London’s Victoria Coren-Mitchell was, for a number of years, a regular at the felt. The poker pro amassed more than $2.47 million in live action, including a first-place win at the EPT NLHE tournament in Sanremo in April 2014. She took some time off last year, and has now made her way back to the tables, noting that some interesting changes had occurred during her absence.

At the end of April, Coren-Mitchell participated in her first tournament in a year, tweeting as she sat down, “I’m playing a POKER TOURNAMENT! How retro is that? My first in nearly a year. ‘Remind me of the rules!’ I quipped as I sat down. Turns out they literally have changed the rules.”

Indeed, they have. One of the most glaring rule changes has been with the shot clock. While it has been welcomed by the majority of players, it would still take some getting used to by those that are used to a slower pace in the games. Coren-Mitchell didn’t seem to care for it too much, taking to Twitter to post, “…From day 2, this tournament has a ‘shot clock’ so every decision has to be made in 30 seconds. I’m a quick player myself but I don’t like this for a main event. Poker is a slow, crafty game; a cricket for the mind. This bends too much to the impatience of the iPhone world.”

Hmm. From day 2, this tournament has a “shot clock” so every decision has to be made in 30 seconds. I’m a quick player myself but I don’t like this for a main event. Poker is a slow, crafty game; a cricket for the mind. This bends too much to the impatience of the iPhone world.