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Message: [QUOTE="Michael Paler, post: 2177508, member: 96446"] To be fair, lets not assume that is the case, although those are DN's exact words. I would not be so quick to carry his water on this one. Many a player drags out every hand they are in, to run down the timer and pressure the shorter stacks. Players get sick and tired of paying a 10k entry fee and watching their stack get eaten away while golden boys like Negreanu waste time doing everything except playing the game. So, the rule most certainly is an attempt to fix something that is broken. "Delay of game" is the problem, the seat rule is the solution. He most certainly could have pushed his chair back, stood up right in front of his spot at the table, stretching his legs (he claims this was his intent) and all the while staying safely within the rules - but no; he had to push it, see how far he could get. Well, he found out. If you ask my honest opinion, he is not only snobbish and egotistical, he might well be one of the ones causing the game delays and thus the reason for the rule in the first place! The game is not there so players can talk to fans at the rail. The game is not there so players can sign autographs during gameplay. The game is not there so players can catch up on old times with fellow players at other tables during the game. The rules are not put in place by consensus, with every player getting a say. The rules are not put in place for sheets and giggles. The rules are not put in place just to piss off DN. If he continues to rant and rave like a spoiled brat, you have to wonder if delay of game [I]is[/I] his real motive here. I mean, come on; he so respects his fans that he disrespects the other players by showboating with them on the rail during the game, [I]maybe in order to avoid having to spend time with his adoring public before and after the game?[/I] Spare me. More likely, he wants a way to delay the game without looking like that is what he is doing. Why else pitch such a hissy fit? I guess it could be a monumental ego alone, who knows. I think the kicker might be Phil Hellmuth; if [I]he[/I] isn't whining on and on about it... [/QUOTE]

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