Twitter at WSOP 2010
Sunday, January 17, 2010
The 2010 WSOP Tournament Rule Book has been released, and it has a few choice entries. One of the best is that people will be allowed to use Twitter and make emails, as long as they do so in a hand they are not a part of, and as long as they aren't communicating with other players at the table. If the tournament staff believe you are communicating with another player, then you and the person you were giving helpful hints to will be disqualified. Also, people may only make calls on a phone as long as they are at least one table length away from the table they are playing at. All seem fair, and quite progressive really. Allowing Twitter especially could make for better press coverage and public interest.
Some other intriguing rules include a rule for "no shows", where a player who does not show up before the start of the third level of play will have their chips and buy-in removed from the tournament. Players who do not make it on time and are withdrawn will not be penalized, which has caused controversy, as some suspect players will try to scope out their table before showing up to see if it is worth their time playing.
The most entertaining rule, of course, is Rule No. 91, which is constantly referred to when a penalty is mentioned in some other rules. This is a bit funny because Rule 91 reads:
"There will be no foreign objects on the table except for a maximum of one card cap. Card caps can be no larger than two (2) inches in diameter and no more than one-half (1/2) inch in depth. Players may not place any food or beverages on the poker table with the exception of one (1) capped bottle of water."
Hmmm. That doesn't sound like a penalty, does it? Now, Rule 92, on the other hand, starts off with the following line:
"In its sole and absolute discretion, Rio may impose penalties ranging from a verbal warning, one missed hand away from the table up to disqualification and expulsion from all Rio casino properties."
Sounds more appropriate. Mistakes like this happen, and I'm sure that will be attended to soon enough. If not, we may see people who flout the rules get penalized with a direction to place one (1) capped bottle of water on the table. Or something like that.
Do you have any thoughts on the 2010 World Series of Poker rules? Please tell us about it in the comments.
- Shad
Some other intriguing rules include a rule for "no shows", where a player who does not show up before the start of the third level of play will have their chips and buy-in removed from the tournament. Players who do not make it on time and are withdrawn will not be penalized, which has caused controversy, as some suspect players will try to scope out their table before showing up to see if it is worth their time playing.
The most entertaining rule, of course, is Rule No. 91, which is constantly referred to when a penalty is mentioned in some other rules. This is a bit funny because Rule 91 reads:
"There will be no foreign objects on the table except for a maximum of one card cap. Card caps can be no larger than two (2) inches in diameter and no more than one-half (1/2) inch in depth. Players may not place any food or beverages on the poker table with the exception of one (1) capped bottle of water."
Hmmm. That doesn't sound like a penalty, does it? Now, Rule 92, on the other hand, starts off with the following line:
"In its sole and absolute discretion, Rio may impose penalties ranging from a verbal warning, one missed hand away from the table up to disqualification and expulsion from all Rio casino properties."
Sounds more appropriate. Mistakes like this happen, and I'm sure that will be attended to soon enough. If not, we may see people who flout the rules get penalized with a direction to place one (1) capped bottle of water on the table. Or something like that.
Do you have any thoughts on the 2010 World Series of Poker rules? Please tell us about it in the comments.
- Shad
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