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I think it started in LA cardrooms, where player and dealer abuse was a big problem and people apparently need rules to inform them that using the "f-word" is often impolite. It was a constant source of nagging at the WSOP 2005.


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I thought it started when all the TV exposure started in an attempt to "clean up" the image of poker. I haven't played in Cali that often, but I first heard of the rule 3 or 4 years ago at the WSOP.