Controversy struck after the completion of the World Sequence of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) Maryland Essential Occasion, and it wasn’t as a result of polarizing poker participant Maurice Hawkins received to safe his 18th ring.
The record-tying victory was referred to as into query on Tuesday morning because it was revealed that third-place finisher Divyam Satyarthi had the perfect hand at showdown when he was eradicated.
The way it All Went Down
In accordance with WSOP reside updates of the occasion, Satyarthi was all in in opposition to Hawkins with Q♣10♥ in opposition to the A♥3♠of Hawkins. The board ran out Ok♣2♠10♣4♣5♣ to provide Satyarthi a flush, however the pot went to Hawkins as he rivered a no-good Wheel.
Screenshots of a video of the board present that Satyarthi did certainly make a flush. Nobody caught the error till hours later and Hawkins went on to win the occasion for $140,752.
Reporters on the bottom confirmed that they discovered concerning the error hours later and confirmed video of the hand to the ground. It was not talked about within the hand historical past or occasion recap.
The $1,700 buy-in Essential Occasion at Horseshoe Baltimore drew 468 runners for a prize pool of $709,020.
The incident referred to as to thoughts an issue within the 2023 WSOP Paradise Essential Occasion when a seller chip depend error led to Australian professional Daniel Neilson’s third-place elimination that value him $116,000 in fairness.
Satyarthi had a deep run on the 2023 WSOP in Las Vegas as he completed fifth within the $1,500 NLH Freezeout for $102,814.
Seller Error at WSOP Paradise
The victory gave Hawkins his 18th Circuit ring to tie Ari Engel because the all-time ring chief. The ultimate desk additionally included runner-up Dan Chalifour, Arthur Rippy, Andrew Chang and Keith Temm.
WSOPC Maryland Essential Occasion Last Desk Outcomes
*Photograph courtesy WSOPC
Connor Richards
Editor & Reside Reporter U.S.
