Orientation was Friday. Welcome. HR policy talks on responible gaming, checking I. D., dress code, discrimination and sexual harassment. They spent very little or no time on some of the things that people would be interested to hear, like that we get employee discounts in the gift shops and restaurants at all the Caesars properties, where we go to pick up our paychecks, or the fact that while we are banned from playing in any bracelet events, we are allowed to play in the daily "Deep Stack" non-bracelet events and in the live action area when we are not on the clock.
The big news to most at orientation was the addition of Chip Tic, a process WSOP will use in all Bracelet events this year. For the first time, they will have the dealers track players' chips and update them at each break. The results will be available to all interested parties using the WSOP.com web site. People will not only be able to track a player's progress in the tournament, but also be able to see which table they are sitting at, even as tables break and players are reassigned. I will update you on how that project progresses.
After orientation, we had lunch at the T-Bird, went shopping in search of an inexpensive HDMI/Micro cable that would allow Barry to hook his tablet up to the big screen and show movies he downloaded. No luck. Cheapest we could find was $24.95 and those cables are available on EBay for about $5. Instead, we went to see Men in Black III. Great escapest, funny, action comedy. Poker can wait until tomorrow.
