Tony "Ren" Lin, one of the top high-stakes poker pros in the world, was disqualified on Day 2 from the World Series of Poker Super Circuit Cyprus Main Event for online poker violations.
The live poker event held at Merit Royal Diamond is a $5,300 buy-in no-limit hold'em tournament with a $5 million guaranteed prize pool. GGPoker's parent company, NSUS, bought the WSOP for $500 million in 2024. As such, the online poker giant is stepping in to disqualify online violators from competing in certain live WSOP-branded tournaments.
Why High-Stakes Poker Pro was Booted from WSOP Event
Ren, a charismatic poker player from China, was given some surprising news before he entered Day 2 of the Main Event in Cyprus on Saturday.