It seemed like a good idea at the time.
This would give WSOP and ESPN some time to market the contestants and build up to an anticipated flourish of a Final. Uh, wrong.
Problem is, the people who keep making the Final are unknown. Just nine guys with their baseball caps on backwards. Nobody is going to buy a WSOP T-shirt extolling these guys. They ain't getting WWE pay-per-view hits.
The annual Scripps Spelling Bee showcasing pre-pubescent Indian girls draws more public interest then this WSOP four month build-up to Final Table November oblivion.
Put the Final back to the end of the Tournament in July.
This would give WSOP and ESPN some time to market the contestants and build up to an anticipated flourish of a Final. Uh, wrong.
Problem is, the people who keep making the Final are unknown. Just nine guys with their baseball caps on backwards. Nobody is going to buy a WSOP T-shirt extolling these guys. They ain't getting WWE pay-per-view hits.
The annual Scripps Spelling Bee showcasing pre-pubescent Indian girls draws more public interest then this WSOP four month build-up to Final Table November oblivion.
Put the Final back to the end of the Tournament in July.