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Poker Player Ben Mintz Fired from Barstool Sports Despite Portnoy's Plea

Related Topics: David Portnoy, Barstool Sports

Ben Mintz, a poker player and regular co-host on the Cracking Aces poker podcast, was fired from Barstool Sports Wednesday after a video surfaced of him singing rap lyrics that included the n-word.

Barstool's founder Dave Portnoy immediately hosted an "Emergency Press Conference" on Twitter to express his dissatisfaction with the decision. But after he sold full control of the company to Penn Entertainment earlier this year, he no longer has a say in the matter, which he explained in the six-minute video.

Emergency Press Conference - Ben Mintz Has Left the Building https://t.