Irish open sponsorships

pappa

Just wondering would anybody have any information in relation to the rules regarding sponsorship in the irish open..ie,can somebody openly wear clothing carrying a sponsors logo even the it is not poker related??any advice here would be great..

Goodluck2me

As Far as i know you can, there may be separate rules for the final Table.

pappa

cheers...been offered a deal,but not sure..my potential sponsor is a rival of paddy power on the gambling field..

hf4z6sqo7vjngi

not allowed to wear anything branded with a www.myarse.com logo on it

Flushdraw

pappa wrote:

Just wondering would anybody have any information in relation to the rules regarding sponsorship in the irish open..ie,can somebody openly wear clothing carrying a sponsors logo even the it is not poker related??any advice here would be great..

At non–feature tables, players may wear what they please so long as it does not interfere with other people’s enjoyment of the event. Tournament Organisers and Directors may ask a player to change attire if it is not deemed appropriate. Their decision will be final.

At the feature table:

1. Players are permitted to wear sponsors logos (without a ".com") on their shirts only. These logos will be no larger than 10cm * 7cm on the left breast pocket and no larger than 8cm * 3cm on each sleeve.
2. Players may wear sunglasses, hats or other headgear provided there is no visible branding and the players speech and ears are visible. Baseball hats will not be permitted at the feature table.
3. Players may not wear earphones.
4. No other branding on any part of their body, clothing, chip protectors, jewelery, will be permitted
5. Players general appearance and sponsors shirts must be neat and clean. These shirts must have sleeves and collars (polo shirts and t-shirts will not be permitted) and must not be white. Sponsors must be aware that their players will not be allowed play on the feature table in unsuitable clothing. Tournament organisers decision will be final. Substitute shirts will be provided if available.
6. Players may be sponsored before the event begins and not during the event. Players must notify the organisers of their sponsor prior to commencement of the event.
7. No more than one third of the feature table players may be sponsored by the one company. In the situation where more than two players (at a six seat table) or three players (at an eight seat table) players sponsored by one company have made it to the feature table, either a person representing the relevant sponsor should decide upon who wears the shirts or the Tournament Director will choose.
8. Paddy Power Poker and the Tournament decision will be final on what clothing complies with the above rules.
9. Players also consent to participating in all reasonable requests for interviews and photographs surrounding this event. Publicity will be used in press releases and on paddypowerpoker.com to promote the Irish Open. Winners of events at the Irish Open will be required for future publicity of the Irish Open.
10. Players must agree to disclose their hole cards to the under the table cameras at the feature table and any refusal to do so could lead to disqualification from the event with no prize money being awarded and no refunds given.
11. Paddy Power Poker reserves the right to add or amend any tournament rules, as they feel appropriate.

LuckyLloyd

Flushdraw wrote:

At non–feature tables, players may wear what they please so long as it does not interfere with other people’s enjoyment of the event. Tournament Organisers and Directors may ask a player to change attire if it is not deemed appropriate. Their decision will be final.

At the feature table:

1. Players are permitted to wear sponsors logos (without a ".com") on their shirts only. These logos will be no larger than 10cm * 7cm on the left breast pocket and no larger than 8cm * 3cm on each sleeve.
2. Players may wear sunglasses, hats or other headgear provided there is no visible branding and the players speech and ears are visible. Baseball hats will not be permitted at the feature table.
3. Players may not wear earphones.
4. No other branding on any part of their body, clothing, chip protectors, jewelery, will be permitted
5. Players general appearance and sponsors shirts must be neat and clean. These shirts must have sleeves and collars (polo shirts and t-shirts will not be permitted) and must not be white. Sponsors must be aware that their players will not be allowed play on the feature table in unsuitable clothing. Tournament organisers decision will be final. Substitute shirts will be provided if available.
6. Players may be sponsored before the event begins and not during the event. Players must notify the organisers of their sponsor prior to commencement of the event.
7. No more than one third of the feature table players may be sponsored by the one company. In the situation where more than two players (at a six seat table) or three players (at an eight seat table) players sponsored by one company have made it to the feature table, either a person representing the relevant sponsor should decide upon who wears the shirts or the Tournament Director will choose.
8. Paddy Power Poker and the Tournament decision will be final on what clothing complies with the above rules.
9. Players also consent to participating in all reasonable requests for interviews and photographs surrounding this event. Publicity will be used in press releases and on paddypowerpoker.com to promote the Irish Open. Winners of events at the Irish Open will be required for future publicity of the Irish Open.
10. Players must agree to disclose their hole cards to the under the table cameras at the feature table and any refusal to do so could lead to disqualification from the event with no prize money being awarded and no refunds given.
11. Paddy Power Poker reserves the right to add or amend any tournament rules, as they feel appropriate.

