[links_slayer]

Originally Posted by jgobar

Has anybody seen a pic of the new bracelets for this year, including the Main Event Bracelet? They had pics up last year by this time. Can't wait to see them!!! Thanks

Rumor has it:

[johnnyvan]

New Cards In Play at WSOP
The New Decks Have the WSOP's Commissioner's Name Mispelled
The World Series of Poker introduced new cards this year that are designed to make it easier for player's to read and harder for opponents to sneak a peak. The card's denominations are printed in the corner on an angle in a much smaller font than that found on normal cards.

Not all players are pleased with the new look. As soon as Mike Matusow saw the cards, he went into a rage, claiming he couldn't play with them, and it seemed like many players agreed that they were inferior to the ones normally used.

Another player, Steve Banks, said players couldn't differentiate between "9s" and 6s," and that he saw one player take a major hit after he mistakenly though he made a set of aces. In fact, he had an A4.

Update: After this story was originally posted, the WSOP swapped all the new decks with decks that do not have the slanted numbers.

The card's also bear WSOP Commisioner's signature with his name printed on the backside, but this year's decks may become a collector's item because his name is misspelled.

Under Pollack's signature is printed "Jeffery Pollack." The only problem is that Pollack's first name should be spelled "Jeffrey."

[Devilboy]

Problems with the cards:

- There's an oversized rank, but no oversized suit! You can't tell a heart from a diamond at a distance. WTF?
- They moved the rank to the bottom of the left-hand side of the card. WHY? This is the root of the 9/6 confusion.
- Players with not-so-great eyesight has to pick up their cards all the way to tell what they are.

They should have just added the tiny slanted pips to the top-right and bottom-left corners of a 4-color 2-pip jumbo-index card. That would be the perfect poker design IMO.

Also the new chips are seriously hawt, I don't know what you naysayers are talking about!

[Dwight87]

Woo Hoo! My favorite edge spots, repeated! Just like this fabulous tourney set:

[rimmerryan]

Originally Posted by Chipaway

Cant wait to see these in my hands! I am there on the 5th. Will see what I can do to get some clean, up close and personal pics

The up close and personl pics would be great, but how about some up close and personal chips?!!?!?!?

Would love to get a few of these!

R.

[SuckoutKing]

Originally Posted by Dwight87

Are these PAULSON? They look Clay, but what kind of mold are they?
They are SWWWWWWWWWWWWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEETTTTTTT! Love the edgespots and the Colors.

Oh and reading about the cards makes me feel great since I bought 2 set ups

[UsIreland]

I see the Casino Employees event is using the "standard" wsop chips i.e. what was used all last year. I wonder what will be used in the $1500 buy in event?

My guess is either another completely different set (unlikely) or the Standard 2006 Chips.

Regards
Ian

[duma]

after all the complaints, back to Arrows.



"Jeffery" Pollack misspelled

[Deuce]

Originally Posted by duma

after all the complaints, back to Arrows.



"Jeffery" Pollack misspelled

Seems like using arrows is kinda a security risk, no?

[duma]

i bet they drove down to gamblers general store and bought the place out of Arrows. im sure USPC is working their ass off to print normal faced Kems with WSOP backs so they can get them out to the Rio asap. amazing they didnt have a contingency plan in place, because even if they were a hit for holdem theres no way in hell the players would put up with them in stud.

btw, Event 2 employees only tournament is using the old rack