All-In Player Bolts for Bathroom in Middle of Hand During WSOP Event
Nature called for one poker player on Opening Day at the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) at the most inopportune time.
PokerNews Editor Connor Richards shared an interesting hand on X that occurred at his table during Event #2: $500 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em on Tuesday.
What Happened in the Casino Employees Event?
Although it was his day off to play poker, Richards stepped aside from the action to share further details about the odd incident. As it turns out, the player whose name is unknown appeared to be under the influence.
The player raised to 1,500 in an early level before facing a three-bet to 4,500. Action returned to the original raiser who moved all in for about 65,000.
Instead of staying in his seat while his opponent tanked, the all-in player quickly bolted for the restroom. But the hand hadn't completed. The floor manager then chases him down, brings him back to the table, and rules that the all in hand was still live even though the player had briefly left the table.
Prior to returning, the all-in player who said he's a poker dealer from California, argued with the floor manager that since he had no action left in the hand, he should be allowed to get up in the middle of the hand to use the bathroom. The WSOP staff member, however, disagreed.
In the end, the other player ended up folding and the all-in player was given a warning. On the ensuing hand, he raised preflop and jokingly asked, "am I allowed to do this?"
The Casino Employees event attracted 1,189 players and will play down to a winner on Thursday in Las Vegas. Opening Day of the 55th annual World Series of Poker also featured the start of Event #1: $5,000 Champions Reunion, which brought out poker legends such as Daniel Negreanu, Brian Rast, and Dan Harrington.
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