As loyal readers know, there was a lot of head-bumping between the media and WSOP officials this summer -- as Harrah's set up a bunch of new rules designed with the main event in mind that made things difficult for those of us covering the other five weeks worth of events.
While lots of us bitched, I've contended that the real test will be how they handle the 2007 WSOP -- because so much was new to Jeffrey Pollack and his team in 2006. It appears Harrah's may be making a move in the right direction, as they just sent me (and presumably several other PokerBloggers) a survey asking our opinions on how things were handled. But what I am wondering ... have they already brought on a new media-handling team?
For at least the past two years, everything from credentials to interview requests were handled through a company called TBC -- Trahan, Burden, Charles. But this survey -- and really, it asked some good questions -- came from an email at RDSCypress.com. It looks like RDS (Research Design Specialists) might just be a sub-sub-contractor, but I can't be sure. We'll see if we can find out for you -- and ourselves -- of course. But in the meantime, glad to see Harrah's Entertainment recognizing that having several dozen grumpy old men/women writing about one of their premier events isn't really in anyone's best interest.
