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Title: Prix d’Elégance Post by: thetank on September 03, 2009, 01:25:32 PM Inspired by Kev's talk of toilets with deoderizing facilities, I thought I might bring this up.
A chess tournament in Paris offered a Prix d’Elégance, a prize for the best dressed competitor. (http://www.chessbase.com/news/2009/events/paris09.jpg) http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=5733 (right down near the bottom of the page) The report on chessbase news states that... "I could notice with pleasure that ladies and men generally made effort to come to the playing boards in very presentable outfits" Do you think this sort of idea would have any merit in a poker tournament, or would it not work outside Frenchieland? Title: Re: Prix d’Elégance Post by: Colchester Kev on September 03, 2009, 01:28:00 PM Inspired by Kev's talk of toilets with deoderizing facilities, I thought I might bring this up. A chess tournament in Paris offered a Prix d’Elégance, a prize for the best dressed competitor. (http://www.chessbase.com/news/2009/events/paris09.jpg) http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=5733 (right down near the bottom of the page) The report on chessbase news states that... "I could notice with pleasure that ladies and men generally made effort to come to the playing boards in very presentable outfits" Do you think this sort of idea would have any merit in a poker tournament, or would it not work outside Frenchieland? LOL is this just a roundabout way of saying you have had the cream suit dry cleaned and will be wearing it with a purple tie at the bash ? Title: Re: Prix d’Elégance Post by: thetank on September 03, 2009, 01:31:52 PM Sigh, shouldn't have posted this with a few dodgy sartorial desicions in my past. To be fair, lots of other poker players have no dress sense.
It's more general scruffiness that this sort of thing would be aiming to combat. Getting a critical mass of people to turn up wearing something that has at least been washed. Title: Re: Prix d’Elégance Post by: gatso on September 03, 2009, 01:33:35 PM Do you think this sort of idea would have any merit in a poker tournament, or would it not work outside Frenchieland? why would anybody bother entering a contest that paul parker is going to win every time? Title: Re: Prix d’Elégance Post by: thetank on September 03, 2009, 01:34:26 PM Do you think this sort of idea would have any merit in a poker tournament, or would it not work outside Frenchieland? why would anybody bother entering a contest that paul parker is going to win every time? True, you'd need a second place prize too Title: Re: Prix d’Elégance Post by: lazaroonie on September 03, 2009, 05:21:40 PM yeah, inspired by the boylesports IPO in dublin, and their awarding of extra chips for registering online, you could give extra chips based on sartorial elegance
tie - 1000 chips suit - 5000 chips polished shoes - 2000 chips cravatte - 10000 chips always thought there werent enough cravattes in poker... Title: Re: Prix d’Elégance Post by: Nakor on September 03, 2009, 05:57:31 PM Foregotten the Spacefrog log in details Tank?
Title: Re: Prix d’Elégance Post by: thetank on September 03, 2009, 05:58:17 PM Foregotten the Spacefrog log in details Tank? You can send me them yes? Merci for this. |