Furious Over Ruling, Daniel Negreanu Goes All-In Blind Out Of Protest During Poker TournamentHand Was Declared Dead Thanks To 'First Card Off The Deck' Rule |
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Poker pro Daniel Negreanu “just literally quit” a €10,000 buy-in poker tournament.
At the European Poker Tour stop in Barcelona today, Negreanu was involved in a dramatic debate over a controversial new rule recently adopted by the Tournament Directors Association.
Negreanu was in the small blind and posted it, but wasn’t in his seat when the dealer dealt the first card off of the top of the deck. Negreanu’s hand was instantly mucked. The floor came over and eventually determined that the dealer made the right decision based on the rules on the book. Negreanu was furious and continued to plead his case.
When it wasn’t overturned, he announced that he would go all-in blind the next hand.
The whole situation apparently stems from some discrepancy on where precisely the player must be when the first card is dealt. The rule states “at” his or her seat means “within reach.” According to reports, Negreanu was standing reasonably close behind it.
The first card off the deck rule is so poorly enforced it makes me not even want to play! So absurdly anti player and customer service!
— Daniel Negreanu (@RealKidPoker) September 5, 2013
I put my small blind in and was standing next to my chair. Dealer kills my hand immediately. So I just literally quit the tourney lol
— Daniel Negreanu (@RealKidPoker) September 5, 2013
I was 100% aware of the rule and did NOT break the rule. It was ruled 100% incorrectly by the TD because the rule is absurdly stupid.
— Daniel Negreanu (@RealKidPoker) September 5, 2013
Negreanu did in fact shove blind the next hand and was eliminated.
The Tournament Directors Association made the “first card off the deck” rule official after the summer World Series of Poker. It’s unclear which tours will end up using it.
In response to Negreanu’s series of Tweets, some in the poker community voiced their support for his argument. One of them was fellow Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier.
FYI: The first card off the deck rule does clearly state: u must be AT your seat which is defined as being within arms length of your chair
— Jason Mercier (@JasonMercier) September 5, 2013
The European Poker Tour is sponsored and part owned by PokerStars.
Despite the appearance that Negreanu was right, not everyone thought he handled it well.
Nice way to make a point tho, effectively piss €10k against a wall in a country with 25% unemployment. Should win u support! @RealKidPoker
— David Docherty (@daviddc2m) September 5, 2013
Yeah, @RealKidPoker is obv in a good place thanks to Choice Center. He is not allowed to play a hand and just blindly burns 10k€. #CryBaby
— Herman vd Meerendonk (@hvdm1987) September 5, 2013
Negreanu took to blogging about the incident afterward, elaborating on his position and the rule itself, while also admitting that he behaved poorly.
“I lose it a little bit and react in anger. I decide I just don’t want to be there anymore[…]Now, my reaction is silly and I realize this. I allowed myself to let anger consume me and cause me to make a silly decision. I can live with it, but I’m not at all claiming I handled the situation properly. The hand I had mucked was irrelevant to me, it was K-T off suit, it was just the point.”
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