Poker players depend upon luck, skill, patience, psychology and a host of other elements to go deep in tournaments and take down big prizes. Indeed, sometimes the only difference between two very good players is the luck they can bring to the table on a particular evening, and it can originate from many different sources. Some players have lucky glasses, lucky hats, lucky shirts, and on table 76 there happen to be some of the best lucky card protectors in the building, all concentrated in one spot.

From left to right, the card protectors (shown below) belong to Jean-Sebastien Roy, Bryan Ferreira and Jessie Wheatley. Will these bring any of their owners luck tonight? We’ll see! So far it looks like the Portuguese rooster is doing the best job, but there are still four levels to play, so only time will tell.