No more November 9 - WSOP Main Event to air live daily from July

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Awesome news:

Beginning with the 2017 WSOP, several notable changes will take place because of this agreement:

Ten consecutive days of WSOP Main Event live coverage on ESPN/ESPN2 starting Day 1A (July 8) through Day 7 (July 17)
Continuation of event through July 22 with off days on July 18 & 19 for the final nine players
Three-day live* WSOP Main Event final table coverage on ESPN/ESPN2 July 20-22
The elimination of the “November Nine” format with play now finishing in the summer

WSOP Nixes ‘November Nine,’ ESPN and Poker Central to Air Main Event Live

http://www.wsop.com/news/2017/May/9085/WSOP-MAIN-EVENT-TO-AIR-LIVE-DAILY-FROM-JULY-8-17-20-22.html
 
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Best news since the shot-clock!!
 
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Makes sense. I mean remembering to return to play a 9 player tourney is easy to forget to attend. I mean , you may have given up playing poker by the time they hold the event. Nice they moved it closer to a realistic schedule.
 
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That's good it is in our winter and I'm retired, should be able to watch plenty if it all screens here.
 
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Reading that article it looks like there will be quite a bit of streamed or live content between ESPN and poker central. Great to see.
 
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Much better. I never liked the concept of the Nov 9 anyway.
 
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Maybe to late to get me to watch again, but really fine decision.
 
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This is probably about the major cost-cutting currently taking place at ESPN. Remember that one of the big reasons for the November Nine was to protect the ratings of the recap shows, which lose viewers if the Main Event outcome is already known.

Also, poker is no longer ESPNs go to filler programming (I for one hope that ice skating doesn't re-emerge). So, it makes sense that the network would try to layoff some of the cost; and so, the partnership with Poker Central.

As I tend to be glued to my computer screen during the wsop live streams, this change generally works for me. However, we should all realize that this move is a reflection of the declining popularity - among the general viewers - of broadcast poker. Lets just hope that ESPN poker doesn't go the same way as ESPN Outdoors.

Cheers!
 
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Awesome news:

Beginning with the 2017 WSOP, several notable changes will take place because of this agreement:

Ten consecutive days of WSOP Main Event live coverage on ESPN/ESPN2 starting Day 1A (July 8) through Day 7 (July 17)
Continuation of event through July 22 with off days on July 18 & 19 for the final nine players
Three-day live* WSOP Main Event final table coverage on ESPN/ESPN2 July 20-22
The elimination of the “November Nine” format with play now finishing in the summer

WSOP Nixes ‘November Nine,’ ESPN and Poker Central to Air Main Event Live

http://www.wsop.com/news/2017/May/9085/WSOP-MAIN-EVENT-TO-AIR-LIVE-DAILY-FROM-JULY-8-17-20-22.html


Awesume news Playful like s it it a lot , the hell with that November 9 BS:eek:
 
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I just thought that was a long time to get paid....How much interest does the casino make by not paying out millions for a few months????

Glad its gone...
 
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that is good for us to watch.
no need to wait.:D
 
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