faux pas<\/em> of the tournament when he criticized Bracy for showing disrespect to a player who was a \u201cLas Vegas legend.\u201d The only problem was Chad thought that Bracy had argued with veteran and WSOP bracelet winner John Esposito. He later went online and on air to apologize for his gaffe.<\/strong><\/p>\nSkirmishes Common<\/h2>\n
With a $10,000 buy-in and a first-place check of more than $8 million, the pressure at the tables is palpable, but usually the confrontations come later in the rounds, when players are closer to the money.<\/p>\n
Last year, noted British antagonist Will Kassouf \u00a0got into it with Griffin Benger in a spat that was captured as the two tried to make the final table. With 17 players remaining, they butted heads, as Kassouf started an annoying monologue on the Canadian\u2019s play. Benger shot back with a diatribe, calling the Englishman a bully, and saying that Kassouf was \u201cverbally abusing\u201d him.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou want to gamble, I\u2019m all in,\u201d was Kassouf’s next taunt, to which Benger snap-called and showed his aces to his challenger\u2019s kings. It is 8:45 of riveting video that has been watched more than 1.4 million times. And, oh yes, the aces held up, to the delight of the crowd, who had rallied around Benger.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The fireworks at the 2017 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event were still going on Sunday, July 8th, even with Independence Day well past, when two of the more than 7,200 ultimate players to enter went at it with a verbal joust that landed them both some time outs. Players Tony Bracy and Lazaro […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":54424,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,18,14],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
World Series of Poker 2017 Main Event Players Clash Over Texting<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n