Two Round Penalty, Main Event Drama

Drama ensued on Table 513 of the Main Event.

The action began when Ibrahim Senoussi put in a raise of 25,000. Two seats to his left, playing in the hijack, Jeffrey Deegan opted to call before Conor O'Rourke, in the cutoff, three-bet to 115,000.

The action returned to Senoussi, who went deep into the tank. Minutes passed by, and Senoussi seemed no closer to a decision, causing one of his tablemates to call the clock.

The floor was called. As the tournament officials made their way across the room to adjudicate the situation, Senoussi unlocked his phone and started using his calculator to calculate numbers concerning the pot.

Josh Arieh, also at the table, advised Senoussi he was not allowed to do that in the middle of the hand, which caused some tension.

The floor arrived and instructed the players to play out the hand before the situation was handled.

Action back on Senoussi, clock ticking down, he chose to four-bet all in. This received two quick folds from his opponents, and the poker hand was finished.

Senoussi immediately received a one-round penalty for using his phone during a hand. In an apparent misunderstanding due to a language barrier, Senoussi didn't realise he had been penalised. The official made it clearer, which caused some back and forth between the Frenchman and Arieh; his punishment was then increased to a two-round penalty.

An unhappy Senoussi was walked out of the tournament area, and the table continued to play.