Poker Players React To Panic At The WSOP After Active Shooter Scare

by Peter Fryers
on July 19th, 2022
in Sports Casino and Poker News

The 2022 WSOP might be over but it ended in drama as panic set out on Sunday after a broken glass window was mistaken for gunfire on the Las Vegas strip.

A loud bang was heard in a poker room on the strip causing mass hysteria where players fled in fear of an active shooter. Fortunately, rumours of said active shooter at the MGM Grand were since proven to be unfounded.

#WSOP stampede at $1500 event in Paris after a security official tried to clear the room for a suspected active shooter pic.twitter.com/jUZpfZreyO
— Chad Weinman (@cweinman) July 17, 2022

The incident also saw some WSOP events at the Bally's and Paris being paused and delayed until Monday.

The incorrect stories spread online and across social media about the situation which occurred just hours before the series had crowned its 2022 Main Event champion in Espen Jorstad.

2009 WSOP Main Event winner Joe Cada took to social media to report;

Most craziness night I ever experienced. Everyone running in panic, no one knowing what is going on, people getting trampled. I’ve never seen so many people running in fear, only caring about themselves, myself included. Everyone thought there was an active shooter. You really learn a lot about yourself and others in a panic situation.

There were, also at the time, even whispers of firecrackers being let off.

The rumours led to panic not only at the MGM but also other venues such as the ARIA, Caesars Palace, and Bellagio as well as, of course, the Bally’s and Paris.

Rumours lead to stampede

Luckily, it turned out to be nothing more than rocks being thrown at the windows, which was misinterpreted as gunshots.

However, as soon as rumours of an active shooter reached the World Series many players began to leave the room or take cover wherever possible.

The accident even resulted in Daniel Negreanu, among others, getting injured.

DNegs was injured quite severely after getting his hand trampled on in the stampede which has resulted in what looks like a really nasty gash, an injury he too reported on social media.

https://twitter.com/RealKidPoker/status/1548552516433874944?s=20&t=8rG_yLMkCR8oUaYwdu72Gg

The person responsible has, according to reports, since been arrested to face charges of destroying property.

WSOP shooter scare reaction

Poker players took to Twitter to share their experiences of the scare.

Dam scary stuff seeing tweets and stories from the WSOP shooter scare.

Players getting trampled, tables flipped, injuries.

Makes the poker feel irrelevant. Stay safe out there.💙
— KMart (@KevinRobMartin) July 17, 2022

Panic in the casinos over what may have been a shooter at MGM in Las Vegas, but may also have just been a glass door breaking. Depressing that there are so many shootings in our stupid fucking country that defaulting to fleeing seems pretty reasonable.
— regular steve albini (@electricalWSOP) July 17, 2022

https://twitter.com/RoyalIntel_/status/1548743506013097984?s=20&t=8rG_yLMkCR8oUaYwdu72Gg

Everyone at the WSOP in Paris dove on the ground. Wasnt sure if shooter or earthquake. Assumed shooter. Chips, chairs, tables, cards everywhere. Hope everyone is safe. pic.twitter.com/OID0CvHFv9
— Mackenzie Kraemer (@MackNova) July 17, 2022

False alarm active shooter at WSOP. Felt real. First time.
— Shirin “shireeen” Oskooi (@theshirin) July 17, 2022

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Former bookmaker and journalist Pete has been writing in the online igaming space for the past decade and has recently branched out into the exciting world of sports card collecting which is currently enjoying a boom! He is also a big fan of Darts, Football, Rugby, Golf and Cricket among others, these days he prefers watching, writing and wagering over competing.

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