lol I thought it may have been just a few days I needed to fade

But seems odd that they would not show this live as done in past years.

my friend literally said the same thing to me.

Good times

Lol

Who thinks that was fair what they did to him? Because he got covid and was quarantining Effel decides to up and disqualify him? I'm serious that dude should have been let go years ago. Every time there is a controversy he acts like a king. No empathy for this man, always taking Hellmuth side for example when he berates and harrasses others at the tables but to the avg person he threatens them with permanent 86 if they act up in the slightest. The favoritism gets worse and worse. How about if DNegs or Hellmuth were 8th in chips and got covid, you think Effel would disqualify them? No way. He'd probably move the FT a month later to accommodate them. Again Effel is a joke, imo has turned into a total douche.

Okay, fair enough. This is why socially distancing and air circulation remain more important factors, and why people were always advised to stay at home if they are coughing/sneezing. But the video you posted does illustrate that a mask is more than "marginally effective" in protecting others from you. The reach of the more explosive respiratory actions – such as coughing and sneezing – are greatly reduced by the covering. Even the difference between talking and normal breathing is demonstrated quite well on there.

(The funny part is that I often wish conversation was added to the various guidelines earlier in the pandemic: e.g. "if you must leave the house, cover your face, maintain social distance, avoid touching your face, and just shut the hell up." In fact, the "talk less, smile more" line from Hamilton could have been put to use.)

But anyway, this is all stuff that was covered ad nauseam in the COVID-19 thread.

In the end, you and I both agree with others that the idea of having a live final table was pretty ridiculous, and we're seeing why.

Heads of ESPN Programing looking at this final table photo and thinking, "how do we get people to watch this?"

I know, air it on ESPN 2 months later. That will draw an audience!

But half the people in this thread are saying “It’s totally fair deSilva got 9th because that’s what the rules say.”

But the rules say ALL players who test positive get 9th place. Would the WSOP violate their own rules if multiple people tested positive? Given that multiple people got DQed, but the WSOP got lucky it was one in each field, this doesn’t seem like it was a remote possibility.

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Thats a good point. I wonder what would of happened if 8 or all 9 players tested positive for covid?

Wsop keeps the money, big freeroll for them, why else would they risk a live final table during a pandemic

lol

Does anyone take this guy seriously?

great work getting them to take off the masks indoors for a photo op. the three who didn't take them off are definitely the sharpest, my money is on them to win

^^^^ lol to the guy above me. Better never leave your house again if you are this fearful. Amazing what the media did to people.

I had Covid 8 weeks ago. Was no diff than a normal cold. Losing my smell and taste sucked though. I had the flu about 10 years ago and that was 10x worse for me.


Unless you have multiple preexisting conditions and are super old, you’ll be fine... just like the regular flu. This has been the biggest overblown worldwide circus we will ever see.

Everything is tagged Covid. Good news is though, no one is dying of cancer or heart disease this year. It’s all Covid!

^^ this guy apparently doesn't know that more people than just old and sick have passed to COVID (and apparently doesn't think that we should slow the spread to protect those people, being born with an autoimmune disease makes you worthless right?)

Of course there is a huge difference between "never leaving your house" and voluntarily putting up ten thousand dollars to go play at a live poker table for entertainment. And you'd think on a poker forum one would be able to tell the difference between anecdotal, one off events and an overarching narrative when discussing things like a high-variance disease.

And somehow this poster believes that we aren't counting deaths from heart disease, when in fact we are and there is plenty of data available.

Overall 10/10 ignorance. Amazing what right-wing media did to some people

Ok sheep. If the media covered the flu like they did for this, there would be panic year round. Bottom line is people don’t care.

That’s why I laugh when I see people wearing masks in their own cars driving. Pathetic.

Of course theirs always going to be outliers of people dying who are young, but that’s life. Same **** with the flu. It sucks... but what can you do?

Oh wear a mask that literally doesn’t do anything .... just to comply.

I’m not talking n95 masks... I’m talking 95% of the homemade masks / gators that do NOTHING.

Ummmm young and healthy people have a near zero chance of dying of COVID.

And by young and healthy I don't mean you Bakes =P. Make sure you are taking vitamin-D and eat healthy get some cardio exercise. Wear a mask and social distance.

I think it’s fair, why should others suffer or be inconvenienced because someone else got covid?

wtf? does he at least get the 9th place money?

I wonder how often the pejorative "ok sheep" is a projection.

TDA tournament rules are clear. If 2 or more people go out on the same hand at the same table, then the one who started the hand with the highest chip count gets the highest finish. If two players from different tables go out on the same hand, then they split the prizes. So if 2 were DQ'ed due to covid at this main event final table, then they both went out at the same table, and the one with the most chips would get 8th prize money and the other 9th.

They wouldn't have to break any of their own rules unless all 9 tested positive.

Sure, that makes sense. I can't see why the Nevada Gaming Commission would have an issue of this. Pretty clever of WSOP to find this loophole.

One would hope not.

wtf? do you read any posts before replying?

Most of the time. Shocking who it was that picked up the Covid derail and ran with it.

Those were the rules. I said want needed to be done. Drive out there and rent a house as far away from the city as possible and interact with nobody.

This is truly a once in a lifetime opportunity. He needed to live as bubble boy.

Devastating bad beat.