The World Poker Tour (WPT) announced that it was originally scheduled to March 13th to 15th In The Lodge Card Club Held Lodge Wildcard：Wacky Weekend of Poker The Poker Festival will be postponed.
WPT issued a statement on social media on Tuesday saying that the postponement was due to "Emergencies that are beyond the control of WPT and affect the operation of the event". The official also pointed out that the new event date will be announced later.
And soon after the announcement of this decision, the outside world also confirmed Texas authorities launched a raid on the poker club, The incident quickly attracted attention in the poker circle.
The largest poker room in Texas was raided by law enforcement
Hunter Poker Confirm with relevant units，Texas State Police and the Texas Alcohol and Beverage Commission (TABC) On Tuesday morning The Lodge Card ClubLaunched an assault operation.
This one is located in Round Rock's Poker Club Is currently The largest poker room in Texas, and by well-known poker professionals and content creators Doug Polk, Andrew Neeme, Brad Owen Jointly held.
It is worth noting that this law enforcement action took place in Approximately 16 hours after the main event of the Lodge Championship Series ends。
According to the player's report on the Internet, the player present at the time was asked Take the chips home and redeem them when the club re-opens。
A player is Reddit It said that law enforcement officials required some players Only allowed to leave the scene after showing proof of identity。
At present, the official has not explained the specific reason for the operation.
WPT postponed the second event of the month
The postponement of the Texas event this time is already The World Poker Tour (WPT) postponed the event for the second time this month。
Earlier this month, WPT also announced Postponement of the $1,100 WPT Prime Cyprus Championship with a deposit of US11 million。
The event was originally scheduled for March 5th to 9th In Chamada Prestige Hotel & Spa Held, but due to The military conflict involving Iran continues to escalate, The organizer stated that based on Safety considerations and logistics issues for staff to go to the local area, Decided to postpone the event.
although The main event of the Prime Championship was cancelled, But the entire competition festival continues, and with Another 替代1,100 alternative event Replace the original main event.
The investigation is still ongoing
Hunter Poker contact Round Rock Police Station After receiving a reply, the case has been handed over to Texas Alcohol and Beverage Commission (TABC) Conduct an investigation.
The official has not yet explained the assault. Is it related to poker operations or to the club's liquor license?。
Co-holder of the Lodge Doug Polk Then to Hunter Poker Stated that he was at the time of the assault Not on the scene, Still in Collect relevant information, An official statement will be issued later.
For now, I originally planned to participate WPT Wildcard Wacky Weekend Players can only wait for the official follow-up update, and The development of the Lodge poker room incident is still ongoing。
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