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New Cards -- But Are They New & Improved?One of the "improvements" that Harrah's has implemented this year is brand new decks for every day of the bracelet events. The new decks are called "Poker Peak," but it wasn't clear what had changed about them.Now, in the first few hands, we know what has changed. And the criticisms from the players are harsh.Mike Matusow was frothing at the mouth, and yelled, "Did you see these cards? You can't see the cards! Where's Jeffrey Pollack?"Doyle Brunson took his seat next to Layne Flack, ready to play his first hand of the 2007 World Series of Poker. But when he checked his cards, he had to do a double take. "What the hell are these?"It gets worse. Two players have already asked for a refund. Johnny Chan has complained and threatened to refuse to play. Daniel Negreanu called them the worst cards he's ever played with.Before the tournament began, Chad Layne said he had been playing some satellites, and watched as players misread their hands -- in some cases, even the dealers. Layne got some practice in, and feels ready to deal with the cards now that there are bracelets at stake.What's the problem? The six and the nine are particularly problematic, and easily confused with each other. The "pips" in the center of the card are much smaller than normal, and contained in a box. Instead of having large numbers in the top left and bottom right corners, they are sort of in the lower left and top right -- and that's what makes the sixes and the nines confusing, because the six is in the general area where an upside-down nine would normally appear.There are still numbers in the upper left corner, but they are extremely small and at an angle, and they're easy to overlook.T.J. Cloutier, who is on the Player's Advisory Committee, claims that these are *not* the cards that the players approved. (He's also asked to speak to Jeffrey Pollack.) That's an interesting wrinkle -- perhaps there are better cards somewhere, waiting in the wings?The big question for now is this -- How quickly can Harrah's fix the problem? Or, is it possible for the players to adapt?

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Sounds like the crads they used at the UB Aruba Tournament... which were gross.Edit: N/M the Aruba comment... but those cards were still gross

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New Cards -- But Are They New & Improved?What's the problem? The six and the nine are particularly problematic, and easily confused with each other. The "pips" in the center of the card are much smaller than normal, and contained in a box. Instead of having large numbers in the top left and bottom right corners, they are sort of in the lower left and top right -- and that's what makes the sixes and the nines confusing, because the six is in the general area where an upside-down nine would normally appear.
The way they're describing the cards they sound like the ones Doyle is holding in a large pic in today's USA Today. I thought they looked odd from the pic. It's kinda funny that Doyle didn't know what the cards looked like when there is a picture of him holding them in one of the largest circulation newspapers in the US...
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The way they're describing the cards they sound like the ones Doyle is holding in a large pic in today's USA Today. I thought they looked odd from the pic. It's kinda funny that Doyle didn't know what the cards looked like when there is a picture of him holding them in one of the largest circulation newspapers in the US...
Photoshoped in maybe?
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New Cards -- But Are They New & Improved?One of the "improvements" that Harrah's has implemented this year is brand new decks for every day of the bracelet events. The new decks are called "Poker Peak," but it wasn't clear what had changed about them.Now, in the first few hands, we know what has changed. And the criticisms from the players are harsh.Mike Matusow was frothing at the mouth, and yelled, "Did you see these cards? You can't see the cards! Where's Jeffrey Pollack?"Doyle Brunson took his seat next to Layne Flack, ready to play his first hand of the 2007 World Series of Poker. But when he checked his cards, he had to do a double take. "What the hell are these?"It gets worse. Two players have already asked for a refund. Johnny Chan has complained and threatened to refuse to play. Daniel Negreanu called them the worst cards he's ever played with.Before the tournament began, Chad Layne said he had been playing some satellites, and watched as players misread their hands -- in some cases, even the dealers. Layne got some practice in, and feels ready to deal with the cards now that there are bracelets at stake.What's the problem? The six and the nine are particularly problematic, and easily confused with each other. The "pips" in the center of the card are much smaller than normal, and contained in a box. Instead of having large numbers in the top left and bottom right corners, they are sort of in the lower left and top right -- and that's what makes the sixes and the nines confusing, because the six is in the general area where an upside-down nine would normally appear.There are still numbers in the upper left corner, but they are extremely small and at an angle, and they're easy to overlook.T.J. Cloutier, who is on the Player's Advisory Committee, claims that these are *not* the cards that the players approved. (He's also asked to speak to Jeffrey Pollack.) That's an interesting wrinkle -- perhaps there are better cards somewhere, waiting in the wings?The big question for now is this -- How quickly can Harrah's fix the problem? Or, is it possible for the players to adapt?
where did u get this, care to post the source? Thanks
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Justin Pechie Sighting 2:20pm PSTFinally found FCPer Justin Pechie (Looshle) in the massive crowd of players. He also had a comment on the cards, "I had a 49 and thought it was Ace 9".

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The controversy is in the cardsAuthor: Jeremiah Smith Tournament: 2007 WSOP Published on: 16:26:58 on Jun 01, 2007 Things are already off to a rough start for the World Series of Poker. At best, the new card design is hard to read. At worst, you could go broke because of it."I've already lost chips," remarked professional player Kyle Wilson. "It was only 200 because it's early, but I thought I had a pair of 6's when one was really a 9."shitty that is a guy from my neighbourhood lol

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Quick hint to those that are playing at the WSOP:If the flop is 5,7,8 and your opponent checks his cards, squints, then holds them up individually to his face...fold.

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Quick hint to those that are playing at the WSOP:If the flop is 5,7,8 and your opponent checks his cards, squints, then holds them up individually to his face...fold.
:club: Ya those are terrible cards..wow =\
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