If the numbers are to be believed, I'm actually quite impressed with how China has handled it. Of course, it was their fault that the whole thing broke out in the first place...

Yeah, the alarming thing that hints at the seriousness is the fact they were finally willing to admit publicly that this had gotten out. If there wasn't much to be concerned about they definitely would've swept it under the rug.

Based on that link, it looks like the spread of the virus had slowed dramatically. Two weeks ago, there were 5,000-10,000 new cases per day, but the last few days have seen less than 1,000 new cases per day.

It is in Iran and Europe so it is picking up speed. There is no way Iran is accurately reporting numbers. Europe is pretty close quarters so it is probably spreading like wildfire. We are all ****ed.

If Trump didn't do everything for his own gain, perhaps you'd be correct. But he does, so you are not.

The slowdown was because the Chinese seem to have got their **** together, but now it's in so many countries it's going to speed up again.

hey guys im heading to WSOP in early June.

should I be super worried?

June is a long way off. By then we will all be dead or it will be all cleared up or cure, etc.

I assume it wont really start spreading in the states till end of march. so thast wat my worry was

Will it help?

No, of course you shouldn't be. You should definitely keep an eye on the situation, though.

That is right. In an event like the World Series of Poker, where players travel to play from around the highly contagious, often initially undetectable, virus filled world, and comfortably sit in close contact with each other for days at a time, there is little to fear.

No, even if you get it you just need to fade one out on the river

hopefully the virus dies on its own with warm weather

Especially when they sit for hours in a confined space airplane breathing in circulated air before they get to the WSOP.

With overcrowded bathrooms where half the people don't wash their hands and poker chips and cards being very clean I don't see any issue here. Should make for a fine time.

Poker players are generally reknown for their hygiene right?

no main event for me this year

What is scary is the number crunching that is going on. Over here in the UK they are calculating 4/5 people could catch it if it became uncontrollable, so that is 50,000,000 people, and they are calculating of that, 500,000 could die.

The WSOP is 3 months away. It's not out of the realms of possibility that by the time even April comes around, there's no new cases being reported.
Individuals ruling out playing is pretty ridiculous at the moment.

However, a WSOP decision to cancel would have to happen quite a way in advance of the scheduled start for logistical reasons.

Climate crisis solved in a couple of months then. Nature has found a way.

Remember, they also thought Remain would cruise through in the referendum.

That's just a healthy much needed market correction. We should welcome it with open arms.

The US has 57 cases at the moment. If the US populations is affected proportionately to the UK, 2,000,000 could die in the US. Something to look forward to.

This is good for bitcoin.

Also like many health afficionados itt have astutely pointed out, out of that 2,000,000 only like 100k will be people that actually matter. So not sure what all the hoopla is about. The big question is will the WSOP add any more online events?

Any idea how hiring dealers is going? If being a player might be problematic, imagine the risk to a dealer.

And all the other casinos that put on poker tournament series at that time?

If the virus is an issue at that time, how about Vegas in general?

Informative article that just came out, this is a small part:


Coronavirus cases top 80,000 worldwide: Live updates on COVID-19

"What's the death rate from COVID-19?
The largest study on COVID-19 cases to date provides new details on the severity of the illness, including its death rate and who is most susceptible.

The study researchers, from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, analyzed information from 44,672 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in China that were reported between Dec. 31, 2019 and Feb. 11, 2020. Among these cases, there were 1,023 deaths, resulting in an overall death rate of 2.3%.

That's much higher than the death rate of flu, which is around 0.1% in the U.S., according to The New York Times.

However, the new study found that the death rate from COVID-19 varied by location. In Hubei Province, where the outbreak began, the death rate was 2.9%, compared with just 0.4% in other provinces — a 7-fold difference.

The study also showed that older adults have been hit hardest by COVID-19. Among those ages 80 and older, the death rate was 14.8%, compared with 8.0% for those ages 70 to 79; 3.6% for those ages 60 to 69; 1.3% for those ages 50 to 59; 0.4% for those ages 40 to 49, and 0.2% for those ages 10 to 39. No deaths have been reported among children from birth to age 9.

However, some experts have estimated that the number of COVID-19 cases could be much higher than what has been officially tracked and reported, according to the BBC. If that's the case, then the death rate could be lower than what's reported in this study."

https://www.livescience.com/new-chin...virus-faq.html