We've Got Controversy

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Ryan Young and Al Barbieri spent the last five minutes jawing at each other from opposite ends of Table 26. Apparently, Young was involved in the previous hand and may have talked someone out of a call by stating, "You don't want to send me home packing, do you?"

Barbieri thought that Young was disclosing the strength of his hand to his opponent and was sharp for possible collusion. He asked that a floor supervisor come to the table to make a ruling. Young, attempting to defend himself, explained, "I didn't disclose my hand. I just said, 'You don't want to send me home packing, do you?' and then this asshole..."

Barbieri exploded out of his seat. "Excuse me?" he shouted. "Can you back them words up? Can you back them words up? Am I an asshole?"

Greg Mueller immediately came over to the table and whispered something in Barbieri's ear, imploring him to calm down. Barbieri stated that he wanted an apology from a very visibly flushed Young. Antonio Esfandiari and Nenad Medic also came to see what the fuss was about.

Barbieri eventually calmed down and sat back down. "Are we good now?" Cody Slaughbaugh asked. The dealer had already dealt the next hand, and action was on Slaughbaugh in the big blind. "I can't play if there's gonna be all this shouting."

Barbieri was much calmer, even taking down the next pot with a pocket pair of tens. Young was bright red but otherwise remained silent.

Across the room, Liz Lieu seemed indignant that the player on her left berated her for being "inconsiderate". We're not sure what exactly the source of THAT controversy was, but Lieu was able to let the matter drop much more easily than Barbieri.

Tags: Al Barbieri Liz Lieu Ryan Young