Andy Bloch, Erick Lindgren, John D'Agostino, Mark Vos, Mark Seif, and Mike Binger were just told that registration for $1,500 No-Limit Holdem Shootout was closed. Needless to say they were not pleased with the announcement. Lindgren and Bloch were the first two to seek out Tournament Director Jack Effel to request a re-opening. It didn't take long before Director of Communications Gary Thompson came over to let the players know they were adding more tables and opening registration back up.
So far Harrah's has quickly addressed the concerns of players (it only took a few hours to fix the card fiasco). The lone exception has been the current hot topic of debate--the final tables that have been sequestered for online viewing. Several pros were complaining to one another about this issue just moments ago. "History was being made and we couldn't even watch," commented Mark Seif on Phil Hellmuth's win last night. This sentinment is shared among the players who put up the money to play in the events; hopefully officials will come to a good in-between resolution soon.
