Pay Careful Attention

With the game changing every eight hands, it's critical that players pay attention to what game is being played -- especially in the stud rounds, where the starting number of cards is the same for each game. Typically the dealer has a stack of placards on the table with game names on them, with the top placard representing the current game. So far today, none of the tables has such an indicator, although we have learned that the Crown Poker Room tournament staff are hurriedly photocopying placards for use.

"Where is the thingy?" one player asked, after the game switched from Hold'em to Omaha Hi/Lo.

"They don't have one here," replied Mel Judah.

At a different table, Grant Levy was intrigued to see that the first two cards he was dealt were {A-Spades}