2010 World Series of Poker

Event #23: $2,500 Limit Hold'em / Six Handed
Day: 1
Event Info

2010 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j10
Prize
$234,065
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$883,200
Entries
384
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0

Mr. Strange Bird Again

We've got a front row seat for the madness here involving the unknown and very strange player here on Table 298. Just now, we heard the floor called over again for at least the seventh time today. Let's see what's up.

When the floor man approached, the other five players all started talking at him in unison, and they were all telling the same story. Apparently Mr. Strange Bird has been taking about 20-30 seconds for every action, staring down the entire table one player at a time before he folds or bets. The table had finally had enough and called the floor again.

"He says he's playing slow on purpose to ruin our experience. He said that out loud."

Another player piped up, "He said, 'If you both throw me a tournament chip, I'll speed it up a little'"

That comment in particular raised the eyebrows of the floor person, and he and another floorman had a long discussion in between two of the tables. A third floor person came in and joined the discourse and the largest of the three finally had a heart-to-heart with the player.

Their discussion lasted several hands, during which the floor person was occasionally leaning down to fold the player's hand so they could continue to chat. Everything seems to be settled now, and Mr. Strange Bird is back in his chair and quiet as a mouse.

The next time the floor is called, we get the feeling that things won't go quite so smoothly as this player seems to be on the very last nerve of everyone he's been around today.