Just days after an alleged Canadian burglar was kicked out of the WSOP Paradise sequence, one other participant was given the identical remedy after being concerned in a struggle on the Prague cease on the European Poker Tour.
The incident got here throughout the closing arms of the night time on Tuesday, in accordance with PokerInformation, and noticed Italian participant Michele Nizzardelli removed and disqualified from the tournament after changing into concerned in a struggle with a participant he’d simply eradicated.
Hold’em Headbutt
The incident and hand in query noticed Swedish professional Ghattas Kortas transfer all in with pocket tens and Nizzardelli name with A-Ok. Nizzardelli went on to win the hand after flopping a king.
Apparently upset at his elimination, Kortas grabbed Nizzardelli’s hat when he circled and commenced strolling away. Nizzardelli took exception and pushed Kortas to the bottom from behind. Kortas acquired as much as confront his opponent when Nizzardelli reportedly delivered a headbutt to his nostril, sending him to the bottom once more.
Security then intervened and Nizzardelli was faraway from the event and escorted out of the venue.
Nizzardelli has about $78,000 in stay event winnings and Kortas has simply over $525,000. However, neither will now be chalking up winnings on this occasion. The €5,300 buy-in occasion drew a report discipline of practically 1,285 entrants and can award a first-place prize of €1,030,000 within the coming days.
A Look At Some Other Poker Fights
Fights are nothing new relating to the world of poker. With gamers in shut quarters for therefore many hours on the desk, tempers flare and personalities conflict from time to time.
In 2022, two gamers squared off within the Hustler Casino poker site. The incident concerned a desk getting used as a weapon and one man taking exception to the opposite allegedly insulting his mom.
In 2020, a struggle broke out within the Aria poker site between a seller and a participant. The incident additionally noticed a desk used as a weapon and the seller chasing the participant within the venue. Some later stated that the seller was widespread with gamers and had been attacked with a beer poured on him. A GoFundMe raised $5,775 for the seller.
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