Rafael Caiaffa Disqualified for Adding Extra Chips During Poker Tournament

Rafael Caiaffa, a well-known Brazilian poker professional, has been disqualified and suspended from the Brazilian Series of Poker (BSOP) for adding extra chips to his stack during the Latin America Poker Tour (LAPT) stop in São Paulo.

During the second day of the LAPT’s BSOP Millions, Caiaffa received two sets of starting chips, each containing 100,000 chips. He confessed to CardPlayer Brasil, saying: 'I entered the Mystery KO max-late and they handed me 200,000 chips: 100,000 at the island [at registration] and another 100,000 at the table'. Despite realizing his error, Caiaffa decided to keep the extra chips, feeling that it was the organizers' mistake.

However, his actions were soon discovered by one of his opponents, Eduardo Silva, who noticed the sudden increase in Caiaffa's stack and alerted the tournament directors. After reviewing the CCTV footage, BSOP Tournament Director, Devanir Campos, confirmed that Caiaffa had indeed cheated. As a result, Caiaffa was immediately disqualified from the competition and provisionally suspended from participating in any future tournaments.