The World Series of Poker (WSOP) has not handed out the bracelet to Jesse Yaginuma for winning the $1,500 Millionaire Maker event on Wednesday due to an investigation into potential chip dumping during heads-up play.
Yaginuma, after beating out a field of 11,996 entrants, was set to receive a $1,255,180 first-place prize and another $1 million in a promotion from ClubWPT Gold. But the poker community began questioning the legitimacy of the heads-up match against James Carroll, who lost a 10-1 chip advantage.
Did WSOP Champ Chip Dump?
ClubWPT Gold has been running a contest this summer, and the winners have been given an opportunity to win a $1 million bonus from the sweeps coin poker site if they take down a qualifying WSOP bracelet event.