ShareIn a shocking turn of events, a player has been eliminated from the WSOP Circuit Main Event in a hand he didn't actually lose. The incident occurred at King's Casino in the Czech Republic, where German player Pierre Kauert was eliminated in sixth place in a heads-up chopped pot. This is believed to be the first time such an event has occurred on a live stream.
Shocking!
The pot was at 2.2 million chips and the total chips in play was around 35 million.The flop came down Ah Qc 6s and the turn was Jd which gave both players a pair, with Lupo's kicker being superior.
The river was the 6d which paired the board but nobody noticed it was a chopped pot. The incident was caught on video by a poker fan on Twitter, but it was quickly removed from the live-stream feed on YouTube.
Matt Savage, World Poker Tour's Executive Tour Director, who was not associated with the event, explained that it falls under player and dealer responsibility and cannot be changed now.
"It does fall under player and dealer responsibility and cannot really do anything about it at this point. If it wasn’t live streamed it would never have been realized and so we just move on.”
Even the commentators missed the error, shockingly as the “split” was showing on the screen.
Kauert went on to collect his winnings of €58,350. As of now, no further developments have been reported on the incident.
King’s Casino Responds
Federico Brunato, King's Resort poker director, issued a public statement:Dear poker community,
I am sharing with you a very interesting situation that has occurred on one of our annual WSOPC events.
I am glad to have it documented on the livestream as it is something that happens very often during the games and is not talked so much about. With this post I want to raise awareness and give official piece of advice to our poker community.
To start with our poker dealers are very highly trained professionals that undergo a 6-week training course before entering their career paths at King’s. I myself have started as a poker dealer at King’s and know the work ethics.
The dealer in the clip is our dear Sona that has been a member of our family for the last 6 years. When it comes to the standard of our streams, we do our maximum to ensure that it is at the highest possible level and accordingly Sona has been a constant member of our TV crew since her first steps in our team.
When it comes to the Hand number 35 of the final day of the WSOPC ME where Mr. Pierre Kauert was eliminated and cashed a stunning 58,000€ incl. a WSOPE ME ticket.
I would like to refer to one of the most important rules of poker - always read your hand. At the end of the day, we are all humans and we all can make mistakes; Sona is no exception. Even though she has dealt thousands of successful hands in her life, this hand unfortunately she misread.
Nonetheless alongside with Sona, Mr. Pierre Kauert and all other competitors at the table misread the hand as well which of course is very unfortunate. The hand was supposed to be a split and we can now only guess how it would turn out in the Main Event path of Pierre Kauert, perhaps he would now be crowned a champion with a Golden Ring, perhaps he would be eliminated in the next hand.
At the end of the day, I would like to refer to rule number 76. Of WSOP which states: The right to dispute a hand ends when a new hand begins. This applies not only to WSOP, but also to nearly all regular poker games that are played.
To take from this I strongly advise the poker community to not criticise other people's mistake and not to try and find guilty, instead learn from this, know your rights and follow your game as every single occasion is individual in its own way.
I would like to stress that my intention was not to instruct anyone, but rather to highlight that such incidents happen frequently even outside of streamed tables. And how is important for all players to be vigilant and to not forget how crucial it is to monitor the game and be aware of the rules.
Nonetheless, we will remain vigilant in our efforts to improve communication within the team, so that we can avoid similar situations in the future.
I take full responsibility for any mistakes that may occur within my team, as the individuals I have chosen to work with reflect on me and my commitment to carrying out my duties in a highly professional manner.
