{"id":4751,"date":"2021-11-17T12:26:17","date_gmt":"2021-11-17T12:26:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/?p=4751"},"modified":"2021-11-17T12:26:17","modified_gmt":"2021-11-17T12:26:17","slug":"vanessa-kade-fights-back-after-being-blamed-for-2021-wsop-covid-19-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/vanessa-kade-fights-back-after-being-blamed-for-2021-wsop-covid-19-cases","title":{"rendered":"Vanessa Kade Fights Back After Being Blamed For 2021 WSOP COVID-19 Cases"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/03\/vanessa-kade.jpg\" alt=\"Vanessa Kade\" title=\"Vanessa Kade Fights Back After Being Blamed For 2021 WSOP COVID-19 Cases\" width=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/03\/vanessa-kade.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/03\/vanessa-kade-300x197.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\"><strong>Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Todd Witteles criticized WSOP COVID-19 rules and accused Vanessa Kade of being a super spreader<\/li>\n<li>Kade accuses Witteles of ridiculous assumptions<\/li>\n<li>Kade is adamant she acted within the rules<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A few weeks ago, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/americas-cardroom-signs-vanessa-kade-as-newest-brand-ambassador\">Vanessa Kade<\/a> publicly revealed that she tested positive for COVID-19. The poker pro had to temporarily sit out of the <em>2021 World Series of Poker<\/em> (WSOP) while battling the virus. <\/p>\n<p>She has since recovered and has been allowed to return to the festival, in time for the Main Event. <\/p>\n<p>Now, the Canadian poker pro is being blamed for a recent spate of COVID-19 cases at the festival, which led to a Twitter row between her and fellow pro <strong>Todd Witteles<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"kade-played-at-wsop-without-providing-negative-test\">Kade Played at WSOP Without Providing Negative Test<\/h2>\n<p>Earlier this week, Witteles criticized the WSOP for allowing one player who previously contracted COVID-19 to play at the festival without requiring a negative test. <\/p>\n<p>In the now-deleted tweet, the American poker pro seemed to suggest that that particular player could have spread the virus to other participants at the 2021 WSOP. Screenshots of Witteles\u2019 original tweets show him dropping Kade\u2019s name, saying she played at the festival 11 days after testing positive for the virus.<\/p>\n<center>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This muppet is literally in like 6 threads effectively blaming me for an outbreak when I went above and beyond at every step to ensure the safety of others.<\/p>\n<p>(repost, had a duplicate image) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2qzhEVKHOl\">pic.twitter.com\/2qzhEVKHOl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Vanessa Kade (@VanessaKade) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VanessaKade\/status\/1460621201747824645?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 16, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script><\/p><\/center>\n<p>Witteles, the founder of <strong>PokerFraudAlert.com<\/strong>, said it was a huge mistake to allow Kade to return to the festival without presenting a negative test, accusing her of being a super-spreader. She isn\u2019t the first player to be blamed for \u2018putting lives at risk\u2019 with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/justin-bonomo-accuses-chris-hunichen-of-hiding-positive-covid-19-test\">Chris Hunichen also being accused recently<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"kade-fights-back\">Kade Fights Back<\/h2>\n<p>Kade was quick to defend herself, describing Witteles\u2019 tweets as \u201c<em>ridiculous assumptions<\/em>\u201c. The Canadian pro, who currently serves as an ambassador for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/reviews\/americas-cardroom\">US-facing online poker site Americas Cardroom<\/a>, said she\u2019s totally cleared of COVID-19 when she returned to the Rio to play in the Main Event. <\/p>\n<p>Kade said she would never endanger other people\u2019s health, adding that she even voluntarily came forward to protect her fellow players. She insisted that her actions weren\u2019t in breach of any rules.<\/p>\n<center>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What the fuck?<\/p>\n<p>Ridiculous assumptions.<\/p>\n<p>I tested negative, got checked out by a doctor, AND WSOP\u2019s EMTs. I\u2019m literally the only one who voluntarily came forward to protect others despite the personal cost.<\/p>\n<p>Why would I ever do that and then turn around go back if it\u2019s not safe. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bGyq1vUjSI\">https:\/\/t.co\/bGyq1vUjSI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Vanessa Kade (@VanessaKade) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VanessaKade\/status\/1460513766991224834?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 16, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script><\/p><\/center>\n<p>While she isn\u2019t entirely sure where she contracted COVID-19, Kade believes she probably caught the virus in late October prior to <em>Event #51<\/em>. After experiencing symptoms, she immediately went into self-isolation in her hotel room and took a confirmation test. When the result came out positive, she notified the poker community right away. <\/p>\n<p>Kade self-quarantined for more than a week before fully recovering from the disease. Before returning to the festival, <strong>she tested negative several times and decided to wear a mask while playing<\/strong> even when it was no longer required. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summary Todd Witteles criticized WSOP COVID-19 rules and accused Vanessa Kade of being a super spreader Kade accuses Witteles of ridiculous assumptions Kade is adamant she acted within the rules A few weeks ago, Vanessa Kade publicly revealed that she tested positive for COVID-19. The poker pro had to temporarily sit out of the 2021&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,1,9,11],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Vanessa Kade Fights Back After Being Blamed For 2021 WSOP COVID-19 Cases<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Canadian is being blamed for a recent spate of COVID-19 cases at the festival by Todd Witteles\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/vanessa-kade-fights-back-after-being-blamed-for-2021-wsop-covid-19-cases\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta 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