The bracelet looking motion continues this month because the World Series of Poker Online performs out at WSOP.com. While there have been some huge names successful titles, akin to writer Maria Konnikova and poker professional Dylan Lind, there was a little bit of a hiccup within the motion on Tuesday when a $5,300 no-limit maintain’em excessive curler occasion was canceled.
The event attracted solely 4 gamers and didn’t meet the brink of eight gamers to run the occasion when reaching the beginning time. Michigan’s Mike “mkstr” Setera was a type of registered and advised PokerNews that there have been satellites working for the occasion, however these didn’t end before the tournament began, which can have contributed to the shortage of entries and eventual cancellation.
The cancellation had some questioning if the $5,300 entry payment was too excessive for the net collection. The competition options 33 occasions working by means of Nov. 12, with most buy-ins falling between $250 and $1,000. The $5,000 event was the largest purchase in on the schedule. Had it began with eight gamers, nevertheless, it might have greater than seemingly seen many gamers late register.
Dropping the occasion comes because the WSOP.com expanded earlier this 12 months with Michigan, permitting shared liquidity with Nevada and New Jersey as nicely.
Pennsylvania May Be Joining Shared Liquidity Market
Along with the platform for gamers in Nevada, New Jersey, and Michigan, the WSOP additionally operates on-line poker in Pennsylvania. It is at present a ringed-in platform, that means gamers solely compete in opposition to others within the state. However, Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) lately directed the state’s gaming regulators to start working to affix the Multi-State Internet Gaming Agreement (MSIGA).
The settlement additionally contains West Virginia and Delaware, however neither of these have on-line poker for now. Adding within the Keystone State may add vital numbers to the shared liquidity platform, with Pennsylvania having a inhabitants of 13 million.
I will likely be internet hosting a bracelet occasion at my place as a substitute pic.twitter.com/tdX1i6Sv23
— Mike Setera (@MSetera) October 15, 2024
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