Antonio Esfandiari disqualified from PCA Main Event with 100K+ stack.

[PokerFunKid]

 

[horizon12]

Esfandiari disqualified from PCA for peeing under table

Antonio Esfandiari has a prop bet with Bill Perkins, requiring him to lunge everywhere he goes for 48 hours. Esfandiari was also playing day 2 of the PCA Main Event, and apparently doing well until a series of tweets happened:

It turns out that Esfandiari was disqualified. The reason, provided by David Tuthill:

Antonio speaks with PokerNews about the DQ, but doesn't detail the reason why: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfggIGUzLtA#t

Eventually Antonio won and tweeted:

 

[angeliks]

disqualified for urinating in the table.
could have gone to the bathroom, sometimes losing a hand it is better than losing the game

 

[mariel619]

hey the guy is so good, what else could they do to get him

 

[PokerFunKid]

disqualified for urinating in the table.
could have gone to the bathroom, sometimes losing a hand it is better than losing the game

It was during the break. His legs hurt so much from lunging that he couldn't walk anymore. He stay at the tables during the break, but the got disqualified for peeing there lol.

 

[Jalapano]

This is hilarious. Esfandiari is known for his prop betting. To have it go this far is a bit much though, had to be some serious cash on the line. I dont think of him any differently though he is still one of my favorite pros.

 

[smallfrie]

I think is is pretty disgusting.

 

[isohatedis]

that is just off the wall.there must have been a lot of cash on it.it would be nice to know how much esfandiari and perkins had on it but we probably wont find that out.but esfandiari must be absolutely gutted that he got kicked out of the pca main event.he will probably think through his prop bets an awful lot more now after this though.

 

[aolguin3]

wow when I saw it I thought it was a joke lol.

 

[Aceplayer55]

lol

wsop Rules - IV.39.C - This rule shall include...any participant whose personal hygiene has become disruptive...

 

[PokerFunKid]

He donated the $50,000 he won with this propbet to a charity.

 

[melinreno]

http://www.pokernews.com/news/2016/01/antonio-esfandiari-to-donate-50000-to-charity-23798.htm

 

[stevenright]

thats crazy, i love the dude, wth was he thinking. Can't walk just get a moving chair or something

 

[NKGB13]

Man, can u imagine the amount of money on that bet for him to do so?? But yet, crazy thing. Should be suspended or something like that.

 

[BigJamo]

thats crazy, i love the dude, wth was he thinking. Can't walk just get a moving chair or something

I too thought highly of him.
Until this happened.

Brings shame on our game and makes the public think we are neanderthals.

 

[Wvlg]

I don't believe! Who will piss at the table?! Crazy.

 

[wildyetty]

Bahahahaha this is what happens when you have too much money.

 

[LinkornU]

I wonder did he bring a bottle with a purpose to use it in this way?

 

[orsino12]

He should have gotten a Stadium Pal.

 

[MrPink514]

I think it's a little ridiculous that he got disqualified for something so silly and harmless. If they were going to punish him, he should have been penalized in some way, but not disqualified from the whole tournament. Antonio is a pretty awesome guy. He's donating all the money he won from that prop bet, $50 000, to charity.

 

[Vitorgmfp]

Crazy

 

[scorpion1367]

hahahahahahahahahaha........scorp

 

[Paulek]

I wonder did he bring a bottle with a purpose to use it in this way?

A friend gave him that bottle.

 

[ribbybruno]

Never lunge into a bet you can't pee off!

 

[Bogdan Pyts]

Lol, I think it's right, eats at the table is behaving disrespectfully, and here it is. it serves him right