2008 World Series of Poker

39th Annual World Series of Poker Main Event
Day: 3
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Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker

Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Entries
6,844
Players Left
9
Next Payout
Place 9
$900,670
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
30,000

Smoking Is Allowed At the Tables???

[user42991]
[user42991]
Earlier, we observed a gentleman over at Table 31 that appeared to be clearly smoking a cigarette. The World Series of Poker is a non-smoking event. Someone even reported the gentleman to a floorman who came over to him. The floor spoke with him, and then left. The gentleman continued puffing away.

We found out during the break that the gentleman was puffing away on a smokeless cigarette. Smokeless cigarettes deliver none of the harmful gases that normal cigarettes produce, and therefore are totally legal at the table. The "smoke" is actually vapor that disappears within a second or two after being blown out.

This could prove an interesting solution for some of those players that have to take frequent "smoke breaks." If this sort of thing catches on, we very well may see these becoming more common in poker rooms across the country.