Man. How I hate those rules.

pappa

Flushdraw wrote:

At non–feature tables, players may wear what they please so long as it does not interfere with other people’s enjoyment of the event. Tournament Organisers and Directors may ask a player to change attire if it is not deemed appropriate. Their decision will be final.

At the feature table:

1. Players are permitted to wear sponsors logos (without a ".com") on their shirts only. These logos will be no larger than 10cm * 7cm on the left breast pocket and no larger than 8cm * 3cm on each sleeve.
2. Players may wear sunglasses, hats or other headgear provided there is no visible branding and the players speech and ears are visible. Baseball hats will not be permitted at the feature table.
3. Players may not wear earphones.
4. No other branding on any part of their body, clothing, chip protectors, jewelery, will be permitted
5. Players general appearance and sponsors shirts must be neat and clean. These shirts must have sleeves and collars (polo shirts and t-shirts will not be permitted) and must not be white. Sponsors must be aware that their players will not be allowed play on the feature table in unsuitable clothing. Tournament organisers decision will be final. Substitute shirts will be provided if available.
6. Players may be sponsored before the event begins and not during the event. Players must notify the organisers of their sponsor prior to commencement of the event.
7. No more than one third of the feature table players may be sponsored by the one company. In the situation where more than two players (at a six seat table) or three players (at an eight seat table) players sponsored by one company have made it to the feature table, either a person representing the relevant sponsor should decide upon who wears the shirts or the Tournament Director will choose.
8. Paddy Power Poker and the Tournament decision will be final on what clothing complies with the above rules.
9. Players also consent to participating in all reasonable requests for interviews and photographs surrounding this event. Publicity will be used in press releases and on paddypowerpoker.com to promote the Irish Open. Winners of events at the Irish Open will be required for future publicity of the Irish Open.
10. Players must agree to disclose their hole cards to the under the table cameras at the feature table and any refusal to do so could lead to disqualification from the event with no prize money being awarded and no refunds given.
11. Paddy Power Poker reserves the right to add or amend any tournament rules, as they feel appropriate.

Excellent stuff..cheers for that..

karlh

LuckyLloyd wrote:

Man. How I hate those rules.

Rule 12. no table thumping.

BIG-SLICK-POKER

rule 13 - No missy fits and slamming doors

LuckyLloyd

Yeah whatever. The man ain't goin to bring me down.

karlh

rule 14: come down.

LuckyLloyd

karlh wrote:

rule 14: come down.

LOL!! You win this round sir.

Solksjaer

Rule 15 No Gardai allowed past reception without a high court injunction.

Rule 16. No player may leave their seat unless baton charged.

StraddleFor6

Flushdraw wrote:

At non–feature tables, players may wear what they please so long as it does not interfere with other people’s enjoyment of the event. Tournament Organisers and Directors may ask a player to change attire if it is not deemed appropriate. Their decision will be final.

At the feature table:

1. Players are permitted to wear sponsors logos (without a ".com") on their shirts only. These logos will be no larger than 10cm * 7cm on the left breast pocket and no larger than 8cm * 3cm on each sleeve.
2. Players may wear sunglasses, hats or other headgear provided there is no visible branding and the players speech and ears are visible. Baseball hats will not be permitted at the feature table.
3. Players may not wear earphones.
4. No other branding on any part of their body, clothing, chip protectors, jewelery, will be permitted
5. Players general appearance and sponsors shirts must be neat and clean. These shirts must have sleeves and collars (polo shirts and t-shirts will not be permitted) and must not be white. Sponsors must be aware that their players will not be allowed play on the feature table in unsuitable clothing. Tournament organisers decision will be final. Substitute shirts will be provided if available.
6. Players may be sponsored before the event begins and not during the event. Players must notify the organisers of their sponsor prior to commencement of the event.
7. No more than one third of the feature table players may be sponsored by the one company. In the situation where more than two players (at a six seat table) or three players (at an eight seat table) players sponsored by one company have made it to the feature table, either a person representing the relevant sponsor should decide upon who wears the shirts or the Tournament Director will choose.
8. Paddy Power Poker and the Tournament decision will be final on what clothing complies with the above rules.
9. Players also consent to participating in all reasonable requests for interviews and photographs surrounding this event. Publicity will be used in press releases and on paddypowerpoker.com to promote the Irish Open. Winners of events at the Irish Open will be required for future publicity of the Irish Open.
10. Players must agree to disclose their hole cards to the under the table cameras at the feature table and any refusal to do so could lead to disqualification from the event with no prize money being awarded and no refunds given.
11. Paddy Power Poker reserves the right to add or amend any tournament rules, as they feel appropriate.

