Prop Bet II: Joe Sebok vs. Gavin Smith vs. Jeff Madsen
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This year, they modified the bet by more clearly indicating which events counted, and coming up with their own point system. They also increased the stakes and added another player -- Jeff Madsen, last year's WSOP Player of the Year.
Joe Sebok remembers the humiliation of last year, particularly the bear costume with the diaper. Spiderman is cool, but a bear in diapers? Not so much.
Sebok got his revenge and won the prop bet this year with five cashes, including finishes in 11th and 14th places. (Gavin Smith made a final table this year, finishing second, but it was in an event that didn't count toward the bet.)
The bet this year had a courtly theme. The winner would be dressed as a king, with a crown and a cape, and the losers would be dressed as his minions, carrying the winner into the Main Event each day that he played. The losers would also dress as court jesters on the days that they play.
Jeff Madsen begrudgingly wore his jester costume yesterday, suffered through dozens and dozens of photographs, and managed to survive the day with 80,000 in chips.
Joe Sebok is playing today, and he entered the room wearing his cape, indicating he was king of the bet. But he walked in on foot. Wasn't he supposed to be carried?
Yes, he was. But Gavin Smith isn't here today. He's golfing in Lake Tahoe.
Sebok was humiliated last year, and this year the stakes were supposed to be higher, with the losers physically carrying the winner into the Main Event. With Gavin gone, Sebok gave Madsen a free pass -- he couldn't be expected to carry Sebok on his own.
So Gavin will need to pay some kind of penalty (and no, it won't be monetary). Joe Sebok hasn't decided what the punishment will be yet, but he is thinking about it as he plays today. If I were Gavin, I'd be rooting for Sebok to have a very good day, because he'll be in a much better mood when he chooses the penalty.
Gavin Smith plays on Day 1d (Monday), so stay tuned.