Hachem and Argyros Argue

Happy_Freaked

There was just a bit of arguing over on Table 33, right behind the PokerNews desk. A hand was in progress between Tony Hachem and Billy "The Croc" Argyros, as a crowd gathered.

Hachem had raised to 3,400 after which Argyros three-bet to 9,000. The action got back to Hachem, who went in the tank for quite some time.

Apparently Argyros was enjoying an ice cream during the tanking, and wanted to dispose the wrapper after he finished. The bin was only two steps away, but the dealer grabbed his hand as he left the table for about a second.

Argyros ordered the dealer to stop, and retrieved his cards before they hit the muck. Hachem wanted a ruling on this move, and it took a minute for a senior supervisor to show up. The supervisor ruled that since Hachem was still tanking, and Argyros' hand wasn't mucked, the hand was still live.

Hachem wasn't pleased, and mucked his cards straight away. The supervisor offered to go into further detail about the ruling, but Hachem declined. "Just let it go," he said as the dealer dealt another hand.