Yesterday was the first day of the 2008 World Series of Poker, at least for satellites and cash games. I won’t be out there until July, as I’m only playing the main event, but I was excited to read on Daniel Negreanu’s blog about some improvements to the facilities. Harrah’s is getting rid of the tent and improving the food options, but I’m most excited about these two items:
Registration Room-remember the hectic lines leading into the Amazon room? Well, there is now a completely separate room solely dedicated to tournament registration. Probably the greatest change to the set up for this year’s WSOP is the usage of space. Things are well spread out which should help in dealing with congestion issues in years past.
Color Coded Time Clocks-remember last year looking over at a tournament clock and not having a clue what tournament it’s for? Well, this year the clocks will be color coded. So if you are in, say, the $1500 NL your clock may be purple, and if you are in the $2500 Omaha 8 it might be blue. Also, there are plasmas everywhere so you should never be in a spot where you can’t see one. Lastly, the table breaking order will also be posted on these clocks!
The cashier and tournament registration cages created some really bad crowding and long lines last year. Lines backed up out the doors, clogging up doorways and making it very difficult to walk around the Amazon Room, especially when carrying precariously stacked chip stacks. It sounds like things will be a lot more spacious this year, with separate cages and tournament payout areas and a whole other room for satellites.
The color coded time clocks are a nice improvement as well, for obvious reasons. Posting the table breaking order is a great idea, as well!
maybe you should read Jonathan Little’s blog.
-dukyboys
Am I missing something? All I found was a story about a cashier being rude to him. Very little reason why that would reflect on the overall quality of the WSOP this year.