This year, a surge in the registration numbers for the “Big Dance” could be seen as numerous players have secured their WSOP Main Event seats online. Record numbers of players from Nevada and New Jersey are participating in satellites, leading to a substantial number of Main Event participants who won their seats online.
The United States is entering a new era of online poker. The market may still be nascent, but WSOP.com is poised to demonstrate that online qualifiers are back in action and making an impact.
As stated earlier, the first place prize for the WSOP Main Event now has a new guarantee of $10 million. The dollar amount could potentially increase if online qualifiers participate in large numbers. Ultimately, the players have control over this.
