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@gaucho2121 @Ray_Henson @WSOP tritonpokerseries.com/en-US/news/ans…

@xmrstyle @Ray_Henson @WSOP Yes. I haven’t seen a chess clock solution yet work in practice but I heard a few people were working on the tech. Would be an interesting experiment.

I’ve played the @WSOP main event for over 20 years. I have multiple top 1-2% finishes. I finished 127th yesterday. The tanking this year was beyond anything I’ve ever seen. The main event absolutely needs a shot clock with time banks at some point maybe starting day4. Putting it on day 7 with no warning? Absurd. 20 seconds also too tough pre. Maybe 30 ish. And 1 min if action is reopened. The problem with calling the clock is that if you’re at all an introvert you’re unlikely to call clock. The one time I called clock this main the person I called it on was immediately like: who called clock on me? Who? Trusting the floors to monitor is a fine solution but it might end up being too subjective. The stalling is only getting worse though, and I hate to say it, there’s nothing that would magically reverse the trend. It will only get worse unpoliced.

@audavidb @gaucho2121 @Ray_Henson @WSOP tritonpokerseries.com/en-US/news/ans…

@gaucho2121 @xmrstyle @Ray_Henson @WSOP Best way imo is dealer hits a button on iPad when dealing begins. Would be great if had it wired with shuffler but doubt that could happen

@Ray_Henson @gaucho2121 @WSOP tritonpokerseries.com/en-US/news/ans…

@xmrstyle @gaucho2121 @WSOP Ya would love chess clock as long as the clock starts after the allotted time expires. I’ve seen proposals where chess clock starts as soon as it’s your action and i don’t like that

@Lance_Bradley I won money but still feel like biggest loser

Have been writing a Winners & Losers of the WSOP column for my Substack and was almost done but looks like I get to add a couple of losers to it: 1) The rec players who made Day 6 of the Main Event before having the rules changed on them. 2) Whoever made this decision. As Phil Hellmuth would say … What are we doing?

@key_poker 💯

WSOPのメインイベントが佳境だけど、デイ7になって突然ショットクロックが導入されることになったらしい。 流石にこれは酷すぎる変更だと思います。自分は明らかに得する側だけど、じゃあ損するには誰と言ったら当然こんなプレッシャーの中でプレイする経験がないアマチュアプレーヤーなわけで。 ルールというのは基本的にアマチュアプレーヤーを守るために存在すべきで、しかも途中でこういう変更をするのはあまりに不公平がすぎる。 昨日ペイジャンプの時に15分時間使った人がいて、その対策を怠ったって批判されたことが導入理由なんだろうと思うけど、それは普通に警告+クロックで対処すべきだったし。

@JesseLonis gl 🍌

My first ever TORSE tournament. Let’s win.

@Dan__Zack 💯

Not that anyone needs another opinion on it but- what a tragic decision by Wsop to put shot clock rules in place with short timer and limited time banks midway through tourney. It’s an on brand decision for upper management though.

@audavidb @padspoker 💯

One of the top personalities in our game Someone who always takes time for pros and amateurs Someone that provides excellent content One of the top players online and live Funny and engaging Just some of many positive attributes of @padspoker and they basically shadow banned him from feature tables during this great main event run. Why??? Because he is a rep of a competing brand? Or maybe it’s just a coincidence but either way shame shame on production.

@themouthmatusow 💯

I don’t care what anyone says! It’s criminal to put a shot clock in with 5 tables left in the main! It’s total disadvantage for rec players and advantage to pros! I’m all for it as long as players know before tourney starts! This is a really bad look in WSOP when they could easily have floorman patrolling slow play! #wsopMain

@SuddenlyBryce 💯

Did the main event really add a shotclock on day7??? When everyone is playing for millions?? What the fuck are they thinking? This is a 9000 person tournament with tons of recreational players who have zero experience with this. This is insanely unfair

@ChancesCards @Nick_Palma1010 💯

At least give them more time banks than normal. You chose the worst possible solution

@Pokerella @CraigTapscott @WSOP @ARIAPoker 💯

Hot take on the late intro of shot clocks to the @WSOP Main Event: I JUST played in an MTT where @ARIAPoker did the same thing- there was a huge table imbalances in # of hands being played ($200k up top). Not one rec I played with the whole time had trouble learning and adjusting (and most had never played with a shot clock before)- I don't think it's as hard as most are making it out to be in general. Pros take more time per hand (on average) than recs and giving them less time to think more deeply narrows the gap. Pros also have much better awareness of pay jumps than recs and lose that tanking edge (which also makes the game less fun for them). That said- this deep into the WSOP ME is the one time NOT to do it. $150k locked up is more than some of their personal bests and still fighting for life-changing millions. Enough to make most peoples' heads spin even without a shot clock. Not to mention the theatrics is part of what makes this event special. Agree with @dwpoker - hope it goes away for the FT (though they'd need to decide and announce it ASAP if so). Also, 6 time banks is not NEARLY enough, esp when it's a spontaneous decision this late.

@SamGreenwoodRIO @SenseiChanning 💯

The WSOP implementing shot clocks on day 7 is one of the worst decisions I've ever seen a tournament operator ever make. Their standards are underground and they keep sinking.

@gaucho2121 @Ray_Henson @WSOP integrating into the app/screen would be awesome

@StaceyVaughn @TheCaitlynBot 💯

@TheCaitlynBot Yep. But, because you can doesn’t make it right.

Ouch

@Ray_Henson @gaucho2121 @WSOP agree adding some kind of clock in future sure, but would have to be longer than what is used currently and more time banks given at a lot of intervals chess clock ideal solution

@gaucho2121 @WSOP Well said. Only thing is i think clock starting after dinner day 3 is best to prevent massive pre bubble stalling

@Nick_Palma1010 💯

Absolutely insane. We really have to stop letting them get away with all this bullshit

@RomainLewis @WSOP 💯

Absolutely ridiculous decision by @WSOP to introduce 20/30second shotclock on day 7 of the main. It’s a huge disrespect to the players, to the game and to the WSOP Main Event brand. 3mins total time for a 10 hour day. 10mill up top. That’s poker folks.