The World Series of Poker brings the poker community together like no other event on the calendar.
Every year, players refer to it as a kind of summer camp for gamblers, with people coming to Las Vegas from all over the world, happy to renew acquaintances, catch up with old friends, make new ones, and play a little, or a lot, of poker.
It's a great time of year and one that provides poker with a real sense of community.
That community appeared truly upset last week when former Full Tilt board member Chris Ferguson turned up at the tables after a five-year absence.