2013 WSOP: Behind the Scenes

 

“Your Appeal is Denied, Sir”

No names will be used in this story.  This is to protect the guilty.

Late last night, a group of floor supervisors was gathered around an empty poker table inside the Amazon Room.  The tournament area had pretty much cleared out, except for one event going on across the way.

An irate man, obviously intoxicated, approached the floor supervisors.  He was furious because he’d been given a one-round penalty for some infraction of the rules.

Oblivious to whatever was being discussed prior to his arrival within the group, the drunk man began gesticulating wildly, his arms flailing in the air as he desperately tried to plea his case on the “bad” ruling.

As the man recounted his side of the story, he fumbled his beverage.  A full glass of rum and coke slipped from his right hand and crashed onto the felt.  Rum and coke splashed everywhere, including on a few of the supervisors.  The green felt table was drenched with the cocktail and covered in ice cubes.

Suddenly, the man went completely silent.

After gazing down at the drenched poker table covered in ice cubes while the supervisors were wiping off their ties, the man finally admitted defeat.

“Oh well, I guess I lost my appeal,” the man said as he stumbled away back towards the tournament.

Players who arrive on Day Two on Tuesday are advised that Seats 1-4 at PURPLE 420 will be flowered with the scent of rum.