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Garfed   Malta. Jun 01 2015 22:24. Posts 4818

World Series of Poker 2015 is already running in Las Vegas, and as every year there are always some small problems during the series. However, the most interesting problem so far happened in the Aria hosted tournament.

There is a big mess-up that is being discussed widely on poker forums at the moment. The Aria casino hosted extra $25,000 High Roller tournament over the weekend, alongside with its regular nightly $125 buy-in tournament.

One of the players that registered in the $125 buy-in event was occidentally given a ticket to the... $25,000 High Roller event. He decided not to share this information with anyone and take his chances of the mistake going unnoticed.

The player was seated to the High Roller event and managed to play for 7 hours before the mistake was noticed. When it happened, he was removed from the event and escorted out from the casino.

Now, the problem is, during his play he busted 3 other players that each paid $25,000 and made overall a huge impact on the tournament structure. It's rather doubtful that the casino will refund busted players though.

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 Last edit: 01/06/2015 22:40

Garfed   Malta. Jun 01 2015 22:25. Posts 4818


PuertoRican   United States. Jun 01 2015 23:32. Posts 13029

The casino is at fault, yet the three $25k entry players and the one $125 entry player lose out in the end.

Sounds like a win-win for the casino yet again.

Rekrul is a newb 

leos147   Iceland. Jun 02 2015 00:42. Posts 171

I read somewhere that the busted players were/will be refunded 3-5k and the curly haired guy was banned for life in any Aria casino.


traxamillion   United States. Jun 02 2015 02:10. Posts 10468

they can ban the guy whatever I don't even think he should be banned. He should be refunded his $125. How can you expect someone not to freeroll there. If you are playing craps and they you are betting odds whatever and they give you extra money it is super standard not to say anything. I suppose the fact that his actions may damage other players should be considered though and definitely may change things.

I just wouldn't really blame a guy being handed a 25k entry for trying to play it, just as I wouldn't blame anyone for keeping quiet about an extra 5 bucks in change at wal mart (I'd prolly say something in this case just because I wouldn't want the employee to get in trouble for her till being short but fuck Wal Mart I would have no problem taking their money)


Floofy   Canada. Jun 02 2015 02:15. Posts 8708

I don't believe the busted players lost out on this. Its likely the 125$ player was below their level, and if they stacked him it would have been very profitable for them.

Now for the 125$ player, i do think he was in the wrong here, and the casino did the right thing.

If you go in some starbucks, order a 1$ cofee, and then they do a mistake and bring you a more costly drink, if you go away with the costly drink whitout saying anything, that could be considered stealing imo, same thing here.

james9994: make note dont play against floofy, ;( 

Trav94   Canada. Jun 02 2015 02:36. Posts 1785

I can see why the guy did what he did. I once was at Mcdonalds ordering food for a bunch of people. I looked down at the debit machine to see the girl punched it in wrong or something happened and I was paying .06c for $25 of Mcdonalds. Didn't say anything because fuck Mcdonalds. Similar thought process here I imagine.

I see what Trax is saying about not wanting the employee to get in trouble, but that didn't come to mind at the time.

 Last edit: 02/06/2015 02:36

K40Cheddar   United States. Jun 02 2015 03:44. Posts 2202

$125 player mostly at fault. Casino obviously made a silly mistake. You should be smart enough to know that the entry is in error and even if you did try to play it and win you would be forfeit since the amount of cash taken in and the prize-pool won't line up and his entry won't be verified. Pretty obvious you are going to get caught if you ask me.

Even if he wanted to make the claim that he was just "playing his entry", the casino could give two fucks about him and do whatever they want. Who's going to contest?

GGLast edit: 02/06/2015 03:48

xBERNx   United States. Jun 02 2015 04:32. Posts 42

Casino made a mistake and its the players responsibility to make it right?

What happens in a cash game if you think everyone folds, and by accident you throw your cards face up in the middle?
Its a bit extreme, but none the less, you'll lose the pot. Granted that is basically only vs other players, but even a winning hand would be a loser obv at that point.

Idk. I think as much money as the casino makes, they should have just bit the bullet and let it go.



TianYuan    Korea (South). Jun 02 2015 04:38. Posts 6817


  On June 02 2015 01:15 Floofy wrote:
I don't believe the busted players lost out on this. Its likely the 125$ player was below their level, and if they stacked him it would have been very profitable for them.

Now for the 125$ player, i do think he was in the wrong here, and the casino did the right thing.

If you go in some starbucks, order a 1$ cofee, and then they do a mistake and bring you a more costly drink, if you go away with the costly drink whitout saying anything, that could be considered stealing imo, same thing here.


1$ coffee? That exists in the US?

