Rumors swirling that WSOP main event final table will be delayed, broadcast almost live
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The final table of this year’s World Series of Poker main event may be broadcast nearly live and may be delayed by several months to accommodate television, according to rumors circulating on the internet.
Under the plan, wickedchopspoker.com says the final table would be aired on ESPN, possibly in October.
According to the Web site:
Play would be halted this July once the field was whittled down to its final nine players, and then delayed until three months later. The idea is to make the final table a big television event with plenty of lead time to hype the finalists and so no one knows who the winner is until the show airs.
What we’re personally hearing is that the final table would not actually broadcast live but would be filmed on a closed set at a later date, then edited and broadcast about two days later.
According to wickedchops, no final decision has been made.
