> I think it’s hilarious that so many people thought they’d get in on the November Nine action. Winston/Binger, CardRunners, Negreanu’s PokerVT, etc. If any of these such players or companies thought they were going to cash in on this, they were delusional.

BINGO

The so call poker “coaches” should be offering their services on a no-cash, barter basis in exchange for having a player wear a logo during the WSOP Main Event final table.

30 seconds of logo exposure during the first airing of the WSOP Main Event final table TV show is worth at least $20,000 for the U.S. market alone, based on an estimate of 1 million TV viewers between the ages of 18 and 49 inclusion, and 500,000 TV viewers between the ages of 18 and 34 inclusive.

I think Shronk is right, by the way — Jen, why so doubtful? you two are usually on the same page.

TV time (on ESPN) is TV time … and someone will pay for it. And before there’s a last-days fire-sale on upper-torso space … I’m sure Ty Stewart and the WSOP marketing crew wouldn’t have moved for a delayed final table had they not been hearing from potential sponsors a desire for whatever it is that the WSOP and ESPN are creating.

(Sigh.) Still lamenting what might have been possible had Tiffany Michelle been one of them.

By the way, I have heard that Michael Craig has done some research on the Nov9 and most of them have already proven that they can play outside of the main event. And now, they have proven that they are main event savvy.

Just in case any of them are reading Pokerati, (yeah right) I am available and would do it for free. I just need a little air time around a no-limit event.

Dan is right. Why would these nine guys get advice from anyone other than close friends, which is free? Maybe one of them would buy a membership to CardRunners or PokerVT, but that cost is minimal, and many of them seem to simply be playing tournaments to hone their skills.

And sponsorship dollars? These guys need good agents to get high-dollar sponsorships, so whoever signed with Poker Royalty should be wondering the same thing… Where are my big sponsors? And those who didn’t sign with an agent, presumably Dennis Phillips and a few others who didn’t buy into the slickster talk, might just be content to take their online poker site $$$.

I have heard about your amazing finish with WPT and I am so impressed with your poker skills that I have put off many phone calls by Daniel Negreanu to become my coach for the November Nine. Although I’m not one of the WSOP November Nine, I am a real November Nine in my poker league here in Dallas. You see, we started with 27 players at $50 a piece, and we played it down to the final table which will take place in November. I am November Nine. While I am excited about winning a share of a $1350 prize pool and the coveted Oak Cliff bracelet, I am very unsure about my poker skills as I believe luck may have gotten me there. I watched you in the WPT and I saw how you unmercifully took down your opponents as you mastered your way to that WPT bracelet, and this is the reason why I have personally contacted you. In exchange for your coaching, I will offer you room and board in the pool house and 15% of all winnings and endorsements. In addition, if I come out on top, I will pay for your buy-in into Next Year Main Event…umm of Oak Cliff, and who knows, you may be one of next year’s November Nine like me!

If you are genuinely interested, please get back with me here, and let’s get started, I only have 3 months left to prepare.

Sincerely yours,
Donkey

I don’t think there are many people on the circuit, save maybe Jesus, who get more respect for their analytic poker mind then Binger, and his results over the past 2 years are staggering. If I were a Nov 9 guy, I would consider their help above most.