Men the Master Involved in "Shorted" Pot Deep in WSOP $300 Gladiators
Table Of Contents
A controversial hand took place deep on Day 2 of Event #20: $300 Gladiators of Poker No-Limit Hold'em involving Men ��The Master�� Nguyen that saw a player allege that he was shorted several million chips, and busting before the matter could be resolved.
The Gladiator attracted over 20,000 entries �� the biggest of the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) so far �� with 14 players bagging at the end of Monday's play.
One of the players who will not be winning that six-figure payday or the bracelet is Brian Smith, who was involved in one of the most controversial hands of the summer.
Bookmark this page! All you need to know about the 2024 WSOP is here.
What Happened in Controversial Poker Hand
The hand in question took place during Level 36 at blinds of 500,000/1,000,000/1,000,000 with 28 players remaining.
Smith shoved from under the gun with J?5? for 4,525,000. Steve Foutty, holding A?K?, three-bet to 10,000,000 on the button and Men Nguyen four-bet all in for 25,250,000 with A?K?.
"How much is it?" asked Foutty.
"I don't care," replied Nguyen, as the dealer counted his chips. Eventually Foutty called.
The 10?6?4? flop changed nothing, with the 2? on the turn giving Foutty a flush draw and the chance to eliminate two players. But the river 5? bricked that draw, but improved Smith to a pair and he tripled up, or so he thought.
Following an elimination at another table, play was halted after this hand ahead of the three-table redraw. As players racked their chips, Smith noticed that he had been shorted four million in chips. He was adamant that after the triple up of his 4,525,000 stack, he should have around 15 million, while he sat with only 11 million.
He alerted the floor manager, who went to check the cameras. Upon his return, he instructed players to rack up their chips and proceeded with the redraw.
Smith remained adamant that he had been shorted, but play resumed with the matter unresolved. A few minutes later, tournament staff ruled that Foutty and Nguyen needed to both surrender one million in chips to Smith. However, Smith remained insistent that this would still leave him short the correct amount. Meanwhile, Foutty was adamant he had initially paid the right amount.
The matter was escalated, with tournament staff promising to take another look at the cameras. However, the matter was never fully resolved as Smith ended up busting in 26th place for $16,770.
Video of the hand shared on social media shows Nguyen pulling back his chips as Smith celebrated winning the hand, but it remains unclear how the pot was shorted.
Players Recount the Action
PokerNews caught the action live on Day 2, and spoke to two players at the table, including Foutty, who was part of the now infamous hand. Foutty and Jordan Johnson both said they are unsure of how Smith's pot was shorted.
"I'm not accusing Men of anything," Foutty said. "But he has a history of this sort of thing. I know how much I put in. I was drinking and having a good time, but I know what I put in."
Nguyen also busted before the end of Day 2, finishing in 19th place for $16,770, his 115th cash in a bracelet event.
Despite his involvement, and heavily criticized past behavior, the origin of the chip discrepancy was never fully resolved.
In this Series
- 1 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Dates Confirmed; Main Event to Run July 3-17
- 2 Nadya Magnus Giving Away WSOP Main Event Seats to Two Female Poker Players
- 3 Online Satellites for 2024 WSOP Main Event Kick Off for NJ/NV, PA & MI Players
- 4 More Broken Records? New Events? What Could Be On the 2024 WSOP Schedule?
- 5 This Navy Veteran Turned $2 into a $10,000 Main Event Ticket on WSOP Michigan
- 6 The 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Schedule is Out; 99 Live Bracelet Events
- 7 PokerNews Deepstack Championship Takes Center Stage at 2024 WSOP; Features 40 Seat Giveaway
- 8 Bomb Pot Event, PLO Mystery Bounty & Other New Events On the 2024 WSOP Schedule
- 9 Five Questions to Ask Yourself at Your First WSOP
- 10 How to Decide Which WSOP Tournament(s) to Play
- 11 MainEventTravel.com is The Trip Leader If You're Heading to Vegas for the 2024 WSOP
- 12 Top Tips to Crush the $600 PokerNews DeepStack Championship at the 2024 WSOP
- 13 Commerce Casino Will Host 2024 WSOP Tournament of Champions
- 14 This Tournament Crusher Shares His Top Tips for the PokerNews Deepstack Challenge
- 15 WSOP 2024: 9 Strategy Tips for Freezeout Tournaments
- 16 How to Stay Healthy in Las Vegas During the WSOP
- 17 The Best Poker Players Who Haven't Won a WSOP Bracelet
- 18 PokerNews Staff 2024 WSOP Predictions featuring Maiden Bracelets, POY and Tice vs. Becker!
- 19 2023 WSOP Winner Auctioning Bracelet to Benefit Cancer Research
- 20 World Series of Poker 2024: Read Phil Ivey's Top WSOP Tips
- 21 8 More WSOP Rules You Didn't Know Existed
- 22 Rampage Wants the 'Chat Pros' to Bet Against Him at the World Series of Poker
- 23 King's Resort Plays Host to 2024 World Series of Poker Europe; �15M GTD Across Schedule
- 24 The Muck: What Does the Poker Community Like and Dislike About the 2024 WSOP Schedule?
- 25 History of the WSOP $25k Fantasy Draft: Howard Lederer, Jason Mercier, & Daniel Negreanu
- 26 WATCH: Daniel Negreanu & ODB��s Top $25K Fantasy Poker Tips | PokerNews Podcast #832
- 27 How Will Daniel Negreanu's 2024 Poker Heater Impact His WSOP $25k Fantasy Draft Bid?
- 28 Five Years After Infamous WSOP Incident, 'Naked Bandit' Talks Mental Health
- 29 WSOP Introduces New Rule Changes for Player of the Year
- 30 WSOP Legend John Smith Making Another Deep Run in Heads-Up Championship
- 31 Phil Ivey Arrives at 2024 WSOP: 11th Bracelet Coming Soon?
- 32 This Poker Jinx on the $5K Bubble Will Leave You Speechless!
- 33 What the WSOP Has to Say About the Max Late Reg Controversy
- 34 From Unknown and Risking Half His Poker Bankroll on One Event to WSOP Player of the Year?
- 35 Women of the the 2024 WSOP: Large Turnout in $25k High Roller
- 36 The Decades-Long WSOP Streak That Almost Came to an End
- 37 Poker Boom Era Fan Favorite Sammy Farha is Back and Deep at the WSOP
- 38 Men the Master Involved in "Shorted" Pot Deep in WSOP $300 Gladiators
- 39 Duy Ho Records Biggest Weekly Score of the PokerNews Deepstack Challenge So Far
- 40 Props, Family & Fortnite: For the Four Members of Team Lucky It's About Much More Than Poker
- 41 What Makes Phil Ivey the Poker G.O.A.T.?
- 42 Five-Bet With Seven-High: Is This the Craziest Bluff of the 2024 WSOP?
- 43 2024 WSOP Online: $4.3m Triton Champ Roman Hrabec Wins Gold Bracelet
- 44 Greg Raymer Reflects on Historic WSOP Main Event Win 20 Years Later
- 45 Another Day, Another Main Event First Hand Bustout with MASSIVE Overbet Shove
- 46 Triple Crown Winner Cody Hoping for Birthday Rungood in 2024 WSOP Main Event
- 47 Dan Bilzerian Lasts Two Hands in WSOP Main Event
- 48 Poker Gods Punish Mateos on Day 5 of WSOP Main Event as Song Maintains Chip Lead