Poker Player Busts from WSOP Circuit King's Main Event in a Chop Pot; No One Caught It!
You can chalk this one up in the "never seen that before" poker category. Pierre Kauert busted in sixth place in the WSOP Circuit Main Event at King's Casino on...get this...a heads-up chop pot.
Yes, that's right, he became the first player ever, at least on a live stream, to be eliminated from a tournament in a hand he didn't actually lose. No one, not even the announcers, caught the mistake, and by the time it was discovered the pot should have been chopped, it was too late.
"It does fall under player and dealer responsibility and cannot really do anything about it at this point. If it wasn’t live streamed it would never have been realized and so we just move on," World Poker Tour's Executive Tour Director Matt Savage, who was not associated with the event, explained to PokerNews when asked how he would have proceeded.
flop and called once Peters continued for 12,000.
turn with a bet of 30,000. Hunichen used a time bank before making the fold, shipping the pot to Peters.
which saw a check from Peters and a continuation from Yan for 24,000. 
, to which both players opted to check. 
for a bigger two pair on the river to take the pot.
runout did not pose any danger. Yan's big stack took a hit as Hunichen doubled up.
flop was safe for Holz, but the 
completed broadway for Kisacikoglu, who doubled up on the bubble.
river completed the board and Holz was eliminated on the money bubble.
flop. Kisacikoglu then improved on the 
river ending his run in fifth place.