Comments on: God save Jeffrey Pollack

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:11:59 +0000

I can assume he will not be playing the WPT event in September then?

By: Snag

Snag — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:18:54 +0000

Ask Harry Demetriou what he would think if they played the Northern Cyprus anthem if he won an event.

By: Martyn Lester

Martyn Lester — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:06:04 +0000

Maybe, if Marcel Luske were to pull off a win, they could show similar sensitivity and play John Dowie’s British Tourist (”The Dutch, the Dutch, I hate them worse than dogs; They live in windmills, and mince around in clogs”).

Hard to imagine them playing the Dead Kennedys’ Stars and Stripes of Corruption when US players win bracelets, though. But you never know…

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:26:37 +0000

Thanks for writing Jon. I really wanted to poll the English players on this. I saw Harry Demetriou today I am sure he would have something to say on the subject.

By: Jon Shoreman

Jon Shoreman — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:35:11 +0000

The first thing I did after the ceremony was to ask john if he had requested this or if he knew about it. Had this been the case I would have siad or done nothing.

I think the introduction of the award ceremony is a good idea for the wsop. I have no objections to different versions of national amthums being played. But this song is NOT a version of the national anthum. It is an anti- British song, that was banned in the UK when it first came out. I have no objection to the song, but I think to play it at an award ceremony is a joke and an insult. How would Americans have reacted if an anti-American song were to be played? I think there would be uproar, and rightly so. This isn’t about having a sense of humour or not. It’s about doing the right thing, and this was very much the wrong thing. I felt very sorry for john who had what was the crowning point of his poker life spoiled. He did not find it funny at all. He is a friend and I felt it correct and neccessarry to voice my objections.