{"id":8030,"date":"2018-06-11T15:31:57","date_gmt":"2018-06-11T15:31:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/?p=8030"},"modified":"2018-06-11T20:59:57","modified_gmt":"2018-06-11T20:59:57","slug":"a-bad-boys-guide-to-getting-banned-at-the-world-series-of-poker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/a-bad-boys-guide-to-getting-banned-at-the-world-series-of-poker\/","title":{"rendered":"A Bad Boys\u2019 Guide To Getting Banned At The World Series Of Poker"},"content":{"rendered":"

Everyone knows that \u201cnice guys finish last.\u201d<\/p>\n

You\u2019re a nice guy. Here it is, the 49th annual World Series of Poker<\/strong>. As you look at your naked wrist you may be wondering why you have yet to take down a gold bracelet and secure yourself a place in poker history.<\/p>\n

Look, you play well. You had aces. It can\u2019t be that.<\/p>\n

Perhaps it\u2019s actually true that nice guys do finish last or, at best, bust out on the bubble. Maybe you\u2019re thinking it\u2019s time you switch things up. If being a good guy isn\u2019t working out for you perhaps it\u2019s time to unleash your inner bad boy.<\/p>\n

And there\u2019s nothing badder than getting outright banned.<\/p>\n

So, if saying \u201cplease\u201d and \u201cthank you\u201d just isn\u2019t cutting it anymore here\u2019s what it would take to turn full heel and get yourself kicked out of the Rio\u2026maybe for good.<\/p>\n

But be forewarned, for many getting a property ban is a lifetime sentence. We strongly urge you to use caution and, in all sincerity, not to do these things<\/em>. But if you insist, here\u2019s a gambler\u2019s guide to getting banned from the WSOP.<\/p>\n

Drunk and disorderly<\/h2>\n

\u201cCasinos are private property. You are a guest, like being a guest in someone\u2019s home. Do something the homeowner doesn\u2019t like, and you may be asked to leave.\u201d \u2014 WSOP Vice President of Corporate Communications\u00a0Seth Palansky<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In 2013, bracelet winner David Diaz<\/strong> was at a Harrah\u2019s property when, with a little help from alcohol, he shed his nice guy image for the night. Diaz allegedly got blackout drunk and began harassing people and causing some unwelcome chaos. His WSOP participation was terminated due to a Harrah\u2019s-wide property ban.<\/p>\n

Diaz, who claimed at the time he didn\u2019t even remember the incident, apologized, tweeting: \u201cI would like to apologize to Harrah\u2019s, my friends, and to anyone my actions have affected negatively. I made a mistake and plan to do everything in my power to make it right and take the proper steps so that nothing like this will ever happen again.\u201d<\/p>\n

When it comes to disorderly conduct, throwing women\u2019s clothing out the window of a hotel room should do the trick. In 2011, poker pro Carter Gill<\/strong> did just that \u2013 in an altercation, he threw the clothes out the window, along with his chances of competing in the remainder of the 2011 Main Event. Gill, who had already advanced to Day 2 of the Main, promptly received the boot from the property.<\/p>\n

Lucky for both Diaz and Gill, they both received a reprieve. Both have been allowed back inside the Rio to participate in future WSOP events.<\/p>\n

Abuse or threatening others<\/h2>\n

\u201cI can tell you, if anyone threatens anyone in a casino, they are likely facing lifetime bans. Just not worth the risk because if this individual were allowed back in, and had a repeat offense, the liability on the company is far too great compared to the business opportunity that one individual represents.\u201d \u2014 Seth Palansky.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Players who abuse another person or, even threaten to will for sure be at risk. Sometimes it means saying something you simply cannot take back. Even if it\u2019s a joke.<\/p>\n

Poker pro Sam Panzica<\/strong> was having a good time during the 2013 November Nine railing the final table, enjoying a few adult beverages and, by his own admission getting a little drunk. After being denied re-entry into the rail section of the Main Event final table, Panzica was forced to sit in the general admission section of the theater, something he wasn\u2019t too happy about.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe sat in the really last row of the theater and watch and at one point, mind you I am drunk and probably being louder than I should, I say \u2018I wish I had an AK right now\u2019 nothing more.\u201d<\/p>\n

That was enough to set off a chain of events<\/a> that led him to getting 86\u2019d from the Penn & Teller theater, placed in a cab and sent back to his hotel room at another property.<\/p>\n

The next day when he returned to try and watch Ryan Riess<\/strong> win it all, the security guard that helped him into the cab pulled him from the line, and formally kicked him out for life. The guard claimed that he was overheard saying that he was \u201cgoing to mow everyone down with an AK-47.\u201d<\/p>\n

Panzica continues to crush the live poker scene. He earned a $1.3 million score by winning the 2017 World Poker Tour Shooting Star tournament at Bay 101. But he remains banned from the Rio.<\/p>\n

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