The brand images of the Heartland Poker Tour and Westgate Las Vegas took a scuffing after someone decided to offer players a 50% discount on seats when it appeared an overlay was forthcoming angering players who paid full whack.

Money.

It makes people do the strangest things.

I’ve been fortunate enough to work for a variety of live tournament operators throughout the years, and I can say with some authority that when it comes to ‘guarantee squeaky bum time’ typically sane, respectable people act like monkeys watching a bonfire of bananas.