A new rule was recently inducted into the 2010 World Series of Poker Official Tournament Rules. The new rule says that it's not okay to have a bad smell while taking part in any of the WSOP events. If someone doesn't take care of their hygiene, the tournament staff has the right to tell the player about his bad hygiene, and also take him off the table until the problem has been taken care of.
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Joined: Apr '08
Location: Argentina
Age: 45 (M)
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Hahah, I read the title and was expecting something along the lines of this (not some Helmuth-rage). And I do think the rule is spot on, although I wonder if it was introduced because of someone in particular?
Joined: Nov '08
Location: United Kingdom
Age: 47 (M)
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Great rule man, who wants to sit down next to a really smelly freak? and who want to sit there breathing in all there fumes...not me for sure. Thats the best rule ever.... so do the players have to alert the tourny staff? can you just have an open vote "so who's the smellyest of all" vote now.....fantastic.
Joined: Mar '08
Location: United Kingdom
Age: 44 (M)
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My s**t smells like roses, so ill be ok. Fair rule I think, theres no need for anyone to stink, IMO its just respect for outhers. But think if I dont like the guy to my right killing my action I could now just drop a bomb and give him a disgusting look, then call the manager. :}
Joined: Jan '10
Location: United States
Age: 33 (M)
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Lol i remember the guy they showed on Tv a few years back that smelled really bad at the WSOP and everyone was complaining at the table...Im guessing this is how this rule came about
So I can eat trenette al pesto anymore before sitting on a EPT table ?? Only because in pesto there is a lot of garlic ??? Ouch, I forgot this year I won't go to any EPT event ..... ahahha
Joined: Jan '10
Location: United States
Age: 59 (M)
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wow, that is really dumb rule if you think about it, what about cig smell, then perfume smells bad, then after shave smells and then what if someone has a medical condition that makes him smell, what they should tell the disabled to F off, lol, BIG lawsiut waiting to happen
Joined: Nov '09
Location: Poland
Age: 35 (M)
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Hahaha funny rule... but if i would sit close to some fat stinking nerd i would start to love that rule. Gabe~ for the sick people maybe they will make new rule... saying some people can play with special papers to be stinking lol... sorry i couldn't stop myself.
Joined: Jan '10
Location: United States
Age: 59 (M)
Posts: 410
they should ban it all though, Perfume and stuff like that, some women have to put so much on its impossible to stand it, I hate that smell myself, so Ban it ALL or NONE
Joined: Jan '09
Location: New Zealand
Age: 36 (M)
Posts: 463
Its actually a good rule. A lot of hardcore poker players dont shower at all and if you sometimes play poker live, it is very annoying (and disgusting) for someone like that to be sitting next to you.
Not to mention their hands make the cards oily and a deck of nice shiny cards turns grey after 10 hands >_>
