Monnette v. Menderes I
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Menderes took approximately 50,000 in chips from Monnette after showing down
on a 
board. The fact that the dealer prematurely raked in the pot after Menderes' flop bet probably didn't help Monnette's mood much, but what really seemed to set him off was the way that Menderes was placing bets.Sitting with a plethora of blue (5,000), yellow (1,000) and pink chips (500), Menderes has a habit of occasionally stacking up as many green (100) chips as he can, and toppling them over onto the felt as he bets, creating a mess for the dealer and making it difficult for opponents to count the size of each bet without the dealer's help. More on that later.
While Menderes was busy stacking up his newfound chips, the dealer noticed that an ante was missing.
(**Note - the following conversation is paraphrased)
"It's his (Menderes)," Monnette claimed.
The claim seemed legit, as Menderes was the only player at the table who didn't have three green chips out in front of him.
"Me? I pay (paid)," said Menderes.
"You didn't pay," Monnette fired back. "I'll bet you a hundred thousand dollars that you didn't pay. Let's look at the cameras."
Menderes looked befuddled and claimed his English wasn't very good, so next door neighbor Ron Azor helped translate.
"Her (the dealer), no problem. You, problem," Menderes said in the direction of Monnette, as he reluctantly added the missing ante to the pot.
"I don't know what this guy's problem is," Monnette spouted back.
"He stacks his chips in the most obnoxious way possible," he added before also calling attention to the missing ante fiasco.
"It's fine if you want to be obnoxious," Monnette continued, "but don't slow up the game."