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I'm about two months too late with this post, but is it really true that the Main Event of the World Series of Poker was started with a singing of the American national anthem?
It seems incredibly inappropriate for a supposedly international event (World != America) whatever country it's held in. And how did non-US participants react? I don't like to go to other countries and behave in a manner to cause offence so I probably would've quietly slipped outside. But how +EV and tilt-inducing would it be to simply ignore everyone standing up singing and mutter anti-American slogans? |
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It seems incredibly inappropriate for a supposedly international event [/ QUOTE ] Valid point. The rendition in question wasn't especially appropriate for any venue. (Phil Gordon included the whole thing in that day's podcast, for some reason.) I seem to recall the singer being someone of significance to the poker community...probably volunteered and no one had the good sense to turn her down. I imagine most of the offense would have been cancelled by the "banging your head against a brick wall" effect (it feels so good when you stop). |
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I'm about two months too late with this post, but is it really true that the Main Event of the World Series of Poker was started with a singing of the American national anthem? It seems incredibly inappropriate for a supposedly international event (World != America) whatever country it's held in. And how did non-US participants react? I don't like to go to other countries and behave in a manner to cause offence so I probably would've quietly slipped outside. But how +EV and tilt-inducing would it be to simply ignore everyone standing up singing and mutter anti-American slogans? [/ QUOTE ] How +EV would it be as you were carted off to the hospital after my big ass knocked all of your teeth out? You're in America, DEAL WITH IT!!! If I was in Canada I wouldn't care one bit standing up for a few minutes, whoopie..... |
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I don't remember this happening for some reason.
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It seems incredibly inappropriate for a supposedly international event (World != America) whatever country it's held in. And how did non-US participants react? [/ QUOTE ] Why not? Baseball and basketball are both very international and they both have the national anthem. I don't recall anyone reacting in any way. |
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it was before the beginning of the final table.
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How +EV would it be as you were carted off to the hospital after my big ass knocked all of your teeth out? You're in America, DEAL WITH IT!!! If I was in Canada I wouldn't care one bit standing up for a few minutes, whoopie..... [/ QUOTE ] See? You're on tilt already after just reading a post. When I'm prancing around outside the tournament hall, wearing my OBL mask, burning the Stars and Stripes, and waving placards condemning the US I'm going to have 95% of players desperate to bust me. It's probably a good way to get an insight of what it feels like to be Hellmuth. Relax. I wasnt being serious. I like visiting America and I already said that I'm naturally a polite person who wouldnt dream of deliberately causing offence. BUT I still don't like the principle of a national anthem being sung [I didnt know it was some famous singer leading it] at a supposedly international event. If I'd visited a domestic sports (or any other) event and the national anthem had been sung I wouldnt have the slightest problem in standing up and mouthing some words anonymously. I'll even wave a little flag if you like. I was just hypothetically musing that IF someone had the balls to refuse to go along with it at the WSOP they could possibly gain an edge. |
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it was before the beginning of the final table. [/ QUOTE ] Thanks for the clarification. I obviously wasnt concentrating when I read it. But that seems even stranger to me, especially as three of the final nine werent Americans. |
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cry more
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Why don't you call the Australian Open and ask them why they insist on offending all the international visitors with "Waltzing Matilda"?
If I was at an event in Botswana and they started off with the Botswana national anthem it would never occur to me to be offended. Because I'm in Botswana! I really don't understand how someone can be offended by this. When in Rome, you may hear people singing in Italian. |
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