Criminal Charges Filed Following Poker Home Game Attack on Maurice Hawkins

The poker participant who attacked Maurice Hawkins at a personal recreation in Florida is now going through assault prices.

Eugenio Castaneda (“Eugene”), throughout a dispute of nationality, walked across the desk and started punching the World Collection of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) ring record-holder. Most of these punches landed, and a video of the incident that surfaced on social media went viral.

PokerNews spoke with Castaneda final week to get his aspect of the story. He stated Hawkins, through the debate over nationality, requested him if he needed to field, which led to the struggle. Each gamers went out to their vehicles after the struggle after which returned. Castaneda admitted to retrieving a weapon, he claims, in self-defense, involved the high-profile poker participant had finished the identical.

The 2 feuding gamers later returned to the sport, and there have been no extra incidents. However the struggle has now change into a authorized matter.

Expenses Filed In opposition to Poker Participant

Hawkins, on Wednesday, knowledgeable his X followers that he has pressed prices towards Castaneda. He wrote: “Actions have penalties,” adopted by the request to “put some music to that.”

A supply who wished to stay nameless confirmed to PokerNews {that a} warrant is out for the arrest of Castaneda as of Dec. 10. However the Florida money recreation grinder has but to show himself in to police, nor has he obtained authorized counsel, as of Thursday. No timeline on when or if he’ll give up to Martin County police has been decided.

Hawkins, then again, has obtained a brand new legal professional. He tweeted: “Simply know I’m a model title. My new legal professionals are going to verify everybody understands that.”

Hawkins is the one 21-time WSOP Circuit ring holder ever. Hawkins is at present chasing his twenty second ring within the $1,100 No-Restrict Maintain’em occasion at Harrah’s Cherokee in North Carolina the place he bagged the Day 1b chip lead. Ari Engel is in second place with 20 Circuit rings.

The PokerNews Podcast crew mentioned the bodily altercation through the newest episode under.