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Records, Full Tilt and fantasy

By Andrew Feldman

Monday, June 2, 2008

The poker rooms at the Rio (seen at right) are simply amazing. However, they do have one major problem: They can't fit enough players. With the maximum set at 2,700 players at any given time (currently 2,050, but expanding to 2,700 on June 11), many events this year were broken up into two starting days. I felt this would hurt the World Series of Poker, as it would force players taking a trip for a single $1,500 event to extend their stay. The majority of the players in these events are amateurs ...

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