Golden Nugget pulled the plug on a $1,200 buy-in, $1 million guarantee after the Grand Poker Series tournament had already begun Wednesday morning.
The Las Vegas card room would inevitably cancel the tournament and refund all players after receiving criticism from those who'd entered and expected to be playing for a seven-figure prize pool.
PokerNews spoke with the poker room's Director of Poker Operations, Joel Garcia, and a player who entered the tournament, David Mcconachie, to find out what happened.
Details on Poker Tournament Cancellation
The Grand Poker Series at Golden Nugget, one of the biggest annual summer poker events in Las Vegas, promised $5 million in guarantees across 105 tournaments from May 27 to July 2.