No earphones.
Surely not.
I'll be gone the 1st day if I can't listen to my music.

Just re-read it. Feature table rules, coolabula.

fabsoul

1. Players are permitted to wear sponsors logos (without a ".com") on their shirts only. These logos will be no larger than 10cm * 7cm on the left breast pocket and no larger than 8cm * 3cm on each sleeve.

What the (.com) thing about? there going to be allowed this year at wsop.

http://www.pokerlistings.com/dotcom-logos-to-be-allowed-at-2007-wsop

Flushdraw

StraddleFor6 wrote:

No earphones.
Surely not.
I'll be gone the 1st day if I can't listen to my music.

Just re-read it. Feature table rules, coolabula.

That would have been a killer for me too. I need my music when playin a long, deepstacked tournie

5starpool

What's the deal with rule 5? Loads of poker players wear polo shirts. What happens if you happen to be wearing something non compliant and get moved to the feature table? Will you have to play topless? Does this only apply to sponsors logos? If any changes necessary I bet 'The Man' aka Mr P. Power will have some 'spare' shirst available.

fabsoul

5starpool wrote:

What's the deal with rule 5? Loads of poker players wear polo shirts. What happens if you happen to be wearing something non compliant and get moved to the feature table? Will you have to play topless? Does this only apply to sponsors logos? If any changes necessary I bet 'The Man' aka Mr P. Power will have some 'spare' shirst available.

5 (Substitute shirts will be provided if available).

pappa

5starpool wrote:

What's the deal with rule 5? Loads of poker players wear polo shirts. What happens if you happen to be wearing something non compliant and get moved to the feature table? Will you have to play topless? Does this only apply to sponsors logos? If any changes necessary I bet 'The Man' aka Mr P. Power will have some 'spare' shirst available.

you think maybe they(ppp) thought this one over and over again???

5starpool

7. No more than one third of the feature table players may be sponsored by the one company. In the situation where more than two players (at a six seat table) or three players (at an eight seat table) players sponsored by one company have made it to the feature table, either a person representing the relevant sponsor should decide upon who wears the shirts or the Tournament Director will choose.
8. Paddy Power Poker and the Tournament decision will be final on what clothing complies with the above rules.

Does rule 8 overrule rule 7 if it is PPP gear I wonder? I suppose they are entitled to it after all the promotion and stuff though.

Goodluck2me

also if your not sponsored by anyone there is no way i am wearing a shirt if i get there, i dont think should have any right to tell us what to wear when non-sponsored.
also the rule about players beng sponsored during the tournament, why not??

also why nto baseball caps?

BigCityBanker

Step 1 play open
Step 2 win it

coincidental - should your table be picked for the feature table then worry about the above rules - it is more likely that you will not be picked for the TV table hence i dont see what all the worry is for.

pappa

BigCityBanker wrote:

Step 1 play open
Step 2 win it

coincidental - should your table be picked for the feature table then worry about the above rules - it is more likely that you will not be picked for the TV table hence i dont see what all the worry is for.

gotta agree with that,if sponsored you gotta worry about the terms and conditions as what u can and cant wear,but as for woorying about hats and ear phones is pointless,be grateful you able to go and play,cuz from reading some other threads guys who cant play in would be so glad to be able to play they would do it naked!!!!!

58o

To the powers that be at PPP. Please rig the feature table on the first day to incluse the following players:
The Chief
BoB B
Mick the lip
Some pros (i heard laak and esfandiari are confirmed?)

Sit back and enjoy

LuckyLloyd

58o wrote:

To the powers that be at PPP. Please rig the feature table on the first day to incluse the following players:
The Chief
BoB B
Mick the lip
Some pros (i heard laak and esfandiari are confirmed?)

Sit back and enjoy

*Drools in anticipation.

jacQues

58o wrote:

To the powers that be at PPP. Please rig the feature table on the first day to incluse the following players:
The Chief
BoB B
Mick the lip
Some pros (i heard laak and esfandiari are confirmed?)

