Justin Bonomo Faces DQ from $25,000 Super Main Over Palestinian Attire; WSOP Issues Statement
Justin Bonomo informed his X followers that he’d been threatened with a disqualification deep in the $25,000 World Series of Poker Paradise (WSOPP) Super Main Event for wearing a keffiyeh.
The $50 million guaranteed record-breaking tournament, at the time of publishing, was down to 15 of 1,978 players during Wednesday's Day 4 session. Bonomo, second all-time behind Bryn Kenney with $64 million in cashes, was sitting in ninth place with 60,300,000 chips. Michael Addamo was in the lead at 153,700,000.
WSOP officials explained the reasoning for the DQ threat in a statement:
“The request for removal of Mr. Bonomo’s Keffiyeh once he reached the TV production table was simply a matter of broadcast clearance. Our future distribution platforms for Super Main Event do not allow garments deemed controversial or political in nature.”