2010 NAPT Venetian

2010 NAPT Venetian Main Event
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Event Info

2010 NAPT Venetian

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
10♥10♣
Prize
$827,648
Event Info
Buy-in
$4,750
Entries
872
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
20,000

The Grumbling Begins

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the offending chips
the offending chips
It's a well-known fact that poker players tend to be complainers. If there's something the slightest bit off, wrong or just plain unusual, they'll gripe about it. The complaints have already started to filter in from many of the players regarding how hard it is to eyeball an opponent's stack.

The chip set that the Venetian uses for its high-profile tournaments have a very elegant -- but some would argue impractical -- design. Each starting stack contained green (25), black (100), purple (500), yellow (1,000), red (5,000) and brown (10,000) chips. The flecks on the sides of the chips are small and difficult to see. The biggest complaints are with the dark colors: black, purple and brown.

The black and the brown are a particular challenge because they represent such vastly different chip amounts. Players have been instructed to make sure that their biggest chips are on top of their stacks so that there are no "surprises" at any point in a hand. Some players are following this rule; some are either unaware of it or are choosing to ignore it.

Unfortunately enforcement of this rule by dealers has been haphazard. It's probably only a matter of time before there's a dispute regarding hidden large-denomination chips.