{"id":54394,"date":"2017-07-12T15:00:23","date_gmt":"2017-07-12T22:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=54394"},"modified":"2017-07-12T15:19:48","modified_gmt":"2017-07-12T22:19:48","slug":"world-series-of-poker-2017-main-event-players-clash-over-texting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/world-series-of-poker-2017-main-event-players-clash-over-texting\/","title":{"rendered":"World Series of Poker Main Event Players Clash Over Texting, Earning Both Suspensions"},"content":{"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.<\/p>\n

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During Sunday’s Day 1B of the WSOP 2017 Main Event, Lazaro Hernandez (standing) got into a heated verbal altercation with Tony Bracy (center left, with backwards hat) over texting at the table. The two received a round of suspensions for the incident. (Image: ESPN)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Players Tony Bracy<\/a> and Lazaro Hernandez were in Sunday\u2019s WSOP 1B flight when they got into a heated exchange.<\/p>\n

Hernandez was texting on his phone, something that is not allowed when a player is in a hand. Bracy, annoyed, told the dealer to \u201ccontrol the game.\u201d This sent Hernandez into a profanity-laced tirade, with Bracy accusing him of using a racial slur.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe said, \u2018Talk to me like a man.\u2019 He doesn\u2019t know what the hell \u2026 the next thing we know, he says \u2018let\u2019s go outside,\u2019\u201d Bracy said.<\/p>\n

The faceoff soon escalated and a tournament director and security officer were at the table soon after Hernandez stood up to yell at Bracy.<\/p>\n

\u201cI called him fat, and \u00a0[said go] eat a Twinkie,\u201d Bracy said. \u201cOf course I ain\u2019t going to keep my mouth shut.\u201d Apparently to Bracy, who took 38th in last year’s Main Event for almost $175K, while racial slurs are offensive, fat-shaming is not.<\/p>\n

Suspended First, Then Ousted<\/h2>\n

Hernandez, who appears to be a neophyte player with no Hendon Mob performance tracker activity, was escorted out of the playing area and informed by a WSOP official that he was receiving a three-round suspension for his outburst. He was also warned that any similar actions would see him disqualified.<\/p>\n

Bracy didn\u2019t get off unscathed, however. He, too, got a one-round suspension.<\/p>\n

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When they were both allowed back at the table, they sat two seats away from one another and with security officers close by keeping tabs on the pair. They would clash again, but this time, it would be with cards. The two were involved in a hand where Bracy showed a straight, while his new nemesis had two pair. The former collected his chips with no words spoken between them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Bracy got the better of Hernandez on both that round, and at the tournament overall. He advanced to Day 2 with 106,000 chips, while the WSOP rookie was sent to the rail after the first day.<\/p>\n

ESPN commentator Norman Chad<\/strong><\/a> made his first 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>\n

Skirmishes 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":"

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