Another worthless 2P2 thread
Here’s an idea – let’s host a pretend 900 person poker tournament and give each player a mask or a bag to put over there heads. That way, no one can know whom they’re playing or pick up on tells. Do you think the tournament directors of the world would allow such a thing? They let Phil Laak do it during this years World Series of Poker…
That’s the premise of the post by some moron called “OnceUpon” over at 2P2 (http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/29/news-views-gossip/poker-masks-306265/) and while I’m not sure what’s he getting at with this post, this reply summed it up perfectly:
“zomg we can’t see faces! it’s like online poker!”
While the post seems a little silly, it would be an interesting social experiment. Take a crowd of players and have everyone wear masks. No one can speak and you wouldn’t know if Phil Ivey or Joe The Plumber was sitting next to you. Let it play out and as players are eliminated, they remove the mask.
Would it ever happen? Probably not but it’s still an interesting proposition. As much as the pro players love prop bets maybe they could do this on a smaller scale. Even better, take the High Stakes Poker show that comes on GSN and spin off a new Halloween special with everyone wearing masks. Too bad we missed the chance already this year but perhaps if enough of you send this article to the top brass at GSN.com, we may see this thing become a reality.
