FANTASY AND FACT

The WSOP and WPT are the fantasy grounds for all us "want to bee’s". Like Disneyworld they can take you away from reality for a day and refresh your stagnant mind, uplifting your thoughts and spirits and when you’re done fantasizing - you'll dream you’re the guy or girl
who won all that $$$$ and fame.

Fantasy that’s what it’s all about! We know the average guy or girl unless lucky, doesn't have the money or sponsorship or time to participate in any of these super events. Why? There to busy trying to make ends meet, the mortgage payment, gas prices, taxes, insurance and it goes on and on. These are the real facts, so to him or her the WSOP and WPT is Fantasyland!

That’s what both of these organizations want, why? Easy $$$$$$$, advertisers, sponsors, and the hype from all those "want to bee’s" - make it a big business. We've read that these organizations
are losing viewers and readers, even some sponsors are drifting away, why? Somewhere they lost the hype!

I know My Cable Company doesn't give you GSN as part of the Basic programming, so you have to subscribe to get other premium channels , hey, how much more can the average guy take
on before he goes broke? So now I don't see many televised poker games like WPT or the program called High Stakes Poker that was originally viewed on local channel now its premium.

So have they lost a lot of viewers, you bet they have! In the year 2008 the WSOP changed its direction, as you noticed the events end in July 2008, but the Final Table will not be played until November 2008 ... If you read the posting of WSOP Commissioner, it’s got to deal with hype.

Why? Come on ‘BIG $$$$ - look what HBO and ShowTime do with their big events, months prior to it happening, they create HYPE, this gets the viewers brainwashed to the events date, time, and the players in the event - great Marketing! This creation of interest - makes the hype of the event worthwhile for not only there organizations but for additional advertisers and sponsors, so now they have (four months) to get players, the public and all the fantasy into one Big Game!

Will it work - time will only tell! We hope so - We don't want to see our great game of Poker go back to the old days, when it’s played only in the backroom and the only ones who know about it are the players.

We as players and all the great Railbirds out there, let’s keep the Hype going - maybe someday our game will be as big as Football, Baseball, or Soccer - At least that’s what the WSOP and WPT are trying for - Good Luck and remember dream the Fantasy!

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