Will Kassouf Escorted From WSOP Premises & Banned After Main Event Exit

Will Kassouf has been escorted from the WSOP premises and banned from taking part in for the rest of this 12 months’s collection after a fiery and chaotic exit on Day 7 of the Predominant Occasion.

WSOP US Circuit Match Director Dennis Jones would inform Kassouf after his Thirty third-place end that he could be escorted to gather his payout and let him know he would not be welcomed again for the rest of the 2025 WSOP, which ends on Wednesday.

Kassouf would reply by instantly asking to talk with WSOP Vice President Jack Effel – when and if that dialog takes place stays to be seen.

The Englishman, who was despatched to the rail after an all in showdown with chip chief Kenny Hallaert, would exit the Occasion Middle to a cacophony of booing, singing, and cheering at a fired-up Horseshoe & Paris Las Vegas.

Controversy has adopted Kassouf all through this 12 months’s Predominant Occasion, from blaming Individuals for being unable to deal with his trash speak, to tanking for ten minutes with the second nuts, Kassouf’s run, like his desk speak, has been something however quiet.

However his face received’t be on the following banner raised within the Occasion Middle at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas when a brand new world champion is topped on July 16.

Kassouf would make his closing exit to a triumphant refrain of “sha-la-la, hey hey, goodbye” from the rail, earlier than safety would escort the participant from the premises after a spherical of media interviews.

Chip Chief Hallaert Ends Kassouf’s Predominant Occasion

PokerNews’ David Salituro captured Kassouf’s closing hand, with the motion unfolding as follows.

Hallaert raised to 850,000 within the cutoff as motion went on Kassouf within the small blind. “I’ve a hand. I am going to guess you $10,000. Put your cash the place your mouth is,” Kassouf stated to Pedro Padilha, who once more took subject with how lengthy Kassouf was taking. Kassouf ultimately tossed in his final 2,700,000.

Will Kassouf: 7♠7♦Kenny Hallaert: Okay♥5♥

“He referred to as me with king-five,” Kassouf stated after Hallaert revealed his hand. The A♣J♠10♦ flop gave Hallaert a straight draw, whereas the spiked the Okay♣ on the flip to take the lead.

“Queen on the river. Disgusting. Seven or a queen, seller’s alternative,” Kassouf pleaded, however he missed the J♥ river and was despatched to the rail.

Kassouf would inform the remainder of the desk, “I am going to bear in mind your entire faces” and “I am going to see you subsequent 12 months”, earlier than exiting the stage to be escorted by safety to the payout desk for his $300,000 prize.

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Eliot Thomas is a Content material Govt at PokerNews, specializing in on line casino and poker protection. He has reported from main occasions together with the European Poker Tour and the World Sequence of Poker.