European poker pro Harry Demetriou was sent out from both the table and the venue of the $2,000 No Limit Hold'em event after witnesses saw him arguing over some rules.
Demetriou was escorted out when he shouted loudly and angrily at a floor person during the early beginning of the tournament.
The heated argument sprouted when Demetriou felt there was a serious irregularity in the game’s structure as published which prompted him to ask for a refund on his buy-in. It happened after Demetriou was already playing for like 15 minutes already and that it was decided to remove four stacks from each table which made the players to take on a 6-handed shoot-out.
The manager demonstrated an obvious disagreement with Demetriou’s demand and instead ordered the player’s disqualification and eviction out of the hall with escorts.
After nearly an hour of delay, Demetriou was able to speak with a senior WSOP executive who insisted a reconsideration of the rules after admitting that the eviction had been an error and therefore Demetriou should be reinstated and be refunded of his buy-in.
He readily accepted the offer but requested a productive meeting with WSOP tournament director on enhancing channels of communication.
At the end, an agreement was arrived at where a player’s consultation booth was formed to provide proper venue for players to voice out their concerns.
Demetriou said he is already unsure of his future support for the tournament because of what had happened which he describes as a form of disregard to the players’ demands.
Demetriou was escorted out when he shouted loudly and angrily at a floor person during the early beginning of the tournament.
The heated argument sprouted when Demetriou felt there was a serious irregularity in the game’s structure as published which prompted him to ask for a refund on his buy-in. It happened after Demetriou was already playing for like 15 minutes already and that it was decided to remove four stacks from each table which made the players to take on a 6-handed shoot-out.
The manager demonstrated an obvious disagreement with Demetriou’s demand and instead ordered the player’s disqualification and eviction out of the hall with escorts.
After nearly an hour of delay, Demetriou was able to speak with a senior WSOP executive who insisted a reconsideration of the rules after admitting that the eviction had been an error and therefore Demetriou should be reinstated and be refunded of his buy-in.
He readily accepted the offer but requested a productive meeting with WSOP tournament director on enhancing channels of communication.
At the end, an agreement was arrived at where a player’s consultation booth was formed to provide proper venue for players to voice out their concerns.
Demetriou said he is already unsure of his future support for the tournament because of what had happened which he describes as a form of disregard to the players’ demands.
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