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Is "talking to influence action" illegal at WSOP?
Yes talking to influence action is against the rules and people push it. When he announced the pot size it went over the line. By announcing the pot size he was coaching. That is a rule violation. ...
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How do the broadcasters know what the hole cards are in televised poker
Depends on the table.
The traditional, much more common way currently is to have a hole card cam. This can be under a piece of glass where the players place their cards or built into the side rail. ...
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How is earphone use regulated in WSOP?
According to WSOP 2016 rulebook :
All cell phones and other voice-enabled and “ringing” devices are allowed as long as it does not impede the progress of the game.
[...] but shall not be permitted ...
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How is earphone use regulated in WSOP?
The audience does not get a real time feed. It is delayed.
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Has Annette Obrestad played more hands of poker than Doyle Brunson?
Yes, it's very much possible. Doyle Brunson played about 1.8 million hands of poker prior to winning his first WSOP bracelet. This article explains how a online player can easily reach this same mark. ...
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What is the Big Blind Ante?
So for those who want to know the background behind the logic behind this decision, a lot of players don't pay attention to what's going on, and are in constant need of reminding that they need to pay ...
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Micro/nano skin implants to signal hole cards at the WSOP?
Interesting thought, I think it is possible but it would be very difficult to pull off depending on the method used.
I believe the WSOP now uses RFID cards instead of hole cams to show the player ...
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How do the broadcasters know what the hole cards are in televised poker
This is a great article on RFID
There are spots on the table that can read the cards
They do a very low power so it can only be read there
The cards are not powered - they receive power from the ...
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WSOP definition of a protected hand
1: I disagree with ejLev and don't think the definition of a card cap given in rule 110 explicitly includes chips from your stack. The rule is titled: "Foreign Objects" and I would suggest that chips ...
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Is "talking to influence action" illegal at WSOP?
This is one of the subjective rules that is rarely enforced, which is probably why it seems surprising for a player to receive a penalty doing something that happens regularly without penalty. The key ...
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