I meant to post this the other day but it slipped my mind, having seen a bit of debate about it the last while on Twitter and articles on Pokernews be nice to see something about it here.
Personally I'm in favour of it and think it's a good rule, good portion of the rules are there to protect the integrity of the game and this is just another addition to it. From what I see Daniel Negreanu is the biggest perpetuator of "it's a dumb/stupid rule" followed by Jason Mercier etc having watched Negreanu's video on YouTube (from about 7m:50s) HERE the thing that got to me about it was "I can't do this" and "I can't do that" & "I can't talk to my fans" kinda irks me a little as yes you can if you want but you will just miss out on a hand possibly, you can go a do it if you want between hands etc.
I've just read a blog post from Jason Mercier HERE and this line "I cannot stress enough that there was no valid reason for the rule change to happen in the first place" strikes me as just off the mark - integrity - there is plenty of need for it example favouritism from a dealer ie speeding up a deal or slowing down depending on the player and the biggest one is that you don't have the chance to see another players cards. Having seen first hand Jason Mercier running between games at the WSOP I can see a big reason why he would like it reverted to the old way the final card to the button so he gets the extra chance of having a live hand.
Having read a couple articles from Matt Savage HERE Neil Johnson HERE Pokernews came up with this article HERE but they've mostly asked players against it and haven't really asked that many if they're for it.
This latest issue stems from Daniel Negreanu at EPT Barcelona, didn't witness it first hand but seen the aftermath when he was steaming in the media room looking up the rules you can read about the hand HERE, Nick O'Hara was the TD who dealt with the situation and I spoke with the dealer about it and I've no reason to doubt her and she said it wasn't even 50/50. On a side note Negreanu ended up re-entering the event and finished 2nd for €263,800 he wasn't too far off winning it at one stage either.
The rule has been in use for all Pokerstars events the last 2 years and really it only seems since it's been adopted by the TDA that it has cause considerable strife, I don't think it's going to change anytime soon so I think it's time those players that are against it adjust to it, I've no doubt there is many many players who don't see this as a problem and have already moved on.
Should it really be that much of debate? Looking forward to hearing responses to this topic.
Personally I'm in favour of it and think it's a good rule, good portion of the rules are there to protect the integrity of the game and this is just another addition to it. From what I see Daniel Negreanu is the biggest perpetuator of "it's a dumb/stupid rule" followed by Jason Mercier etc having watched Negreanu's video on YouTube (from about 7m:50s) HERE the thing that got to me about it was "I can't do this" and "I can't do that" & "I can't talk to my fans" kinda irks me a little as yes you can if you want but you will just miss out on a hand possibly, you can go a do it if you want between hands etc.
I've just read a blog post from Jason Mercier HERE and this line "I cannot stress enough that there was no valid reason for the rule change to happen in the first place" strikes me as just off the mark - integrity - there is plenty of need for it example favouritism from a dealer ie speeding up a deal or slowing down depending on the player and the biggest one is that you don't have the chance to see another players cards. Having seen first hand Jason Mercier running between games at the WSOP I can see a big reason why he would like it reverted to the old way the final card to the button so he gets the extra chance of having a live hand.
Having read a couple articles from Matt Savage HERE Neil Johnson HERE Pokernews came up with this article HERE but they've mostly asked players against it and haven't really asked that many if they're for it.
This latest issue stems from Daniel Negreanu at EPT Barcelona, didn't witness it first hand but seen the aftermath when he was steaming in the media room looking up the rules you can read about the hand HERE, Nick O'Hara was the TD who dealt with the situation and I spoke with the dealer about it and I've no reason to doubt her and she said it wasn't even 50/50. On a side note Negreanu ended up re-entering the event and finished 2nd for €263,800 he wasn't too far off winning it at one stage either.
The rule has been in use for all Pokerstars events the last 2 years and really it only seems since it's been adopted by the TDA that it has cause considerable strife, I don't think it's going to change anytime soon so I think it's time those players that are against it adjust to it, I've no doubt there is many many players who don't see this as a problem and have already moved on.
Should it really be that much of debate? Looking forward to hearing responses to this topic.
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