Two-Hand Penalty for Piqu��
Back on June 30, 2013, Spain took on Brazil in the FIFA Confederations Cup final. Brazil defeated Spain 3-0 to win, and it was Spain's Gerard Piqu�� who earned himself a red card for a tackle against FC Barcelona teammate Neymar. Because of the red card, Piqu�� is suspended for Spain's World Cup qualifier match against Finland that takes place on September 6. That leaves some extra time for Piqu�� to play some poker, but like in soccer, there are certain rules you must abide by when playing.
In a recent hand, Piqu�� and one other player got involved in some preflop action where there was a raise and a call. Piqu�� prematurely exposed his hand to show that he had the 
, misunderstanding that there was still action pending. It was ruled that the raise and the call would stand, the Piqu�� had to play the hand from here on out face up on the table.
The flop came down 
, and both Piqu�� and his opponent checked. Everyone at the table was laughing while this happened, especially with Piqu��'s hand simply laying face up in the middle of the table exposed. The turn was the 
, and both players checked again. Then, the 
fell on the river and Piqu��'s opponent bet 7,150, claiming, "No, check this time."
Piqu�� tanked for a little bit, trying to figure out if his opponent was bluffing him, or value betting and trying to get a call. After all, the player could see Piqu��'s hand. Eventually, Piqu�� made the call with the queens, and his opponent showed the 
for a weaker two pair. Piqu�� was awarded the pot, but he was also awarded with something else a little less rewarding.
The floor had watched the hand play out, and promptly informed Piqu�� that he had to serve a two-hand penalty for prematurely exposing his hand with action still to be played.