I agree that this is a horrible resolution.

The proper resolution would have been:

1) People who busted and played in the same room as Lusardi: Refund $560 entry fee

2) People who busted and did NOT play in the same room as Lusardi: Give them nothing, as they were unaffected by the cheating

3) Remaining 27: Continue the tournament at a later date, with the prize money that was originally to be paid for each spot. Alternately (though a less fair solution), do some kind of calculation based upon chip stacks and pay out that way.

Basically, finish off the tournament, but the Borgata should refund the $560 to busted players (who were in the same room as Lusardi) out of their own pockets. This should be done because it was the Borgata's own security lapse that allowed this to occur.

Instead, the money is being taken away from the winners and being given to the losers. Not fair at all, since there were only two parties at fault here (Lusardi and the Borgata), and this is punishing the players who had no control over this matter.

Here is the Pokernews writeup of the situation: http://www.pokernews.com/news/2014/0...chip-18030.htm