Justin Bonomo Faces DQ from $25,000 Super Main Over Palestinian Attire; WSOP Issues Statement
Justin Bonomo informed his X followers that he’d been threatened with a disqualification deep in the $25,000 World Series of Poker Paradise (WSOPP) Super Main Event for wearing a keffiyeh.
The $50 million guaranteed record-breaking tournament, at the time of publishing, was down to 15 of 1,978 players during Wednesday's Day 4 session. Bonomo, second all-time behind Bryn Kenney with $64 million in The Hendon Mob cashes, was sitting in ninth place with 60,300,000 chips. Michael Addamo was in the lead at 153,700,000.
WSOP officials explained the reasoning for the DQ threat in a statement:
“The request for removal of Mr. Bonomo’s Keffiyeh once he reached the TV production table was simply a matter of broadcast clearance. Our future distribution platforms for Super Main Event do not allow garments deemed controversial or political in nature.”