Sit back and enjoy

Add the syndicate player to that table please.

jacQues
(gonna-be-me-anyways hamster)

BigCityBanker

58o wrote:

To the powers that be at PPP. Please rig the feature table on the first day to incluse the following players:
The Chief
BoB B
Mick the lip
Some pros (i heard laak and esfandiari are confirmed?)

Sit back and enjoy

Jesus Wept

Flushdraw wrote:

At non–feature tables, players may wear what they please so long as it does not interfere with other people’s enjoyment of the event. Tournament Organisers and Directors may ask a player to change attire if it is not deemed appropriate. Their decision will be final.

At the feature table:


2. Players may wear sunglasses, hats or other headgear provided there is no visible branding and the players speech and ears are visible. Baseball hats will not be permitted at the feature table.

Hats or headgear but not 'baseball hats'?

This sounds very contradictory, I see a problem here if hypothetically I were to be moved to a featured table. I would not want to take off my 'baseball hat', and I don't think I should have too.

I'm not wearing it, or refusing too for aesthetic reasons.

I favour it over sunglasses because I have misread the board and find it harder to see people while wearing sunglasses.

A 'baseball hat' allows me to not be seen when I want (tilt head down) and see people when I want.

I really am confused that 'hats and headgear' are permited, and not 'baseball caps', this is so wishy washy that I see potential problems if its challenged.

Should I purchase and bring a selection of hats in case I am to play on a featured table? Could the organisers provide me with a list of acceptable hats and some sources I could purcahse them online


But in all seriousness, what's the deal?

'hats or other headgear provided there is no visible branding and the players speech and ears are visible.'

'Baseball caps' don't violate any of these rules.








On other rules:

The Rules wrote:

7. No more than one third of the feature table players may be sponsored by the one company. In the situation where more than two players (at a six seat table) or three players (at an eight seat table) players sponsored by one company have made it to the feature table, either a person representing the relevant sponsor should decide upon who wears the shirts or the Tournament Director will choose.

:eek: So much for random seating?

The Rules wrote:

5. Players general appearance and sponsors shirts must be neat and clean. These shirts must have sleeves and collars (polo shirts and t-shirts will not be permitted) and must not be white. Sponsors must be aware that their players will not be allowed play on the feature table in unsuitable clothing. Tournament organisers decision will be final. Substitute shirts will be provided if available.

Ridiculas, no tshirts? People should be allowed to play wearing what they wish providing they aren't looking like a total tramp, this isn't a Debs Ball.

I like to feel comfortable when I am playing in a 3300euro event.

The Rules wrote:

9. Players also consent to participating in all reasonable requests for interviews and photographs surrounding this event. Publicity will be used in press releases and on paddypowerpoker.com to promote the Irish Open. Winners of events at the Irish Open will be required for future publicity of the Irish Open.

If someone doesn't want to be interviewed, they shouldn't have to be, there are plenty of people that are only too happy to get some column inches and tv time, no one should be obliged.




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I see a few problems if I'm asked to move to a featured table, or reach a final table. I won't part with wearing a cap/hat/call it what you like, I'm not trying to make good tv.

Also, my ears are visible, if thats your major concern?!

What is it with this 'ears visible', do they fear someone might be getting updates from the feds? Will they be issuing haircuts or hairbands to people with long hair that covers there ears?



Who would be best suited to address these issues? Personally I think they are stretching things. its a poker tournament that has been in existance for 25 years, most of them with
zero Television interest.

Television should fit around the poker tournament, the poker tournament shouldn't be fitting around Television.

semibluff

no .com addresses allowed, so by letter of the law i can have a .ie address on the shirt???

stupid about baseball caps

Solksjaer

Why not just wear a normal CAP... my late father had many caps none of them baseball caps. It looks to me they are trying to get away from the WSOP all American jocks types with baseball jerseys, and giant headphoness and screaming blue murder when they river someone ......

Maybe they just want it to look European......ie more classy....no offence to any American types out there...the TV coverage of the WSOP events does not paint yiz in a nice colour (or is that color).....some of them deserve a swift one in the boston redskins....who's the man now , now squeal like a bee gee...(bit of a mini-rant there:) )

Jesus Wept

Solksjaer wrote:

Why not just wear a normal CAP... my late father had many caps none of them baseball caps. It looks to me they are trying to get away from the WSOP all American jocks types with baseball jerseys, and giant headphoness and screaming blue murder when they river someone ......

