The
World Series of Poker introduced new cards this year that are designed to make it easier for player's to read and harder for opponents to sneak a peak. The card denominations are printed in the corner on an angle in a much smaller font than that found on normal cards.
Not all players are pleased with the new look. As soon as Mike Matusow saw the cards, he went into a rage, claiming he couldn't play with them, and it seemed like many players agreed that they were inferior to the ones normally used.
Another player, Steve Banks, said players couldn't differentiate between nines and sixes, and that he saw one player take a major hit after he mistakenly though he made a set of aces. In fact, he had an A-4.
Update: After this story was originally posted, the WSOP swapped all the new decks with decks that do not have the slanted numbers.
The cards also bear the
WSOP Commisioner's signature with his name printed on the backside, but this year's decks may become a collector's item because his name is misspelled.
Under Pollack's signature is printed "Jeffery Pollack." The only problem is that Pollack's first name should be spelled "Jeffrey."
