Professional Poker Participant Banned for Dishonest within the Brazilian Sequence of Poker
Whereas it’s doable to argue {that a} novice poker participant might make a mistake on the desk, that argument doesn’t maintain up if it includes an skilled poker professional. That was the excuse Brazilian poker participant Rafael Caiaffa made throughout a latest match, however his antics have price him an indefinite ban from the sport.
Brazilian poker participant Rafael Caiaffa throughout a match. He has acquired a suspension from BSOP tournaments for dishonest. (Picture: SuperPoker)
On-line poker media outlet Mundo Poker reported that Caiaffa violated a match rule through the Latin America Poker Tour (LAPT), resulting in a suspension from all Brazilian Sequence of Poker (BSOP) tournaments on Monday. The incident occurred early on Day 2 of the LAPT Thriller KO occasion, which had a buy-in of BRL5,000 (US$1,019).
Throughout a desk change the place alternate gamers had been being seated, a brand new desk was arrange with beginning stacks already within the seller’s possession. Caiaffa was given a seat on the desk and inadvertently acquired an additional beginning stack on high of the stack he delivered to the desk. At this level, it wasn’t too late to show again.
Stashing the Stack
Realizing the error, Caiaffa stashed 100,000 in chips, equal to the beginning stack, in his backpack. Later, throughout a desk change and experiencing losses from his preliminary stack, he reintroduced the saved 100,000 chips.
Nonetheless, all of his actions had been caught on digicam and by different gamers. They approached match officers and advised them what occurred, resulting in Caiaffa’s immediate suspension.
Caiaffa has a longtime historical past of taking part in dwell and on-line poker. He seems way back to 2008 within the World Sequence of Poker annals, and has additionally performed on GGPoker. On the latter, he received a bracelet final yr within the $2,500 NLHE Championship.
Throughout an interview with Marcelo Souza, the editor of Card Participant Brasil, Caiaffa admitted that he cheated when he saved the chips. He stated he realized instantly that there had been a mistake and, in keeping with his account of the story, advised a pal that he would return the stack.
Caiaffa ultimately rationalized his manner out of coming clear. He advised himself that the match seller had made the error, which justified his subsequent resolution to maintain and play the chips.
Following his disqualification from the LAPT occasion and suspension from the BSOP pageant, Caiaffa admitted to the additional stack addition and conceded that the suspension was warranted. Whereas the suspension covers the present BSOP occasions, it might change into a extra everlasting ban.
Devanir Campos, BSOP’s Director of Tournaments, stated that BSOP officers will get collectively after the collection wraps as much as talk about what must occur. That might imply a lifetime ban.
BSOP Turns into Large Draw
The BSOP Thousands and thousands has established itself as the top of dwell poker in Brazil, presently underway in São Paulo. Sponsored by PokerStars, this collection started on November 15 and runs by November 29 on the WTC Sheraton Golden Corridor, marking the biggest poker pageant within the nation.
With 100 tournaments spanning 15 days, the collection ensures BRL40 million (USD$8.2 million) in money, a considerable enhance from the earlier yr. Famend gamers, reminiscent of Sam Greenwood, Jose Ignacio Barbero, Fedor Holz, and Philipe Pizzari Pinto, have graced the occasion previously.
The Most important Occasion, already drawing over 2,315 individuals, guarantees an attractive BRL10 million (US$2.03 million) assure, solidifying BSOP Thousands and thousands as a must-attend spectacle for poker aficionados and top-tier gamers alike.
