Eric Wasserson picked up pocket aces on the ultimate desk bubble of the $25,000 WSOP Paradise Tremendous Foremost Occasion, taking part in for $10 million, and he determined the state of affairs referred to as for a slowroll.
Benny Glaser, who gained three bracelets this summer time in Las Vegas, had one of many shortest stacks and a robust hand. He knew it was time to make a transfer if he needed to spin it up and seize the eight-figure first-place prize, and his fourth bracelet of the calendar yr. However what truly occurred was he went out in merciless vogue that can trigger some controversy inside the poker neighborhood.
Was Poker Professional’s Actions Uncalled For?
The hand, with the blinds at 2,000,000/4,000,000 started with Terrance Reid min-raising with 7♣7♠. Wasserson, who usually performs on the Venetian Poker Dwell stream, three-bet to 21,000,000 with A♣A♥. Glaser, who had 86,000,000 behind and was coated by each gamers, moved all in with A♦Q♥.
Reid, a former PokerNews dwell reporter and longtime poker media member, moved out of the best way, sending his playing cards into the muck. Motion then returned to Wasserson who was in a snap-call state of affairs with 10 gamers remaining. However that is not how he responded to the all-in wager with no motion behind.
Not solely did “EWass” fail to only name the wager, he requested for a chip depend, double checked his playing cards, and went into the tank for a minute earlier than calling.
“Actually?” Glaser requested upon seeing Wasserson’s playing cards.
The board ran out clear for pocket aces and Glaser was out in tenth place for $665,875. All remaining gamers had been then assured to go house with a minimum of $850,000.
“Clearly, not very elegant, not an excellent human, not a really good transfer. However it’s extra the unhappiness of busting, clearly,” Glaser advised the WSOP’s Jeff Platt in his postgame interview when requested in regards to the slowroll. “A part of my nearly anticipated it from him, but it surely simply occurs in tournaments.”
Wasserson, in a quick interview with PokerNews, sarcastically denied slowrolling Glaser. He mentioned, “I would by no means try this,” and attributed the tank with pocket aces to “a giant payjump,” in a sarcastic tone.
Glaser is an eight-time WSOP bracelet winner from the UK. He completed second this summer time within the WSOP Participant of the Yr race to Shaun Deeb regardless of having gained three bracelets.
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