Pretty sure I've never seen anything cheaper than like... 4 or 5$ in Korean starbucks (I dont drink coffee but my girlfriend is addicted to that shit).

Hm.. Off-suite socks.. 

casinocasino   Canada. Jun 02 2015 04:45. Posts 3343

Guy can plead ignorance.. If I was at the casino I would let him play the 25k and cough up the loss from own pocket.

 Last edit: 02/06/2015 04:46

Blitzkrieg0   United States. Jun 02 2015 06:04. Posts 50


  On June 02 2015 03:38 TianYuan wrote:
Show nested quote +


1$ coffee? That exists in the US?

Pretty sure I've never seen anything cheaper than like... 4 or 5$ in Korean starbucks (I dont drink coffee but my girlfriend is addicted to that shit).


Not at starbucks. If you go to some fast food place like mcdonalds you can get a dollar coffee.


FrinkX   United States. Jun 02 2015 07:22. Posts 7561


  On June 02 2015 01:36 Trav94 wrote:
I can see why the guy did what he did. I once was at Mcdonalds ordering food for a bunch of people. I looked down at the debit machine to see the girl punched it in wrong or something happened and I was paying .06c for $25 of Mcdonalds. Didn't say anything because fuck Mcdonalds. Similar thought process here I imagine.

I see what Trax is saying about not wanting the employee to get in trouble, but that didn't come to mind at the time.



didnt say anything cuz fuck mcdonalds? how about when mcdonalds penalizes/fires her for having a short register

i guess u could say she deserves it because shes incompetent... but shes working at fkn mcdonalds, give her a break lol

bitch on a pension suck my dong 

Smuft   Canada. Jun 02 2015 07:51. Posts 633

What about saying "my bad", adding 25k to the prizepool and letting it play on as usual?

saying this guy was an illegal player and taking him out despite significantly effecting the tourney outcome seems so messy and unfair to the rest of the players





ReDDcaFFe   Bulgaria. Jun 02 2015 09:43. Posts 1172

I would take the freeroll aswell.
It's their mistake lol.
Also if I pay $1 for a coffee and get $5 one why would I say sth, just take it and leave!

I cant wait to take their money 

Spitfiree   Bulgaria. Jun 02 2015 09:44. Posts 9634

this

  On June 02 2015 03:45 casinocasino wrote:
Guy can plead ignorance.. If I was at the casino I would let him play the 25k and cough up the loss from own pocket.


and this

  On June 02 2015 06:51 Smuft wrote:
What about saying "my bad", adding 25k to the prizepool and letting it play on as usual?

saying this guy was an illegal player and taking him out despite significantly effecting the tourney outcome seems so messy and unfair to the rest of the players



they dealt with the situation the worst way possible imo

 Last edit: 02/06/2015 09:45

traxamillion   United States. Jun 02 2015 10:03. Posts 10468

Yup, casino's are greedy as fuck though and on the grind for every penny.


traxamillion   United States. Jun 02 2015 10:05. Posts 10468

They also generally think in quarterly terms not long term.


Nazgul    Netherlands. Jun 02 2015 11:12. Posts 7080


  On June 02 2015 01:10 traxamillion wrote:
they can ban the guy whatever I don't even think he should be banned. He should be refunded his $125. How can you expect someone not to freeroll there. If you are playing craps and they you are betting odds whatever and they give you extra money it is super standard not to say anything. I suppose the fact that his actions may damage other players should be considered though and definitely may change things.

I just wouldn't really blame a guy being handed a 25k entry for trying to play it, just as I wouldn't blame anyone for keeping quiet about an extra 5 bucks in change at wal mart (I'd prolly say something in this case just because I wouldn't want the employee to get in trouble for her till being short but fuck Wal Mart I would have no problem taking their money)


While I agree that you should expect most people to freeroll here that doesn't necessarily excuse it. It's like leaving your bicycle with its keys inside the lock, someone is just going to walk off with it. I don't see how you can possibly say it is fine for him to play it, even if it is really understandable. Either way if they let him play it out that means every person in the future who gets in this situation can do the same. They have no choice but to remove him from the field and ban him.

You almost twin-caracked his AK - JonnyCosmoLast edit: 02/06/2015 11:15

Trav94   Canada. Jun 02 2015 11:18. Posts 1785


  On June 02 2015 06:22 FrinkX wrote:
Show nested quote +



didnt say anything cuz fuck mcdonalds? how about when mcdonalds penalizes/fires her for having a short register

i guess u could say she deserves it because shes incompetent... but shes working at fkn mcdonalds, give her a break lol


Like I said, I really didn't think about it at the time. And I mean fuck Mcdonalds in he sense of how they pay and treat their employees.


 
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