Did you know that you have a voice in who will play in the WSOP Tournament of Champions?  Well, you do – and – you get to choose 20 poker pros!  That’s a good number for each person. My only regret is that I could not choose 25! As I went through the list of poker pros, I had to replace some that I had chosen to accommodate others that I felt definitely should compete in the tournament. I guess that’s the point – choose the poker pros who deserve  it!

Here’s the list of poker pros I chose; some because they clearly deserve it from a career standpoint, some because I like the way they play and how they conduct themselves at the table, and some for nostalgic reasons.

After voting, I saw the Top 50 Poker Pros who had been voted for thus far. I was pleased to see that 16 of the 20 I had chosen were on the list. The list is a dynamic list that changes each time a vote is cast… so that will change.

Annie Duke, Mike Sexton, Joe Cada, Mike Matusow, and Barry Shulman are already in, so, are not included in the list of poker pros to vote for. 

It’s a really simple process.

1. You go to the tournament voting website and register to vote (valid e-mail address is required). 
2. WSOP sends an e-mail with a confirmation code.
3. You click the link in the confirmation e-mail and the list of poker pros displays in the center window.
4. Pros are listed in alphabetic order and you can select the letter of the alphabet by clicking below the list window.  Some letters have 2 and 3 pages, so, look for that. (I missed it the first time through.)

Let your poker voice be heard! WSOP Tournament of Champions voting

Who’d I miss? Who’d you vote for and why? Use comments to let us know.

Registration for the 2010 WSOP is already open – online and at the Rio. And what are they doing to avoid the debacle of turning away players from the Main Event like in 2009?  Nothing! Here’s what has been posted at WSOP (bolding added by me):

Registration for all bracelet events will remain open until the start of the third level (approximately 2 hours, 20 minutes after start time) – or until all available seats have sold. Pre-registration for the 2010 WSOP is now available on-site at the Main Cage of the Rio in Las Vegas and online through www.wsop.com. This is the earliest registration has ever opened, as players now have more than five months to register for the first event, and more than six months to register for the Main Event.

Players are encouraged to register in advance to avoid being shutout of their favorite events… 

Players wanting to play in the 2010 WSOP Main Event have 6 months to register. Guess that’s fair enough!
What about you? What 2010 WSOP events will you be playing in?  Use comments to tell us.

2010 WSOP is the 41st Annual World Series of Poker
Thursday, May 27, 2010 to Friday, July 16, 2010 & November

• WSOP has released the 2010 WSOP Schedule.
• Will offer 57 events like in 2009.
• Five or six weekends feature $1,000 buy-in events.
• 2010 WSOP will open with a $50,000 buy-in Player’s Championship. Eight game format. Winner will take a bracelet and the Chip Reese Memorial Trophy.
• Main Event will start July 5, 2010. The 2010 Main Event will pause when 9 players are reached,  and as in 2008 and 2009, the final 9 will return in November.
• The 2010 November Nine will play it out November 6-9, 2010.