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So, on the last episode of High Stakes Poker (s06ep12, towards the end of the show), a discussion began between primarely durrrr, eli elezra and daniel negreanu.

The view was that sunglasses should be banned from poker tables.

Several reasons were mentionned, but the main one was that "the guy could be cheating, you never know".

What's 2p2's opinion on the matter ? Should sunglasses be banned ? They also talked about hats, so what else should be banned ?

Bonus question: how do you think one could cheat with sunglasses ?

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05-03-2010 , 01:51 PM

jbm6362

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wow i was just thinking of making a thread exactly like this... nice one

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05-03-2010 , 01:52 PM

bones

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marked cards

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05-03-2010 , 01:52 PM

beans422

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Anyone think that banning sunglasses could be -EV for the pros? As in less amateurs would be willing to pay $10k+ for a tourney b/c they think they have too many tells.

Banning them would be better for tv. Seeing 8/9 players at a table with sunglasses on can get pretty ridiculous at times.

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05-03-2010 , 01:52 PM

fishdonkey

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There has been cheating in cash games that involved marked cards that could be seen by special glasses. I guess that's what they had in mind.

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05-03-2010 , 01:54 PM

fishdonkey

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Originally Posted by beans422

lol at the first part. You could be right.

Agree with the second part. Douchebags being douchebags is normally just funny, but at the poker tables I get annoyed being surrounded for hours by guys wearing sunglasses. I guess not seeing people's eyes bothers me. Creates an uncomfortable distance.

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05-03-2010 , 01:55 PM

Elbow Jobertski

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Originally Posted by Sedeete

As to #1, no. Not hats or glasses. Too common and intrusive to get rid of, especially hats as someone might be bald or whatever. As to glasses, do I have to bring a doctor's excuse for tinted lenses or something?

As to the bonus, I believe there was an epic thread/meme on RGP back in the day about marking cards with a substance that could be seen through tinted glasses. Probably about as valid a concern as someone receiving signals through an MP3 player.

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05-03-2010 , 01:55 PM

VoiceofTJ

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Marked cards, I saw it on Discovery last night.

I'd like to see a tourney with the theme, "No shades, no hoods, no hats, no hiding." Last year at the WSOP some silly goof had on monster shades, and a hood zipped up to the point where all you could see was the shades. Looked like an extra-terrestrial. Then he asks Joe Hachem, "Don't you remember me, Joe?" Whole table cracks up.

Just my opinion, but if you can't play without all that, perhaps live poker isn't your game.

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05-03-2010 , 01:59 PM

WOLVER1NE

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YphOEXBWZV8

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05-03-2010 , 02:21 PM

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EminentFate

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I dont think women (with the exception of Kathy Liebert and others alike) should be permitted to wear clothes at the tables.

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05-03-2010 , 02:26 PM

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spankedtwice

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i actually wear shades whilst i grind online. yea i'm pretty unreadable....

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05-03-2010 , 02:27 PM

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jimma jammmaaaa

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Yep, they should be banned.

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05-03-2010 , 02:28 PM

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level 4-3

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Originally Posted by WOLVER1NE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YphOEXBWZV8

Is it just me or does that voice sound like Andrew Black?

Regardless this is why you always demand a new sealed deck to be used

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05-03-2010 , 02:30 PM

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SickStackStrategy

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View: "they gonna do higher stakes next episode"

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05-03-2010 , 02:33 PM

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DRAMA92

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Don't care, since i would never use it when playing anyways, and also don't mind people using it.

i actually think that sunglasses/ipods etc is already banned in swedish casinos.

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05-03-2010 , 03:11 PM

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If you ban sunglasses, whats next, you cant put your hand over your eyes? You have to stare at your opponent for 10 mandatory seconds? If you need to look into someones eyes to get a read your probably doing it wrong anyway.

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05-03-2010 , 03:20 PM

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Freefalling

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Bonus question: how do you think one could cheat with sunglasses ?

X-ray glasses

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05-03-2010 , 03:21 PM

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Anders

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Originally Posted by level 4-3

I, too, cannot read/have polarized hands.

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05-03-2010 , 03:22 PM

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ix.spider.uk

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Originally Posted by level 4-3

read thread better.

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05-03-2010 , 03:26 PM

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BustedNuts16

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Originally Posted by level 4-3

Is it just me or does that voice sound like Andrew Black?

Regardless this is why you always demand a new sealed deck to be used

wouldn't you be kind of obvious with a marker writing things on cards at a poker table that has 10 ppl sitting in a circle?

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05-03-2010 , 03:28 PM

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ibluffoldladies

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Dwan sounds a little paranoid to me but who am I to question him.

Sunglasses must be banned.

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05-03-2010 , 03:29 PM

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JaviSRK

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Until somebody gets the technology to display video in sunglasses on a mainstream level, no.

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05-03-2010 , 03:30 PM

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yowhatsup

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Originally Posted by BustedNuts16

wouldn't you be kind of obvious with a marker writing things on cards at a poker table that has 10 ppl sitting in a circle?

Can't even tell what is and isn't a level these days.

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05-03-2010 , 03:34 PM

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javi

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Originally Posted by level 4-3

If you cant play with someone seeing your eyes, then *you* are probably doing it wrong anyway.

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05-03-2010 , 03:35 PM

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creee

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Originally Posted by yowhatsup

Can't even tell what is and isn't a level these days.

level ?

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