According to the blog Pokerati.com, the WSOP is either considering, or has already made, a change to the way the final table of the World Series of Poker Main Event will be played.

Their idea is to play down to 9 players and then stop for 3 months. After 90 days, Harrah's will comp their return trips to play the final table.

The goal of this idea, I believe, is to have a live event on ESPN (with likely a half-hour or hour delay to prevent cheating). This way they will be able to successfully promote it as the poker championship event similar to the Super Bowl or another final event scheduled for a particular day.

It's an interesting idea. I can't quite get my head around whether I think it's a positive or a negative but it sure is thought-provoking.

Incidentally, I met the PokerAti.com author on Sunday at the Hogs & Heifers event. He's from Texas but has lived in Vegas for a few months now. He likes to write about the poker scene in Texas along with the robberies and police busts that go along with them. For more on the WSOP issue and other poker news, check it out at Pokerati.com.

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