Let's see, I would think your chances are about ~~~~~ to 1 Blessed Be... )O(
Your best best would be primer and then high gloss acyrlic.
It's so they could put reading lamps on the table and have the cords come up through the table instead of trailing across the table. When many large books are being used at once, the table gets cluttered and lamps can go flying when cords get in the ...