I just wanted to get some info out there about the WPBT Winter Classic in Vegas:
1. Now that Harrah’s has purchased the Imperial Palace there’s some concern about how this will impact any deals we’re making with the folks from IP today. By December they could have new management in there or be subject to some other major shakeups. Obviously if something like that happened all bets would be off since it would be very easy for them to bump us off the schedule. In light of this, PokerProf and I decided we might should explore Sam’s Town as our main venue. Dick put on a hell of a tournament for us last year so he’s coming in with a good track record. I’ll be getting in contact with Dick today to follow up.
2. BG announced that he was booked at the IP for Dec 15th – 18th which some folks took to imply that’s when the WPBT Winter Classic was scheduled for. Currently that’s not the case. In fact, we’ve been shooting for doing the tourney on Dec. 10th. In our original planning Dec 17th was thought to be too close to Christmas. Also, the Five-Diamond World Poker Classic II’s main event is on the 17th so the chances of getting any poker pros to swing by and/or securing sponsors for extra goodies drops considerably. At the moment, the date to plan for is Dec. 10.
[UPDATE] I just want to make clear that BG didn’t say that the WPBT was on Dec. 17th (or any time during that week). I think some people read his post and they assumed that if BG was booking those dates then that’s when the WPBT event was going to be. BG and I have exchanged emails earlier this week on this and that was the weekend he was able to get a good deal and it fit into his schedule. I only posted the item here so that anybody who made the incorrect assumption would know the dates we’re actually targeting.
Now with the informational stuff out of the way, how’z about helping PokerProf and I out by posting a little something-something regarding what poker pros you would like to see at this event. With four bloggers now working at FullTilt, PokerProf’s long list of contacts, and Pauly’s urinal friends we probably have a good chance of pulling off something similar to what we did last Dec. with McEvoy, Shoten, Luske, Ng, Pescatori, etc. Who would you most like to see us nab for a meet and greet at the WPBT Winter Classic?