Comments on: Getting the Gold: First Bracelet Ceremony of the WSOP http://pokerati.com/2009/05/30/getting-the-gold-first-bracelet-ceremony-of-the-wsop/ Texas Hold'em and Las Vegas WSOP Poker Blog, now with PLO too! Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:03:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: BJ Nemeth http://pokerati.com/2009/05/30/getting-the-gold-first-bracelet-ceremony-of-the-wsop/comment-page-1/#comment-167906 BJ Nemeth Sun, 31 May 2009 11:51:14 +0000 http://pokerati.com/?p=8274#comment-167906 I love the bracelet ceremonies, and I think many of the haters will eventually come around. I was present at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, when they had daily medal ceremonies for the first time. (Before that, medals were awarded in each venue, sometimes mere minutes after the athletes finished -- the swimmers were usually still wet.) The medal ceremonies were criticized at first, but they eventually won over most of the critics. Anyone who doesn't like the bracelet ceremonies wasn't with me covering Erik Seidel's 8th bracelet in 2007, past 2:00 am the night before the Main Event started. Many people at the Rio didn't get the news for several days that Seidel, fifth on the all-time list, had picked up another bracelet. I love the bracelet ceremonies, and I think many of the haters will eventually come around. I was present at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, when they had daily medal ceremonies for the first time. (Before that, medals were awarded in each venue, sometimes mere minutes after the athletes finished — the swimmers were usually still wet.)

The medal ceremonies were criticized at first, but they eventually won over most of the critics. Anyone who doesn’t like the bracelet ceremonies wasn’t with me covering Erik Seidel’s 8th bracelet in 2007, past 2:00 am the night before the Main Event started. Many people at the Rio didn’t get the news for several days that Seidel, fifth on the all-time list, had picked up another bracelet.

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