- he is pissed because there is not enough dead money
- Full Tilt knew about this before he announced it and supported it. From a marketing perspective, it is doing wonders for poker. Phil has that effect on anything poker.
- he doesn't want to get sued himself (credit to Fuel)
- he wants to play more golf and bet on basketball
- this is a way to welsh on his bracelet bet with Lederer
I still think he will eventually play in a few events, especially the Main Event.
Unlike golf, there is not a limited window as age and physical ability is not important. Phil is so young, he probably thinks that taking a pass on this years WSOP won't matter, but I tend to think that if he skips the entire series it will have a bigger effect on his game then he thinks.
Overall, I could care less but it sure blew up twitter last night. Overall, it was a good thing for poker in my opinion. heck, more fish (including "pros") might sign up now since they won't have to contend with the best player ever in the history of poker.
