I'd bet some percent opt to not go just because of a slightly higher hassle. Older people also may not be as tech savvy.

Then again maybe this will help the alternate series.

Ok, just use common sense. no left /right ****, GOP, democrats, party stuff, Biden/Trump et al, commentators etc etc... If it is border line then the post is likely going to be deleted and possibly infracted. If it is obvious have a nice 3 days off.

lol

I mean, I got vaxxed bc I was expecting this **** to even go to Starbucks not that I actually cared about getting vaxxed

Wsop makes sense too

Still looking for an answer if anyone has it. Right now unvaccinated dealers with a weekly negative test are fine. Unvaccinated players with a negative test are not. Is everyone saying this is a good policy & now will go to the WSOP still ok with this?

Kevmath tweeted that all staff also must be vaxxed.

Thanks, I did read that. The source he lists doesn't mention anything about tournament staff having to be vaccinated that I see. I only see the following in regards to Team Members. "Consistent with current CDC guidelines and state mandates, all attendees and Team Members will be required to wear masks."

Though Caesar’s policy for dealers was full vaccination as a requirement. Or was that MGM?

Either way, if the players have to be, surely the dealers and TDs will as well

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Good, He will not spread Covid to other people. That IS the point of all this.
I think this is a superb decision by WSOP, in a tough circumstance.

Ignorance is bliss Dr?Meh. A slim and trim individual knows enough about their health not to be overweight and obese. That much is obvious! You don't have to be a doctor to understand that.

It's nice to know not every live pro is a life idiot.

Edit: I just saw the political warning. Don't think this is a political but I'll drop it after thsi.

Someone needs to run a $10K freeze out with the exact same structure and at the exact same time as the ME. Hopefully this stupidity can finally put an end to the WSOP and their **** brand.

A lot of thin and trim people smoke because they believe it helps their metabolism speed up and it will help them maintain their weight. Not sure how much a lung weighs but on well. Stupid comes in all shapes and sizes.

I agree. I'm leaning more toward going as I see all the responses on here from the unvaxed and those who feel their rights are being co-opted somehow. I'm glad they are chosing not to go. Far less hassle/nonsense that way.

Bigger, smaller, tougher, easier, it's all just playing poker to me. I've played against great players and won, and weak players who sucked out on me. Contrary to popular belief, playing Hold'em is not rocket science, and the different skill level between the top players and the "average" players is not that big. Many, many hands will always be decided by a coin flip and having a 3-2 edge is no guarantee of victory.

The poker games with multiple cards and split pots are far more difficult because of the increased mathmatical possiblities. Being able to calculate odds in your head quickly is a very important skill in these games.

With everyone wearing masks, reading ability will be diminished, but not non existent.

All true here, well said!

It does't matter if you think they are good or bad poker players. Beat them!! If you are going to be a successful poker player you need to beat the best. Even if most of them are not great players as the tournament starts, you theoretically will be facing better players as people bust out and the tourney winds down. So you need to know how to play against them to win. Running away from "strong" fields(including not coming to the WSOP because you think only good smart players will come) will not make you a better poker player or help you move up and finish higher in tournaments.

Attendance will be farily large this year(plenty of prizepool to go around) so I am not worried about that one bit.

I see that other tournaments will be ongoing during the WSOP, but if they don't have a vax or negitave test mandate,(although I do think they will follow suit) I simply will not enter them. I don't think I am alone with this logic.

A lot more people would choose the safe option over the unsafe option.

One would not be more safe than the other and there is no chance the masses would play WSOP which requires a "vaccine" over a comparable series that doesn't. Even people that have taken the "vaccines" are against this type of nonsense, as everyone should be. The WSOP historically makes dumb decisions, this one is the worst and it's not close.

You are wildly wrong twice. Tell me, what color is the sky in your world?

If I was concerned about covid I'd much rather be around the heavily tested unvaxxed than the barely or not at all tested virus shedding vaxxed that can still both get and give covid to everyone around them. You enjoy listening to the bozo's, I'll continue to follow the science. Isn't that the "sophisticated" crowds go to?

Vax, got it. But I was planning my first trip to the WSOP and do not want to play in a mask. I'm sure there are many like me. I'm decent but no pro and the $1400 I was going to drop in two events (not to mention room, food, side games, etc) won't be there. So maybe 2022 it is.

Well, that is because you are a stupid person. If you weren’t, you’d recognize the stupidity of your remarks above. You’d also know that sky color is a function of atmospheric particle size, something that varies from world to world. But you don’t know either of those things because you’re a ****ing idiot.

Put your mask on, you're spitting everywhere!

Your admission of defeat is noted.

I think they need to make the rules more stringent.

You can still get covid in spite of being vaccinated (although less likely I know) so they should exclude players who are at high risk of complications from contracting covid. Elderly, obese and anyone with existing health issues. A doctors note clearing you of any risk factors should suffice along with your vaccination card.

I don't want to be responsible for unknowingly/accidentally spreading covid to a high risk person and having that on my conscious.

Alternatively, cancelling the event entirely seems preferable if we aren't able to mitigate the risk beyond their current plans.