Slaughterhouse 2013: Running Cold at the World Series of Poker
Stop bitching, people.
Do I look like the person in charge of air conditioning inside the Rio?
I’ve got two words for all those delicate little daisy flowers who have been complaining non-stop since day one that the tournament rooms inside the Rio and the World Series of Poker are kept way too cold.
Those two words are as follows:Â Man Up.
Seriously.
Yesterday, one young woman screamed at me for five minutes. She complained that she was “freezing.” I couldn’t help but notice what she was wearing. Practically nothing. Not that I’m complaining about her wardrobe selection for the day.
And the guys who mostly complain about the sub-freezing temperatures are almost always dressed in shorts and a t-shirt. That’s it.
If you’re too cold, then bring a sweater. Or, maybe a parka and a ski mask would be more suitable.
Tell you what. Here’s the solution. We’ll make sure the WSOP gift shop carries plenty of Snuggies.
Perhaps you talk to the lead guy in engineering and ask him for some standard lines you can throw at the people who complain. I am sure he’s heard all complaints before.
Or ask the Russians if they can bring some fur hats.
Hmmm…I wonder if I could make some extra $$$ selling snuggies at the WSOP?
Business idea : rent sweatshirts
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When there are 4000 people in the Pavilion Room, all of whom radiate heat, the temperature goes up and levels at about 72 degrees. Since it takes several days and countless kilowatt hours of energy to chill a room that size, the temperature must be maintained once established. As such, Engineering has a set point right around 62 degrees. In other words… they know exactly what they are doing.
The alternative would be a stinking sauna when the room is full.
I’ve already tried to reason with others on other poker sites on the temperature at the Rio. Bottom line is this: If you’d rather be too hot or too cold, which would it be? Logically you can do something about being too cold i.e. bring a jacket. I always carry a jacket if I am going to be in a poker room, it’s part of planning ahead.
It is inexplicibly cold. I’m amazed Harrahs pays to keep it that cold, not to mention the entries they lose by players getting sick from being subjected to the extremes of temperature. But, I have to think if there was an easy solution they would use it.
Last year I was playing with a guy who was bundled up like a sherpa on an Everest climb and was still shivering. He had an accent and I asked him where he was from. He replied that he was from Norway. Norway! He should have been in a bathing suit! Either he spends most of his life being very miserable, or it was really, really fucking cold in there.