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03-27-2017 , 08:40 PM

Dick Tracy

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Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 1,793

Can you wear a medical mask at the table?

If so, can you wear one with sunglasses? Your face would be almost entirely masked.

Just curious. Have seen a lot of them at other table games lately.

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03-27-2017 , 08:49 PM

12bigworm81

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Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,040

Yes.

And it probably wouldn't help anyone who thinks it would help.

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03-27-2017 , 08:55 PM

chillrob

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Funny, there is someone wearing a surgical mask at the table at Bellagio today. Had seen it before, but it had been a long time.

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03-27-2017 , 10:16 PM

dinesh

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Hah he ended up at my table later. I didn't see you there.

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03-28-2017 , 03:11 AM

chillrob

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Originally Posted by dinesh

Hah he ended up at my table later. I didn't see you there.

He moved from my table to yours. Clearly I was too germy for him even with a mask.

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03-28-2017 , 04:35 AM

answer20

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Been seeing these more and more lately .. just make sure it doesn't have a pig nose on it.

Sunglasses .. target
Hoodie over head .. target
Mask .. target

It's just human nature to pay closer attention to a person who stands out. The first day I play in a new casino I usually wear a Disney shirt just so I look a little 'goofy' .. and it does generate some 'good will' for about the first 90 minutes at a table.

Bravo shows 24 Belliogio tables right now at 1:30 AM. Is that typical for a Tuesday 'morning'? Only 2 running at the Rio .. and you wont be able to get a seat there come June, amazing. GL
GL

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03-28-2017 , 08:39 AM

SpewingIsMyMove

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I can honestly say that the number of times I have picked up an actionable tell from someone's eyes or mouth, in many years of poker, is probably fewer than a half dozen times. Posture, arm position, bet sizing, voice\verbal content...I have been able to tell someone's stress level from these.

Like answer20 mentioned, if I see someone who is exhibiting other tells of being inexperienced, but they are wearing the Young Poker Professional Uniform, it certainly does give a lot of information about them and puts a target on their back.

A surgical mask, though, I would probably just attribute to someone being immunocompromised, and wouldn't pay it much attention.

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03-28-2017 , 11:42 AM

callipygian

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I would appreciate it if people who were sick wore a surgical mask rather than coughing all over the table.

I would definitely mock anyone who wasn't sick but wore one specifically to hide tells.

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03-28-2017 , 01:07 PM

Bene Gesserit

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The surgical mask helps some , but for only a limited time. He might be trying to protect himself or he might be trying to keep something he has from spewing. It would make me a bit uncomfortable after a while anyway. So , after a decent interval , I would likely excuse my self for a table change or just take a break and come back to play on later.

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03-30-2017 , 10:47 AM

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ProfessorSlot

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Yes you can wear a medical mask. They wont mind if they see you wearing it while playing at the table. They would understand why you need to wearing it.

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03-30-2017 , 12:34 PM

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Quadstriker

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I'd appreciate it if certain people wore a gag.

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03-31-2017 , 01:50 AM

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WereBeer

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Originally Posted by Quadstriker

I'd appreciate it if certain people wore a gag.

Or a plastic bag, tied firmly at the neck.

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04-01-2017 , 03:12 PM

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sw_emigre

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Originally Posted by Bene Gesserit

He might be trying to protect himself or he might be trying to keep something he has from spewing.

Yeah but if they all have something that helps them stop spewing, we'll all be out of a job.

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04-02-2017 , 05:14 AM

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IanTheDealer

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Surgical mask?

LMFAO

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04-03-2017 , 01:18 AM

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dogarse

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Casino in Korea gives out surgical masks on request and about half the table wears them.

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04-03-2017 , 07:00 AM

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bundy5

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Originally Posted by IanTheDealer

Surgical mask?

LMFAO

Yeah John Juanda wore one a couple of years back at an EPT event.

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