Maybe they just want it to look European......ie more classy....no offence to any American types out there...the TV coverage of the WSOP events does not paint yiz in a nice colour (or is that color).....some of them deserve a swift one in the boston redskins....who's the man now , now squeal like a bee gee...(bit of a mini-rant there:) )

Define cap tho? My headwear has nothing to do with baseball, do you mean I should wear a flatcap? Like I'm an 80 year old propping up a bar in the west of Ireland? It wouldn't suit my needs anyhow...

I wear tshirts and a cap, ballcap? Baseball Cap, I don't know how you define it.

Solksjaer wrote:

It looks to me they are trying to get away from the WSOP all American jocks types with baseball jerseys, and giant headphoness and screaming blue murder when they river someone ......

That's unfair stereotyping on their behalf if that's the case. I don't react when I win or lose a pot. If you were watching from a distance, you would be very hard pressed to tell if I had won or lost.

Goodluck2me

The-Rigger wrote:

.....I wear tshirts and a cap, ballcap? Baseball Cap, I don't know how you define it.....et al

i couldnt agree more and i will be wearing a t-shirt/hoody if i am moved why should i have to change my attire to suit the televison. if i have a lucky hat id wear it etc... im not used to playing with earphones so it wouldnt bother me but im sure this will def affect others, and would lead younger/more inexperienced players to giving out mroe information than they might wish at the table. my 2c

AS_PokerKing

Are you allowed talk at the tables ??? Or will you get like 50 lines..."I must not talk in the Irish Open"

Rules Smules....just play the bleedin thing !!!

ocallagh

I'd say a plain baseball cap would be fine.

If you do have branded gear on, or a baseball cap or whatever, and you get moved to the feature table. Will the TD pause the clock while someone tries to find you a new shirt..ie: will they give you time to change or will you miss out on a few hands/blinds?

On a side note, the last one: "Paddy Power Poker reserves the right to add or amend any tournament rules, as they feel appropriate."

If you have paid for your ticket and the next day PPP tell you they decided to change the terms and conditions can you get a refund or do you have to put up with the new T' & C's?

Not attacking PPP here at all, just curious. I see this at the bottom of loads of T's & C's. Anyone out there know anything about contract law?

ocallagh

Also, will Eoin Olin and Dave Masters be allowed to wear their frocks after losing their weight loss bets?

smurph

please stop, I have this vision of dave Masters trying to talk a guy outta calling him while wearing a pink off the shoulder dress, yuck

5starpool

smurph wrote:

please stop, I have this vision of dave Masters trying to talk a guy outta calling him while wearing a pink off the shoulder dress, yuck

I can't imagine why you thought we all needed to suffer the same fate :mad:

PPP-Pit Boss

For the record these rules apply to the TV FEATURE TABLE. Your Ipod is welcome on any other table but tv and tv table TD direction must be audible to participants at a feature table.

We are trying to create a high quality internationally distributed TV programme that will encourage people in Ireland to play with Paddy Power Poker and will entice people from further a field to come and play in the Irish Open. We have made the Irish Open a high-quality-must-attend event and the television programme should be aligned with this.

For these reasons we want the TV programme to look well and have therefore created some rules.

Rules for TV and feature tables often include stipulations such as these we are not an anomaly, indeed many of the rules are provided by the tv companies not by PP themselves.

All of these sponsorship rules apply as much to PPP as they do to everyone else so we do not gain from them. In the event an alternative shirt is required we have purchased a large quantity of plain black shirts these will bear not logo's whatsoever.

Baseball Hats

Baseball hats can be pulled right down to block out a persons eyes and all light going on to their face. Our TV producers will not permit them for this reason, having one player with a really dark, impossible to see face. Baseball hat = bad TV.

We appreciate other peaked hats could have the same effect and it is for this reason that we reserve the right to make a judgment on the day.



Sponsorship

We invest a lot of money in producing this event. We restrict sponsorship and block sponsorship deals happening during the tournament to prevent a situation where a competitor could sponsor all the players on the feature table in effect destroying our efforts.



T-Shirts

One persons lucky t-shirt is another mans string vest. However some patterns can “boil” an eye-hurting situation where parts of the pattern appear to bleed in to each other. White generally does not look great on TV. We need to keep control over what people wear so that we can keep a classy high quality theme to the event. Neat looking t-shirts may be permitted, but we would really have to see the t-shirt first.

