A Bad Beat Followed by Bad Behavior

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Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

Papa Levy is always the loudest player in the table, and while his signature shout of "Send it to Papa!" has been ringing through the room during most of the Borgata Spring Poker Open, a recent exchange between him and another player was more heated.

We passed by the table to catch the tail end of a brutal suckout, as Levy got his last 16,000 into the middle with just on the flop. His opponent had the goods with , but in a flash the cowboys were cracked on the turn. The river was the and Levy notched the double with a truly bad beat.

As he collected the pot though, Levy didn't let loose with "Send it to Papa!" as he has so many times before. Instead, he picked a fight with a player in the next seat over. Levy claimed the man was not giving him enough room at the table, despite the player sitting quite close to the dealer's chair in the one seat, obviously trying to accommodate the brash and boisterous Levy seated to his direct left. An exchange of insults and bravado began to brew, with neither man refusing to back down from their position.

Eventually, the floor staff and security guards were called to quell the commotion, with Levy gabbing on to nobody in particular, while the man he hectored simply retreated to the safety of his headphones.