Fashion Report: The Fifty

THE FIFTY-- Whereas in Las Vegas or Atlantic City, one could show up at a poker table wearing gym shorts and flip-flops, the London casinos have a strict dress code in place. More than one of the Fifty's floor-people have been visibly horrified at some of the choices in dress made by the players (hooded sweatshirts seem to be particularly offensive), though to my knowledge none have been thrown out or asked to change clothes.

In addition to the ban on "hoodies" the London casinos ask that players do not wear torn jeans or white trainers (that's British for sneakers). Patrik Antonius, however, is breaking both the denim and footwear rules today, but I suppose he's so pretty that he's been exempted.

Our lone woman at the Fifty today, Vanessa Rousso, is wearing a pair of boots that Brits would call "wicked cool" and has a very expensive black purse (I'm thinking Prada) tucked underneath her chair. Perched atop her head is the tan newsboy cap she so often wears to tournaments. The same goes for Johnny Chan and his Gucci baseball cap, though the front of it has been marred with a slice of black tape covering an apparently too-large logo.

My fashion victim of the day, though, has to be Andy Black, wearing a ridiculous straw cowboy hat. This choice of cowboy headwear is even worse than that other Andy B.'s snakeskin number that made daily appearances at this summer's WSOP in Las Vegas (Bloch, in case you're wondering).

And for the second day in a row, the room remains Croc-free. Thank God for small miracles.

Tags: Andy Black Patrik Antonius Vanessa Rousso

2007 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE)

2007 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE)

Fashion Report: The Fifty