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Coronavirus has caused the postponement of the WSOP 2020! (Coronavirus quarantine thread)

View Poll Results: Will the Corona Virus will alter their plans to attend WSOP this Summer (if it's not canceled)

Never planned on attending.

177 32.48%

Definitely wont attend.

112 20.55%

Probably wont attend.

93 17.06%

Probably will attend.

71 13.03%

Definitely will attend.

92 16.88%

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02-25-2020 , 05:37 PM

#176

Dynasty

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An AP story about the Olympics.

Associated Press: IOC senior member: 3 months to decide fate of Tokyo Olympics

Quote:

Dick Pound, the longest-serving member of the IOC, estimates there’s a three-month window to decide the fate of the Tokyo Olympics, which are being threatened by the fast-spreading virus from China.

Pound, in an exclusive interview with The Associated Press, did not sound alarmist. But he did speak frankly about the risks facing the Olympics, which open July 24.

...Pound called uncertainty a major problem and repeated the IOC’s stance — that it’s depending on consultations with the World Health Organization, a United Nations body, to make any move. So far, the games are on.

How can you not take Dick Pound seriously? He could call himself Richard Pound. Or even Richard William Duncan Pound. But, he asks to be called Dick Pound.

02-25-2020 , 06:04 PM

#177

Registered 2018

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Join Date: Jan 2018 Posts: 958

Quote:

Originally Posted by Videopro

The Rio is famous for being an incubator of disease.

https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/...gas-rio-hotel/

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...tel/386558001/

Day 1 and perhaps Day 2 of the WSOP events with the highest number of participants should be played online. This would lower the number of people physically cramped up in one area.

Spreading events across multiple Caesars properties could also result in spreading out masses of people.

02-25-2020 , 07:22 PM

#178

Nozsr

old hand

Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 1,722

That would be a good way to expose all Caesar's patrons across all their hotels.

(If that was one's goal.)

02-25-2020 , 07:39 PM

#179

Xenoblade

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Join Date: Sep 2017 Posts: 4,309

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eponymous

It's actually more of a death sentence than an actual death sentence in the U.S., where 1.4% of those given the death penalty have been executed since capital punishment was reinstated in 1976.

In any case, a 1-in-50 chance of death is alarmingly high and should be handled as such. In comparison, that death rate for influenza is ~0.135%.

yeah but the thing is those statistics include infants and old people whose chances are of dying are significantly higher, a healthy 30 yr old human is very unlikely to die from it, not impossible but it's far less than 2%

I'm not saying it's like getting a cold fwiw, just saying it seems to be blown way out of proportion by the medias, the last coronavirus we had as 10% death rate.

it seems to be like a very bad case of influenza, I'm also saying that as someone who is more at risk than most people given I've been taking immunosuppressant drugs for the past 4 years

Last edited by Xenoblade; 02-25-2020 at 07:49 PM.

02-25-2020 , 07:53 PM

#180

Mr Spyutastic

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Xenoblade

a healthy 30 yr old human is very unlikely to die from it, not impossible but it's far less than 2%

You actually don't know this. So stop saying it.

02-25-2020 , 07:56 PM

#181

Jay Why

adept

Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 1,053

You have got to love the insularity of the poker community, Coronavirus is threatening to wipe out 2% of the world population if it spreads across the world, and the poker community wonders if this virus could cause the postponement of the WSOP 2020?

02-25-2020 , 08:52 PM

#182

nutella virus

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Well it is a poker forum so? Just like investment forums wonder abt trading and logistics. Gotta love people who come to a poker forum and complain of people talking abt poker

02-25-2020 , 09:23 PM

#183

Xenoblade

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr Spyutastic

You actually don't know this. So stop saying it.

huh... ill just assume you were trolling, better for you

02-25-2020 , 09:36 PM

#184

GrindforDimes

journeyman

Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 316

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xenoblade

huh... ill just assume you were trolling, better for you

This is indeed a generous interpretation from you, kudos.

02-25-2020 , 09:51 PM

#185

borg23

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Dynasty

An AP story about the Olympics.

