WSOP Rules Change!!!

It will be interesting to see how they plan to enforce those rules.

Poker needs to become more like Balatro to make solvers impossible

Yea.
Im assuming the deeper the tourney the more serious rules are enforced. Also i think headphones should be dead.

Yep!

Does anyone have a link to the actual rule and its specific wording.
"preventative measures including not allowing players to place cell phones or electronic devices on the table or rail." It notes electronic devices will be banned the last 3 tables but does not seem to specifically ban say texting until then. Curious how this in going to work in practice.

It’s not from WSOP , but from Poker.Org.

Rule 63b reads:

Electronic Assistance and Coaching: Players and spectators are not allowed to use charts, apps, or any other form of electronic assistance in the tournament room. Failure to adhere to this policy will result in a penalty up to disqualification for the player and removal from the tournament room for the spectator. Spectators are also prohibited from providing live assistance or coaching. Failure to adhere to this rule will result in a penalty for the player and removal from the rail for the spectator. Non-players on the rail must adhere to the **WSOP Terms & Conditions, including no viewing of live streams on an electronic device.

Furthermore, the use of electronic devices - both at the tables and on the rail - will be banned when any WSOP event reaches its final three tables. This also includes viewing the delayed live-stream, as described in Rule 63c:

Device Removal During Streaming Events: When a tournament reaches three (3) tables, all players’ electronic devices will be removed. Players will only be allowed to have their devices back during player breaks or after elimination. No devices will be allowed to be used on the tournament rail during these late stages of streamed events and no coaching from the rail will be allowed this includes viewing of the tournament stream and usage of any electronic assistance. Failure to adhere to this rule will result in a penalty for the player and removal from the rail for the spectator.

How would they enforce the coaching from the rail rule? Gag and handcuff everyone at the rail? Any time a player talks to the rail they could be getting "coached".

What about people coming and going? Someone just walking in to watch might have just seen something on the stream. I could see a rail where 5 guys are constantly coming and going and saying "no rule against it".

Ha, do we have another engineer who plays poker?