Daniel Negreanu Turned Away from SHRPO $50K High Roller

Daniel Negreanu reveals that he was barred from entering a $50,000 buy-in High Roller event in Florida this week.

The tournament was part of the 2016 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open tournament series, that is currently underway in Florida. According to Negreanu, he had wired the money for the tournament in advance but after trying to register, the casino had refused to release the money.

After the incident, Negreanu took to Twitter to state that this was the "first and last" time he would enter this particular casino:

No 50k tourney for me I guess. Sent my wire to @shrpo, they received it, but won't release the money to me. Too steamed to borrow, buh bye.

— Daniel Negreanu (@RealKidPoker) 22. marraskuuta 2016

My first trip ever to @shrpo and you'd be smart to bet a lot of money it was also my last. Off to Norway tomorrow night.

— Daniel Negreanu (@RealKidPoker) 22. marraskuuta 2016

Common sense is often lost within large corporations.Did they think I was going to rob some random wire for $100k and steal from the casino?

— Daniel Negreanu (@RealKidPoker) 22. marraskuuta 2016

The tournament was eventually won by online high-stakes specialist Ben “Ben86” Tollerene, who outlasted a field of 21 entries to earn the title along with $459,228 for one day’s work.