WSOP seats from AOL

BlondWidow · #1 (**permalink**) 04-17-2007, 02:10 PM

Just found this. AOL is awarding 9 players $10,000 seats in this year's WSOP Main Event. I didn't even realize that AOL offered poker. May be worth checking out...

jdunford · #2 (**permalink**) 04-17-2007, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by BlondWidow

Just found this. AOL is awarding 9 players $10,000 seats in this year's WSOP Main Event. I didn't even realize that AOL offered poker. May be worth checking out...

Seriously? The first thing that came to mind was, "there're fish, and then there're minnows!"

guitarizt · #3 (**permalink**) 04-17-2007, 02:57 PM

AOl+Poker = me getting an upset stomach

jdunford · #4 (**permalink**) 04-17-2007, 10:08 PM

Well, I'm playing in one now. I'm almost dead, so I'll report in a moment. Stay tuned...

PatoLanda · #5 (**permalink**) 04-17-2007, 10:24 PM

Hi:

A little tedious but it worth to give it a shot. Last year I ended up in 6th on the July Main Event. Anyway If I had won there where no seat for me as I'm not US Cityzen

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Play it and see the WSOP chips in action!!!!

jdunford · #6 (**permalink**) 04-17-2007, 10:26 PM

Came in 679 of 4708. It's in Java and has advertisements everywhere... The worst part about it is the ads are for "Lucky You" (movie). This means everything has

on it, including the card backs!! Very irritating. And did I mention it's slow as ____. In particular, there don't seem to be any keyboard shortcuts and you have to drag a bar across to bet/raise...

They use the "dead button rule" (a little amateur, imo). And the worst part? When it's time to colour-up, they deal everyone cards as though to "race off", and then they give ALL of the extra chips to the SAME player. One player at my table doubled-up at colour-up! Crazy.

At least the chips look nice. I took a couple of screen captures just before I busted out.

Spike · #7 (**permalink**) 04-18-2007, 12:47 AM

i don't even see where to go to play

jdunford · #8 (**permalink**) 04-18-2007, 01:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Spike

i don't even see where to go to play

You'll need to create an AOL screen name. Go here:
http://games.aol.com/poker

chipper57AA · #9 (**permalink**) 04-18-2007, 11:03 AM

Ick. That table layout with those ads are very distracting. I bet you see all kinds of suckouts on these tables. May have better luck with lottery tickets.

Jack King off - what kind of message are they trying to push here?

whataboutj · #10 (**permalink**) 04-20-2007, 05:33 PM

I assume they got permission from the WSOP to use the artwork for those chips???

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Originally Posted by chipper57AA

Jack King off - what kind of message are they trying to push here?

LOL