If there was ever a time to use quotes from the Gladiator before the start of a poker tournament, it was today.
Executive Director of the World Series of Poker, Ty Stewart, stated "What we do in life, echoes in eternity," from the stage on the Brasilia room, flanked by patrons dressed up as Roman warriors. Other quotes were used in rapid succession, and the only thing that was kind of a letdown was the fact that Stewart wasn't holding a sword of his own.
After both Stewart and Jack Effel said what needed to be said, one of the warriors stepped forward and bawled, "Shuffle up and kill .