Reserving the Right

With TV it is difficult to know what will work best, and on some situations we have to make a call on the day. This is not meant to be a cynical rule or impede upon anyone’s enjoyment of the tournament.

Goodluck2me

most of them seem fair, enough so long as they are not cut in stone. i see no reason why my t-shirt shouldnt meet the requirements, ill be sure not to wear white. i dont have any shirts that id feel comfortable wearing so i guess ill have to buy one should i make the FT... wouldnt be complaining if i had to in that scenario. thanks for explaining anywya PPP

PPP-Pit Boss

Really the rules covers us. We have NO intentions of being anal about it like but lets say som KNACKER from paddy power shows up in a brassard ?

rogue trader

Last year, the only feature table was the final table. Is that different this year?

PPP-Pit Boss

Yes this year there is a feature tv table the entire duration of the IO. The IO highlights will be on RTE Sat Sun 11:30pm and then on Challenge later on in the month. Final Table will be on RTE 2 on Monday night at 11:30pm

rogue trader

On a slightly different note, when are you expecting the boards last longest betting to be on your website?

PPP-Pit Boss

Boards market will be up by Sunday. We may get it up today but I dont want to promise.

rogue trader

Sure thing.Thanks for responding so quickly to both questions

Imposter

If baseball hats are not allowed as they *could* cover peoples eyes, are sunglasses allowed?

Goodluck2me

Imposter wrote:

If baseball hats are not allowed as they *could* cover peoples eyes, are sunglasses allowed?

i think he meant there would be a shadow over your face, therefore havign some dark and some light faces and making life difficult for the lighting technitions.

semibluff

interestingly i got odds on three players of my choice - for one of them to be in the top five chip lead after day one. i wont say the players as will put pressure on them, and it aint any of the top 30 in the odds.
go 22-1 on it neways!

Also got 5/6 on myself to survive day one. I didnt ask for this exact bet, and dont intend on backing it, but interesting stuff

The Clamper

if you wear a Poker Ireland shirt and play in the Irish Open
i will give you a shirt with a tenner in the pocket
PM me with your size and if i have one left in your size, you're on
only a few left at this stage, so if you want to be a sponsored player, call me

The Clamper
086 8343 252

Jesus Wept

PPP-Pit Boss wrote:

Baseball hats can be pulled right down to block out a persons eyes and all light going on to their face. Our TV producers will not permit them for this reason, having one player with a really dark, impossible to see face. Baseball hat = bad TV

When I am playing a crucial pot, I often favour looking down, while wearing my baseball hat. It helps me stay calm during tense poker situations.

I can understand if someones t-shirt is showing up crazy on the TV that it needs to be changed.

I don't understand banning the wearing of baseball hats for various reasons:

1. The Poker is interesting enough. No one should be forced to show their face at all times, i.e key pots, just so the viewing public can see what they look like while holding X-Cards.
If someone wants to reduce the visibility of themselves in this manor, there is a poker related reason. Concealing is a part of the game. You are now altering their poker demeanour and the poker game that is been played.

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2. Anyone can raise their T-shirt/shirt/put their head down on the table/Put their hands over their face or forehead/any manner of things I haven't thought of.
Many of these things may be more annoying to watch than someone wearing a baseball hat (not annoying).

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3. It is permitted on the EPT Final tables:

'Baseball caps will be allowed but no logos must be visible on them.'

http://www.europeanpokertour.com/rules.html

I think most of us would agree that they set a decent standard for the running and filming of poker in Europe.

It is also permitted on all WSOP and WPT TV tables.

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4. 85%+ of the players at the Final table will have no desire to wear a hat of any description, you won't have 9 people wearing baseball caps and be unable to tell who anyone is.

I watched the EPT Live webcast most of yesterday and today, so far I've seen one person wearing a baseball hat.

PPP-Pit Boss wrote:

Our TV producers will not permit them for this reason

The TV producers should not be allowed to run the poker tournament. I have noticed that a company called Sunset + Vine produce both the GUKPT and EPT television shows (and EPT Live Feed).
The GUKPT do not permit baseball caps at the final table, and yet the EPT do, this is despite that fact that it is the same production company.

Clearly the EPT (John Duthie?) are more player orientated and do not allow the TV production to unnecessarily affect the running of their poker tournaments.


I think it is an overstepping of the boundaries, a step in the wrong direction, and unnecessary.

The EPT, WPT, and WSOP agree, they also make great TV.

5starpool

Well said.