Get Her Outta Here
We started the Day 1b flight with a trio of ladies, and we've still got all three of them sitting at the tables. Well, we did until a moment ago, at least. But Lou Merwick has been dismissed for an orbit. She accidentally exposed her cards while mucking, and there is essentially a zero-tolerance rule for that error here.
We stood at the table for a few minutes to hear some of the reactions, and most of the players dislike the rule. "You gotta change that rule," one of them said to the floorman as he came over. He nodded and walked away, clearly biting his tongue just a bit.
Based on the chatter, it sounds like the staff here had some problems with this issue at the Chicago Poker Classic earlier this year. Cards were being exposed intentionally all over the room, and the Tournament Directors instituted a mandatory penalty in order to curb the information giving. It worked.
That rule has stuck with them, and we've seen a pretty fair share of penalties doled out here this week. It is admittedly strict, but if it's been instituted to keep the game fair, there shouldn't be much of an issue.