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\"WomanPoker is undoubtedly one of the most popular table games<\/a> in the world, played by millions everywhere. With such a global presence, both online and in land-based locations, some mishaps are bound to happen. <\/p>\n

Like any other game, poker comes with its ups and downs. And even professional poker players are not perfect. <\/p>\n

So, it\u2019s not surprising that poker fails happen all the time, whether they come from players, online poker sites<\/a>, or third parties. <\/p>\n

Without shaming anyone, we\u2019ve compiled a list of the top 10 biggest poker fails of all time<\/strong>. Read on if you\u2019re interested in learning more about this or want to prevent fails in your own poker game. <\/p>\n\n

Epic Poker League Disaster<\/h3>\n

\"EpicThe former WSOP commissioner, Jeffrey Pollack<\/strong>, and a former professional poker player, Annie Duke<\/strong>, announced the Epic Poker League<\/a> in 2011. <\/p>\n

The tour shared some ideas with the PGA Championship, especially the idea of having both pros and amateurs on tour.<\/p>\n

The organizers announced a whopping $1 million freeroll at the end of the season, creating a lot of buzz in a dark period for poker in the USA. What no one expected was that there was no money. The tour was announced in the summer of 2011, and Epic Poker filed for bankruptcy in February 2012<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Many poker pros who signed up to participate in the tour were understandably upset, which led to Pollack leaving the industry. Duke followed his lead shortly after.<\/p>\n

Durrrr Challenge<\/h3>\n

Tom Dwan<\/a>, a professional poker player using the screen name \u201cdurrrr<\/em>\u201c, started talking about the Durrrr challenge on High Stakes Poker in 2009 and attracted a lot of attention as he offered anyone who would want to play poker against him a chance to win $1.5 million. Namely, the other player would have to invest $500,000, which Dwan could win in return.<\/p>\n

The challenge was to play over 50,000 hands. The first player to take it on, Patrik Antonius<\/strong>, quit after 40,000 hands and a $2 million loss. Dan \u201cJungleman<\/em>\u201d Cates<\/strong> took up the offer a year later, and things went south for Dwan. Cates was up over $1.2 million in 19,335 hands, and Dwan decided to back out. A decade has passed, and the heads-up battle<\/a> has yet to resume.<\/p>\n

Failed Drag Poker Entry<\/h3>\n

\"ShawnShaun Deeb<\/a> and a few other men entered the Ladies No-Limit Hold\u2019em Championship<\/em> at the WSOP in 2010. <\/p>\n

By doing this, Deeb offended many people, especially the women participating in the tournament in the already male-dominated industry. <\/p>\n

Once called out, Deeb claimed that he lost a bet. When that didn\u2019t sit right with the fans and players, the mischievous player claimed that he tried to make a statement about gender equality. It didn\u2019t come as a surprise that nobody believed him.<\/p>\n

Professional Poker Tour Not So Professional<\/h3>\n

\"ProfessionalPoker was supposed to get a new, high-end tournament called the Professional Poker Tour<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Only players who have previously established themselves on the World Poker Tour, World Series of Poker, etc., would be allowed to participate. <\/p>\n

Unfortunately, the tour lasted only one season.<\/p>\n

Players were not interested in adding one more $1 million tournament to their busy schedules, leaving a low turnout. Also, only the top five finishers cashed out even though the tournament was advertised as a freeroll<\/a>. <\/p>\n

After its failure, the events became stops on the World Poker Tour the following year. <\/p>\n

Superuser UltimateBet and Absolute Poker Scandals<\/h3>\n

If you\u2019re unfamiliar with the term \u201csuperuser,\u201c it is used to describe a player who can see another player\u2019s hole cards. Both Absolute Poker<\/strong> and UltimateBet<\/strong> sites experienced unrelated superuser scandals in 2007 and 2008, respectively. <\/p>\n

Two investigators discovered that an account under the name \u201cPOTRIPPER<\/em>\u201d played perfect poker on Absolute Poker. <\/p>\n

\"RussOn the other hand, the superuser on UltimateBet was none other than former WSOP Main Event champ Russ Hamilton<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The scandals rocked the online poker world back then. And to make matters even more frustrating, the sites never paid back the players who Hamilton cheated out of their money and became one of the most hated figures in the game<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Mike Matusow<\/strong> and Brad Booth<\/strong>, pro poker players, were among the cheated users.<\/p>\n

Balkin vs Baumann at WSOP 2012<\/h3>\n

\"DavidWhen the last 50 players were left in the game at the 2012 WSOP, Aussie David Balkin<\/strong> went head to head with Gaelle Baumann<\/a><\/strong> from France. <\/p>\n

Before the river card was even dealt, Balkin had around 75% chance of taking the pot home<\/strong>. He had a strong poker hand<\/a> which consisted of three-of-a-kind 10s against Baumann\u2019s flush draw and straight draw.<\/p>\n

Baumann got the nut flush thanks to the river card, and Balkin moved all-in. Balkin took a quick look at Baumann\u2019s cards and jumped from his seat to celebrate with his friends. Once up, he heard the words \u201cyou lost<\/em>\u201d Baumann had a flush on the river. It was a pretty devastating and embarrassing loss for the Aussie.<\/p>\n

PokerGO<\/strong><\/p>\n

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