Oops, I may have been drawing lots of conclusions from the WSOP about the state of the poker economy under a false assumption pretense … Tao of Pokerati listeners have probably heard me ramble incessantly about how there\’s so much less online money here this year. While technically that is true … the lack of online-company hospitality suites is not necessarily a recessionary indicator. As WSOP title-sponsor Everest Poker has opened up a suite, and other European sites have partnered up to open \”The Champions Lounge\” … the real reason that there\’s no Full Tilt suite, no PokerStars Lounge, etc. is simply because sites that accept American players aren\’t allowed the Rio exhibition space this year.
Will seek confirmation on this … but until then, just know that wherever poker\’s fiscal health stands, the pure Europeans will be the ones living the cush life during the main event this year.
