diff --git a/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-cards/src/main/java/com/gempukku/lotro/cards/actions/PlayEventAction.java b/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-cards/src/main/java/com/gempukku/lotro/cards/actions/PlayEventAction.java
index 6158e5612..acd0d97ef 100644
--- a/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-cards/src/main/java/com/gempukku/lotro/cards/actions/PlayEventAction.java
+++ b/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-cards/src/main/java/com/gempukku/lotro/cards/actions/PlayEventAction.java
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ import com.gempukku.lotro.game.state.LotroGame;
 import com.gempukku.lotro.logic.GameUtils;
 import com.gempukku.lotro.logic.actions.AbstractCostToEffectAction;
 import com.gempukku.lotro.logic.effects.PlayEventEffect;
-import com.gempukku.lotro.logic.effects.SendMessageEffect;
-import com.gempukku.lotro.logic.effects.SendPlayEventMessageEffect;
 import com.gempukku.lotro.logic.timing.Effect;
 
 import java.util.Collections;
@@ -41,8 +39,6 @@ public class PlayEventAction extends AbstractCostToEffectAction {
         _requiresRanger = requiresRanger;
 
         List<Effect> preCostEffects = new LinkedList<Effect>();
-        preCostEffects.add(new SendMessageEffect(card.getOwner() + " plays " + GameUtils.getCardLink(card) + " from " + card.getZone().getHumanReadable()));
-        preCostEffects.add(new SendPlayEventMessageEffect(card));
         appendCost(new PayTwilightCostEffect(card));
         if (card.getZone() == Zone.DECK)
             preCostEffects.add(new ShuffleDeckEffect(card.getOwner()));
@@ -77,15 +73,17 @@ public class PlayEventAction extends AbstractCostToEffectAction {
 
     @Override
     public Effect nextEffect(LotroGame game) {
-        if (_preCostIterator.hasNext())
-            return _preCostIterator.next();
-
         if (!_cardRemoved) {
             _cardRemoved = true;
+            game.getGameState().sendMessage(_eventPlayed.getOwner() + " plays " + GameUtils.getCardLink(_eventPlayed) + " from " + _eventPlayed.getZone().getHumanReadable());
             game.getGameState().removeCardsFromZone(_eventPlayed.getOwner(), Collections.singleton(_eventPlayed));
             game.getGameState().addCardToZone(game, _eventPlayed, Zone.VOID);
+            game.getGameState().eventPlayed(_eventPlayed);
         }
 
+        if (_preCostIterator.hasNext())
+            return _preCostIterator.next();
+
         if (!isCostFailed()) {
             Effect cost = getNextCost();
             if (cost != null)
diff --git a/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-logic/src/main/java/com/gempukku/lotro/logic/effects/SendPlayEventMessageEffect.java b/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-logic/src/main/java/com/gempukku/lotro/logic/effects/SendPlayEventMessageEffect.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 2a45ba10b..000000000
--- a/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-logic/src/main/java/com/gempukku/lotro/logic/effects/SendPlayEventMessageEffect.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-package com.gempukku.lotro.logic.effects;
-
-import com.gempukku.lotro.game.PhysicalCard;
-import com.gempukku.lotro.game.state.LotroGame;
-import com.gempukku.lotro.logic.timing.UnrespondableEffect;
-
-public class SendPlayEventMessageEffect extends UnrespondableEffect {
-    private PhysicalCard _card;
-
-    public SendPlayEventMessageEffect(PhysicalCard card) {
-        _card = card;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    protected void doPlayEffect(LotroGame game) {
-        game.getGameState().eventPlayed(_card);
-    }
-}