Seats Still Available for WSOP Main Event

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Last year the WSOP Main event didn't get off to a very good start with hundreds of players being turned away because of capacity issues. This year, they are better prepared and don't expect to have the same issues.

The WSOP Main Event is to start on Monday and they still have seats available. Last year they had to set up eaxtra tables away from the main playing area to accomodate 2,809 players. This year they are already prepared for 3,800 players to sit together comfortably.

But the World Series will limit the number to less than that because the four starting days — next Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday — must combine into two second days of play.

"We will just try to balance the days," Palansky said. "The more balanced we can be on day ones, the more balanced we can be on day twos."

Last year's tournament attracted 6,494 entrants and a prize pool of $61 million. It was a slight decrease from the 6,844 players in the 2008 Main Event, but that most likely was only because of the people shut out on Day 1D.

It sounds as though having to turn away people last year was a big problem. Hopefully this year that won't have to happen.