World Series Poker Main Event Final table, with some of the game's biggest stars looking for a cure as the game slowly unfolded at the Rio All-Sweet Hotel & Casino.
Yes, ESPN's delayed coverage was also part of the problem, as there were a lot of "mini-breaks" throughout the action. But the biggest culprit was Offer Zvi Stern's "Tanking," who played like everyone at the Penn and Teller Theater was paid an hour.
Just after 5 p.m. local time, the cards were floating in the air. After the three eliminations, the game was stopped around 10:50 p.m. In that nearly six hours, only 72 hands were played, and it had no evening break.
When it was pointed out on Twitter that only 32 hands were completed during level 36, Daniel Negriano wrote, "Wow. I hope we can make some adjustments in the future to speed up the game. That's not good for everyone." He continued, "I think we should only use the chess clock for the finals table, where each player is given an equal amount of time."
Phil Helmus, who was on ESPN's analysis panel with Negreanu just before the end of the evening, tweeted that "Poker's rules must be changed and slow play must be warned and then penalized."
Most of the fans in attendance certainly agreed with Poker Brat and Kid Poker. Throughout the night, spectators were often verbally offended, especially by Stern's slow play. 온라인카지노사이트
Betting odds fail
It was a typical fall weekend published in the Rio All-Sweet Hotel & Casino Sportsbook and its sister magazines. On both Saturday and Sunday, books were buzzing with long lines of gamblers for most of the day.
And while it's safe to say that the vast majority of people are rocking the big game of college football and Week 9 NFL games, there have also been people sending it to the table for the WSOP main event finals, which ran into Sunday night because of the huge shift in betting odds experienced over the weekend.
After a 7-1 start to win the bracelet, Max Steinberg, who was a popular choice to make some noise in the main event, dropped to 2-1 at the start of the match. The monumental move makes him the second favorite, just behind reigning chip leader Joe McKean, who finished at +160 despite a 63.1 million to 20.2 million advantage over Steinberg.
Patrick Chan and Federico Butteroni had two long balls that started 25 to 1, but fell to 13 to 1 and 11 to 1, respectively. Stern's probabilities with the second most chips actually improved from 4 to 1 to 6 to 1, and Josh Beckley (12 to 1 to 9.5 to 1), Tom Cannolly (12 to 1 to 6 to 1), and Neil Bluemenfield (6 to 1 to 3 to 1) all saw big drops. Pierre Neuville's probabilities were the only ones that remained fixed at 6 to 1.
Rio's sportsbook manager, who wanted to remain unnamed, confirmed that the line trip with Casino City was not made in "Air" and was moved because of the amount paid to each player.
