First off, I want to say that I have nothing against Chris Hunichen. I don't really know him, aside from seeing him on Twitter and being aware he plays high stakes tournaments.
He's known to some as "Big Huni". For reference, he played (and cashed in) a $50k High Roller event as recently as January 2023.
Chris' dad, Ken Hunichen, recently passed away. I feel very bad for Chris regarding this, as he's only 38, and it's very tough to lose a parent when only in your 30s. It's tough to lose a parent at any age, but losing one before age 40 is especially difficult. My parents were both in their early 30s when one of their parents passed, and both were devastated by it. So when I say I truly feel for Chris, I mean it.
Chris is now asking for people to support the Gofundme being run by his mom, regarding his dad's funeral. Here's the key line from the Gofundme:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/agj8mq-do...morial-serviceKen didn’t have life insurance or a will or any assets that can be liquidated to help cover the costs of the funeral and memorial service as well as the repairs needed for the home so his oldest son Chris has had to pay for almost everything thus far including an expensive private autopsy.
So it appears that Chris has paid for a lot already, but at this point his mom is asking for others to help chip in.
I do not believe there is any kind of scammy element to this. It is likely that these are real expenses, and it's likely that Chris has already shouldered the burden of some of them.
However, the question comes up whether a high stakes player (who also has an expensive NFT as his profile pic) should be asking the community for $15k.
https://twitter.com/BigHuni/status/1683490442690658304
Some people are already raising objections to this.
https://twitter.com/caveman984/status/1683521366065127445
https://twitter.com/caveman984/status/1683526656923713548
https://twitter.com/cuntycakes123/status/1683591457012334592
https://twitter.com/ray_poker/status/1683526142836260864
https://twitter.com/JadedLuck/status/1683558289219493888
Others are speaking in Huni's defense:
https://twitter.com/MoveTiMe99/status/1683626274604949505
https://twitter.com/Raisethis2/status/1683579821010329603
Opinions? I'll give my analysis in the next post.