In another Melted Felt exclusive we can reveal today that this years venue for the World Series Of Poker Europe was actually chosen to let the British organisers have a bit of a giggle at peoples pronounciation of the name.
Liecester Square, a hobo-infested hole in the heart of Europe's most over-priced city, is home to many over-priced bars and nightclubs in which stupid working-class people wearing 'high-street designer labels' can spend $20 on a drink to fool themselves into believing they have some sort of class.
In what is believed to be a tounge-twisting coup the name of the square is actually elocuted as 'L-e-s-t-e-r' rather than the more obvious "L-y-e-Ce-ster'. Since this insider secret is only known to the British they are looking forward to having a mild-mannered chuckle over their warm beers at the expense of all those mis-guided 'foreign-chaps'.
In our special 3-bullet guide for US players leaving home for the first time, our European correspondant would like to offer the following advice:
- European Beer contains more than a trace-element amount of alcohol. If you are used to downing 10 Miller-Lights in a night do not boast about this to the Brits - they are used to drinking beers with around 27 times more alcohol than American equivalents, and will almost certainly drink you under the table.
- The US Dollar: Now you may have heard CNN talk about the weak dollar, however staying home the only effect is having to pay a little more for your gas. In London you will notice the effect, everything (and we mean everything) will cost 3 to 4 times what you are used to paying... explains why those European players do not give a f-ck in $20 SNGs right?
- The Weather: Forget London fog - this is a relic from the 19th Century industrial revolution and is about as realistic as a visitor to the US expecting real scenes from cowboy films in your major cities. Instead pack and umbrella and use the tried and tested Brit-way of telling what season it is based on whether the rain is warm or cold.
MF
Thursday, 7 August 2008
Exclusive: WSOPE Venue Chosen For Pronounciation Gag Reasons
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