A subordinate was disqualified from a World Series of Poker lawsuit connected Friday for smoking during play and putting tourney chips successful his pocket.
The unidentified subordinate lit up a cigaret during the archetypal time of the $3,000 buy-in 6-handed No-limit Hold’em lawsuit astatine Paris Las Vegas.
The WSOP posted a video of the incidental connected its X relationship and noted “The usage of smoking devices successful the poker country is strictly prohibited and volition effect successful disqualification from the tournament.”
Player REMOVED From $3,000 Tournament
The usage of smoking devices successful the poker country is strictly prohibited and volition effect successful disqualification from the tournament.
Here’s what happens erstwhile that enactment gets crossed. pic.twitter.com/Ha7CfOpuWi
— WSOP - World Series of Poker (@WSOP) June 20, 2026
Smoking successful Las Vegas poker rooms was archetypal banned astatine The Mirage and Bellagio successful 2001, and galore section casinos followed suit successful the ensuing years.
The WSOP’s video shows the subordinate arguing with a tourney supervisor with a lit cigaret successful his manus earlier information was brought to the table. The subordinate yet extinguished the cigaret successful a vessel of water.
Moments later, the video showed the subordinate lasting distant from the array and reaching into his close pouch with the caption “Chips successful pocket.”
Rule 38 of the WSOP tourney rules states: “Non-value WSOP chips are utilized for each Events and are the exclusive spot of the Host Property and whitethorn not beryllium removed from the Event area. Participants recovered to beryllium transferring chips from 1 Event to different oregon from 1 Participant to another, oregon removing chips from play for immoderate different reason, including but not constricted to, taking chips arsenic souvenirs, volition beryllium taxable to punishment successful strict accordance with Rules 40, 113, and 114.”
The 6-handed No-limit Hold’em lawsuit continued precocious Friday and drew much than 1,000 entrants.
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