I'm not somebody confusing their own identity with that of a 1970s Chicago blues legend and guitar hero.

I miss Junior Wells.

That is my point..... it is the weather that gives substance and meaning to "winter".

I get the significance of the vernal equinox marking hours of sunlight were I going our to prepare the fields for planting. However, that has little to do with how most people experience a change of seasons, if there indeed is one where you happen to be located.

(Baseball players play baseball, not strat o matic baseball.)

When the Hawk flaps its wings, it is winter, whatever your calendar tells you.

It may be below zero or it may just be the wind and snow, I shoveled many cars out outside of your time period when I was a youth in Chicago.

I used to spend time in June, July and August around Rocky Mountain National Park.... It usually snowed some in late August in higher elevations, hence the phrase "Winter came early". No one expected winter weather to hold off until the shortest day of the year.

Depending upon where you are, December 21 is actually referred to as "midwinter", not the first day of winter.

"The winter solstice, hiemal solstice or hibernal solstice, also known as midwinter, occurs when one of the Earth's poles has its maximum tilt away from the Sun."...

"Traditionally, in many temperate regions, the winter solstice is seen as the middle of winter, but today in some countries and calendars, it is seen as the beginning of winter. In meteorology, winter is reckoned as beginning about three weeks before the winter solstice"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_solstice

Gzesh, is this you?

Average Chicago April 5th: 50°/37°. So snow on that day isn't typical. You're just cherry-picking temperature variance in a location that has wide swings in temperature.
https://www.accuweather.com/en/us/ch...weather/348308

No, I favor CW McCall and Wolf Creek Pass

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6LzWZYWpOU

lol, no, I am reciting what happened more than once on opening day for the White Sox on the South Side.

I wasn't cherry-picking among averages or locations.

Never said snow was "typical" and that temperature range, likely measured from Midway Airport, was farther from the Lakefront that where the Soc play.

(I do not know what may have happened with respect to the Cubs, and no one from the South Side would care anyway.)

(Weather reports not withstanding, I suspect this thread ... about the Coronavirus and postponement of the 2020 WSOP has run its course. Time to close it ?)

This is one of the most boring derails ever

#5 Poker room for Las Vegas

ok. back on track, WSOP on or off for 2020?

On.

... depends on the weather ?

Think of it as Vladimir and Estragon's version of Waiting for the WSOP ?

I would consider a few variables regarding a potential Nov-Dec series:

1. What type of liability would Caesars face? - I imagine they can have people sign a waiver saying they won't sue if they get COVID while staying/playing, but I don't really know the pertinent legal territory.

2. What type of PR nightmare could Casesars face? - Let's imagine the worst-case scenario: The WSOP happens. A few weeks later people start getting sick. Dozens of people drop dead because they played in unnecessary card tournaments. A wave of bad PR hits Caesars and the WSOP brand. How damaging could that be?

3. Will people want to play? - I think we know the answer here. Degens gonna degen. Elderly men make up a considerable chunk of the WSOP player pool, but I also think cavalier "I ain't wearin' no mask" ideologies would be common among these types. If the series happens, I think there will be demand. It might be reduced demand, but it will still be strong.

So for me it really just comes down to how scared Caesars will be of actual financial liability and negative PR. It's hard to project 5 months into the future, but mortality rates seem low and they can do lots of placebo stuff with masks/gloves to ease criticism. They can also do a "One Drop" type of tournament for COVID relief, which would give them a shield against negative PR.

I am cautiously optimistic, but I think it really just depends on how long the epidemic is "live" around the world because a poker tournament that draws people from around the world is almost like the perfect storm for spreading germs/illness.

lolz

I think some kind of live WSOP event could happen around October, but probably without any South/Central Americans, or anyone from the Indian sub-continent. People from some European countries might also be banned from travelling to the US, along with South Africans.
There are many countries that haven't yet had the peak of their first wave, and another group of countries that had somewhat successful lockdowns but that are 'ripe' for a second wave of infections later in the year. There's also the problem that if the US still has a high infection rate during the summer, people from abroad won't want to travel there, if there are safer places elsewhere. ('Staycations' are gonna be pretty common this year).
In short, if there's a live WSOP this year, it won't be very international.

Drop all the chips into copper or bronze so they are anti-bacterial

Does anyone know if the Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood is 9 handed or 6 handed? They reopened Friday but can't find the info anywhere.

You could call them and ask. ?

1-866-502-7529

Oh wow, I thought this would kill it. I played there once and I think its a great room and I like their chips. Problem was you couldn't go there because you don't want to take a chance on the one game being decent, and then you might have to wait a couple hours for a seat.

So hopefully they get traffic like the other four rooms have so far.

You looked everywhere huh? Guess you don't have the Bravo poker app. All the info you want is right there.

Easy game.

So far as the protests, I think they were mostly relatively small which is good. I'm worried about the cops who were in tight formations for long periods of time. And among them, many officers who have been out among the public for the last two months.

Everyone please stay safe and before you go for a live session, read an article about a young healthy covid victim and what can happen to anyone who gets unlucky. Covid is not a game of skill.

It's getting wreckless out there from the Vegas footage I've seen.

Don't let your guard down because it's still spreading like wildfire.

Not sure what your definition of “small” is. In a context where gatherings of more than 10 or 50 people (or whatever your state has) are at least highly discouraged, having a couple thousand people stand closely packed is certainly a big deal.

But at least it was outside with the vast majority of protesters wearing facial masks, which is proper protest attire anyway. And since most cities had their own protests, people didn’t have to travel across the country to participate.