New (Old) Cards, Same Story

Deck setups from the 2010 WSOP are in play today as the lingering effects of Spadegate continue to work themselves through the WSOP system. With a year's worth of wear on them, some of the setups aren't in the best of condition. Table 130 recently noticed a marked card -- a very marked {A-Diamonds} -- and they had the floorman come over and replace it. He inspected the deck and found about eight cards with marks. He checked the other deck as well and found more of the same. With about sixteen cards in his hand, he whisked away and returned with the replacements.

From the six seat, Katie Baxter had a hunch. As she tells it, she apologized for slowing down the game even further, but asked the dealer to check the decks were fair. When the dealer spread the first deck, there were two {6-Hearts} s peeking out.