Poker players are throwing away their WSOP Main Event chips to play $1/$2 cash games and go to the movies.

Amit Agarwal repeatedly left the poker table to go to the movies, play low-stakes cash games, and work out during the 2026 WSOP Main Event, yet still managed to accumulate over 200,000 chips from 60,000.

One poker player did something a little different from everyone else in the 2026 World Series of Poker Main Event.

Recreational player Amit Agarwal has become one of the unexpected stars on poker Twitter in the past few days, documenting a Main Event journey in which he spent more time watching movies than sitting at the poker table.

Instead of burying himself in every level of the World Series of Poker, Agarwal repeatedly left the table with his chips still in hand to see the movie "Obsession," which he'd already seen several times, jump into low-stakes cash games, go to the gym, have dinner, and document it all on the X platform. Somehow, despite repeatedly cutting his schedule early, he managed to grow his starting stack of 60,000 chips to over 200,000.

According to The Hendon Mob, the Florida resident has only eight recorded live tournament winnings, totaling $31,633, more than half of which came from a 10th place finish in the 2025 WSOP $1,000 Super Turbo event.

He won three WSOP prizes last summer, and his only result so far this year is finishing 94th in the $3,000 Six-Max No-Limit Hold'em event, earning $6,490.

Outside of poker, his X Dynamics primarily focuses on stock trading, where he shares his likes and dislikes about companies.

Before his main event began, Agarwal shared his goal on social media. He simply wanted to get into the money, and he even revealed the math behind it—estimated that around 400,000 chips should be enough to easily make it into the money (expected to happen on Day 4).

Will you leave the main event?

The first day of Group D started off quite well, with Agarwal accumulating approximately 130,000 chips from his starting stack of 60,000. Most players would be happy to play through the last two levels. However, Agarwal had a different idea.

Before making his decision, he asked ChatGPT how many chips he estimated he would lose by leaving early. The answer was approximately 16,000 chips, depending on the pace of his play—which seemed like a worthwhile trade to Agarwal.

Claiming that he was mentally exhausted and that it was abnormal to "threaten others and cause financial loss," and admitting that he had difficulty controlling his impulses, Agarwal packed his chips and went to the cinema to watch "Obsession" for the fifth time.

While waiting for the movie to start, Agarwal decided he didn't want to sit and wait 25 minutes, so he bought into a $1/$2 No-Limit Texas Hold'em cash game at Boulder Station, where his Main Event chips were slowly being worn down by the blinds.

This side quest didn't last long—according to his update, his $500 buy-in vanished in just four hands. Meanwhile, his main event chip stack had only dropped to 113,900 by the time it was packed.

Day 2, Group D? More similar situations

If anyone thought Agarwal might settle down for a good game the next day, they were wrong. Within the first hour, he had doubled his chips to around 240,000. Most players would be happy to settle down with a large stack and continue accumulating throughout the afternoon.

Instead, Agarwal headed towards the exit again. His destination? Another screening of *Obsession*. By this point, it might be fair to say that Agarwal had developed an obsession with *Obsession*.

Movies weren't the end of his day. His social media updates showed him buying a $40 limit Texas Hold'em game, going out for dinner, posting more stock market opinions, praising Wimbledon, working out at the gym, and finally going to bed early in his Ellis Island hotel room to catch up on "Dragon Raja."

"Absurdity is a very important thing."

Although his actions may seem strange, Agarwal stated on social media:

This is certainly not how most players participate in the biggest poker tournaments. However, in the penultimate level of Day Two, Agarwal still had over 200,000 chips and looked certain to pack the bag on Day Three. The only question now is whether he'll decide to show up... or if Obsession will have another session.

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