WATCH: Brutal Slowroll with Aces on WSOP Super Main Event Final Table Bubble
Eric Wasserson picked up pocket aces on the final table bubble of the $25,000 WSOP Paradise Super Main Event, playing for $10 million, and he decided the situation called for a slowroll.
Benny Glaser, who won three bracelets this summer in Las Vegas, had one of the shortest stacks and a strong hand. He knew it was time to make a move if he wanted to spin it up and capture the eight-figure first-place prize, and his fourth bracelet of the calendar year. But what actually happened was he went out in cruel fashion that will cause some controversy within the poker community.
Was Poker Pro's Actions Uncalled For?
The hand, with the blinds at 2,000,000/4,000,000 began with Terrance Reid min-raising with 7♣7♠. Wasserson, who often plays on the Venetian Poker Live stream, three-bet to 21,000,000 with A♣A♥. Glaser, who had 86,000,000 behind and was covered by both players, moved all in with A♦Q♥.
Reid, a former PokerNews live reporter and longtime poker media member, moved out of the way, sending his cards into the muck. Action then returned to Wasserson who was in a snap-call situation with 10 players remaining. But that isn't how he responded to the all-in bet with no action behind.
Not only did "EWass" fail to just call the bet, he asked for a chip count, double checked his cards, and went into the tank for a minute before calling.
"Really?" Glaser asked upon seeing Wasserson's cards.
The board ran out clean for pocket aces and Glaser was out in 10th place for $665,875. All remaining players were then guaranteed to go home with at least $850,000.
"Obviously, not very classy, not a very good human, not a very nice move. But it's more the sadness of busting, obviously," Glaser told the WSOP's Jeff Platt in his postgame interview when asked about the slowroll. "Part of my almost expected it from him, but it just happens in tournaments."
Wasserson, in a brief interview with PokerNews, sarcastically denied slowrolling Glaser. He said, "I'd never do that," and attributed the tank with pocket aces to "a big payjump," in a sarcastic tone.
Glaser is an eight-time WSOP bracelet winner from the United Kingdom. He finished second this summer in the WSOP Player of the Year race to Shaun Deeb despite having won three bracelets.
Nine players remain in the chase for the WSOP Paradise Super Main Event bracelet. Stay tuned to PokerNews live reporting coverage until a champion is crowned.
