2010 World Series of Poker

Event #54: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em
Day: 2
Event Info
2010 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a3
Prize
$570,960
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$3,459,000
Entries
3,844
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
Players Left 1 / 3,844

Maybe He Thought It Was Crazy Pineapple

We just witnessed a player receive a one-round penalty for, well, trying to cheat. No shinola.

A player had left the table, and so there was an empty seat when the cards for the next hand were being dealt. A player sitting next to the absent player's seat managed to slide one (or perhaps both) of the absent player's cards closer to his hand, apparently in an effort to get a look and maybe find the best two with which to start.

The dealer saw what was happening and alerted the floor, and the penalty was subsequently delivered.