| Posted by: robwhufc at July 14, 2006, 10:17 am | | Topic: marked cards at WSOP Forum: Card Chat |
Sounds like the event is a shambles, just a huge cash cow for Harrah's with the ordinary players being treated like shit - I copied this post from thehendonmob site (apologies!), which is from UK Pro Harry Demietriou
Many have asked me whether or not I am going to play the HORSE event tomorrow but I have answered with a ery definitive NO and for several reasons.
Despite really wanting to play the event I am disgusted by the fact that this has primarily been introduced to appease some of the higher profile players on the consultation panel at The WSOP.
This, in my humble opinion, is disgraceful.
Whilst I have no direct opposition to the (re)introduction of a HORSE event (and actually actively personally want and support mixed game events) there should have been something for the ordinary player and as such they should also have had (say) a $5000 event too.
As a stand alone $50k event it is way too elitist and overshadows the main $10k no limit event and if that wasn't bad eno... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: starfall at July 14, 2006, 10:01 am | | Topic: marked cards at WSOP Forum: Card Chat |
I think the floor manager should be hauled over the coals for that - it's his job to ensure that play is fair, and yet he's punishing someone for trying to keep things fair. It's the kind of thing that could damage the reputation of a tournament, and if the floor manager takes such a dismissive attitude towards the problem, then he shouldn't work as a floor manager again.
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| Posted by: poettic1 at July 14, 2006, 7:39 am | | Topic: marked cards at WSOP Forum: Card Chat |
i don't even know how it happens. i understand the game wheres on the cards but i thnought they got new decks at a rediculous rate. of coarse irony of ironies the table with the initial problem dealt with poorly, gets another marked deck
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| Posted by: shortstacked at July 14, 2006, 6:45 am | | Topic: marked cards at WSOP Forum: Card Chat |
From Cardplayer...
Wed Jul 12 12:58:00 PDT 2006
Andy Bloch Takes a Time Out
HOLD'EM
After spotting a marked card, Andy Bloch makes the dealer fan out the deck in an effort expose any more possibly marked cards. Bloch then proceeds to go through the deck and bend all of the cards he believes to be marked. The floorman tells Andy, "Don't you dare do that again." Andy stands up in protest and gives the floor man a lashing for allowing a used deck to begin play in the H.O.R.S.E. event. The floorman warns Andy that if he doesn't calm down or if he bends anymore cards, Andy will be given a 10 minute penalty. Andy then tells the floor man, "Go ahead, give me a penalty..." He then says that he should call the gaming commission about the matter. After expressing his concern, Andy wallks away from the table and takes his punishment.
Wed Jul 12 13:09:00 PDT 2006
Annie Duke Not Given A Timeout
Annie Duke just found a marked 5 card on table 149. S... | | Read Entire Entry |
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