WSOP Investigating Chip Dumping Allegations at Final Table

The World Series of Poker (WSOP) has not handed out the bracelet to Jesse Yaginuma for successful the $1,500 Millionaire Maker occasion on Wednesday as a consequence of an investigation into potential chip dumping throughout heads-up play.

Yaginuma, after beating out a area of 11,996 entrants, was set to obtain a $1,255,180 first-place prize and one other $1 million in a promotion from ClubWPT Gold. However the poker neighborhood began questioning the legitimacy of the heads-up match towards James Carroll, who misplaced a 10-1 chip benefit.

Did WSOP Champ Chip Dump?

ClubWPT Gold has been working a contest this summer time, and the winners have been given a possibility to win a $1 million bonus from the sweeps coin poker website in the event that they take down a qualifying WSOP bracelet occasion. Michael Lavin received the seven-figure bonus prize earlier this summer time by conquering the $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em SHOOTOUT match.

Yaginuma, it appeared, was set to take residence over $2.2 million complete between the WSOP money and ClubWPT Gold bonus verify, and he nonetheless would possibly. However the WSOP has opened an investigation into the matter.

“Final evening, we had been made conscious of a possible breach of the official WSOP Event Guidelines throughout heads up play in Occasion 53. An investigation is underway. Right now, 1st and 2nd place haven’t been confirmed and neither the prize cash nor the bracelet have been formally awarded,” the WSOP tweeted Thursday morning.

Chip dumping is the act of deliberately dropping chips to a different participant. On this case, the aim of chip dumping, if it occurred, would have been to make sure Yaginuma received in order that the $1 million bonus can be paid.

The World Collection of Poker’s rulebook has a rule in place to stop collusion of any type, and it states: “Poker is a person sport… Chip dumping and different types of collusion will lead to disqualification.”

PokerNews was knowledgeable by a consultant from ClubWPT Gold that the net poker platform can be “trying into the matter.”

Carroll started heads-up play with almost a 10-1 chip benefit. He’d go on to double his opponent up about half-hour into the match in a normal dangerous beat hand. However there have been just a few questionable fingers that adopted, main quite a few poker gamers on social media to accuse the runner-up of chip dumping.

The primary and second place finishers took a prolonged break earlier than the beginning of heads-up play. Some poker execs defended the alleged chip dumping, arguing that the one two gamers allegedly concerned agreed to the deal and nobody was affected within the course of.

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