Poker player Shawn Daniels accused Justin Lapka on Twitter of starting WSOP Circuit Event #5 ($600 No-Limit Hold’em Double Stack) at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas with an over-sized chip stack.
The accuser claims his opponent who late registered began with an extra 5,000 chips on Day One. Based on Daniels’ Twitter posts, it appears “Lappy” wasn’t at fault for receiving too many chips. But he also said Justin refused to return the excess chips.
Players in the $600 buy-in event started with 40,000 chips. Well, most of them did. Apparently, one player got even more. However, the dealer eventually took the extra 5,000 chips off his stack.
Poker Player Calls Out Peer
Shawn Daniels went on Twitter to publicly out Justin Lapka for “scumming.” That’s become standard procedure for poker drama.
https://twitter.com/STaNobv/status/1065025839912251394
Steven Snyder, another poker player, responded to the Tweet with an insult to the alleged “cheater.” He said, “He has to be the biggest douche I’ve ever met at the tables.”
“Constantly talking sh*t when he loses a pot and just always unhappy making smart ass comments to everyone. He thinks he’s some hot shot player,” Snyder continued.
Lapka has $42,000 in live tournament winnings but has been a successful online player. He finished fifth in a $1,000 WSOP Online Bracelet event this past summer ($65,000).
Daniels continued criticizing his opponent throughout Tuesday’s Day One session.
https://twitter.com/STaNobv/status/1065073006752350208
Justin Lapka Apologizes
Lapka has a reputation to uphold being a Twitch streamer. So, he couldn’t just ignore the public bashing. Instead, he posted a formal apology on Twitter.
“I just wanna acknowledge that I made a decision tonight without a full understanding of how my decisions may affect other people or the poker community at-large,” he wrote.
In his apology, Lapka admitted he noticed he had an extra 5,000 chips when he got to his seat. At first, he said, he “made excuses as to why it would be okay to stay put.”
But he now acknowledges that he “wasn’t taking responsibility” for his actions and referred to his behavior as “inherently wrong.”
At first, Lapka took a “bank error in your favor” mindset. But, after the fact, he says he now realizes he was “wrong” to think that way. The poker player claims he always does right to those who have been wronged.
Lapka apologized to the poker community and “anyone who believes in me as a person.”
“I promise though I will do my best to make this up to you,” he wrote.