Associated Press: IOC senior member: 3 months to decide fate of Tokyo Olympics

How can you not take Dick Pound seriously? He could call himself Richard Pound. Or even Richard William Duncan Pound. But, he asks to be called Dick Pound.

If my name was Richard pound I'd demand to be called dick pound also

02-25-2020 , 09:56 PM

#186

Mr Spyutastic

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Xenoblade

huh... ill just assume you were trolling, better for you

What I mean is you don't even know the death rate is truly 2%.

They don't even fully understand everything about the virus.

I get it a healthy younger person will fare better than an older one. Doesn't mean the risk of dying is negligible.

I figured a poker player would know something about sample size.

02-25-2020 , 10:00 PM

#187

MrPoon

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr Spyutastic

I figured a poker player would know something about sample size.

Most people lose at poker.

02-25-2020 , 10:13 PM

#188

Mr Spyutastic

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Also to all those that are saying this is no big deal for people other than the elderly, I guess all the countries are just over reacting by quarantines and China shutting down their factories?

You would know better I'm sure lol.

02-25-2020 , 10:17 PM

#189

NickMPK

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr Spyutastic

Obviously there’s still a lot we don’t know. But thus far, the death rate for all ages groups under 50 has been less than 0.5%. The death rate for those 70 and up has been around 10%.

02-25-2020 , 10:26 PM

#190

jjb511

grinder

Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 671

Quote:

Originally Posted by prototypepariah

I was going, but now this thread has me spooked. confirmed out.

Count me out, as well.

02-25-2020 , 10:36 PM

#191

parisron

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These online bracelet events are looking better:

https://www.wsop.com/news/2020/Feb/1...FINALIZES.html

02-25-2020 , 10:53 PM

#192

Eponymous

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Xenoblade

Oh, what was I thinking? I forgot that millennials are the only people that matter. Carry on. Nothing to worry about here. Why is this even a story?

02-25-2020 , 11:04 PM

#193

Mr Spyutastic

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Eponymous

Oh, what was I thinking? I forgot that millennials are the only people that matter. Carry on. Nothing to worry about here. Why is this even a story?

I know right lol. What is that? A virus that's super easy to spread and has a 2 wk incubation period? Oh my 3 month old and mom will probably die from it or have major health complications if they get it? Well people get the flu all the time so please carry on everyone. China is just trolling, better for you.

02-26-2020 , 12:51 AM

#194

Xenoblade

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oh what was I thinking, I forgot the vast majority of people posting here are 80 yrs old or older

I mean what I was stating was painfully obvious and you replied with "YOU KNOW NOTHIN MAN STAHP"

02-26-2020 , 12:55 AM

#195

6 Deuce Suited

grinder

Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 556

Quote:

Originally Posted by nutella virus

Well it is a poker forum so? Just like investment forums wonder abt trading and logistics. Gotta love people who come to a poker forum and complain of people talking abt poker

LOL. This indeed ^

02-26-2020 , 05:09 AM

#196

Eponymous

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Xenoblade

oh what was I thinking, I forgot the vast majority of people posting here are 80 yrs old or older

I mean what I was stating was painfully obvious and you replied with "YOU KNOW NOTHIN MAN STAHP"

I guess your "painfully obvious" meaning is different than what you actually post. Or am I not getting how "just saying it seems to be blown way out of proportion by the medias" is to be interpreted as "it is not important to the typical 2p2 forum member demographic"?

Perhaps you should provide a key to your posts like putting the stuff you don’t mean and we’re supposed to ignore in italics or something.

02-26-2020 , 05:53 AM

#197

Federer20

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Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 381

We're all gonna die

02-26-2020 , 06:46 AM

#198

GreatBigRedOne

grinder

Join Date: Aug 2017 Posts: 679

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr Spyutastic

You actually don't know this. So stop saying it.

We actually do know this.

02-26-2020 , 10:20 AM

#199

Mr Spyutastic

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Quote:

Originally Posted by GreatBigRedOne

We actually do know this.

orly? So if I play 10k hands online and I'm winning 100bb/100 I know that's my true win rate right?

Plus the fact when you add in that there are many that just haven't made it to the death pile yet and the problem of reporting accuracy. It's very interesting how you do know this. Please elaborate.