If this guy won the circuit event without cheating at all which I'm sure they are still looking into then why is he getting greedy taking the chip? It just puzzles me whenever I see stuff like this but the answer is they are looking for that extra edge just like the multi-accounter whose able to maximize profits or maximize risk despite the fact they are a winner. It's just unnecessary greed that disgusts me.

I don't buy the souvenir story and if it really was for that then you would think the guy would ask someone at the casino if he could have a chip? The casinos will definitely say no to break up a current set but I've heard of fake chips with a hole drilled through where you could use it for a key chain souvenir that have been handed out before for free .

If this was the miracle runner runner to make quads type of spot where he never would use it in the future then this guys stupidity cost him a whole lot of money (for the moment) but of course he intended to put it in play in a future tournament.

This guy is not some rookie that never played in a tournament before with his other rings so the souvenir comment is LOL.

He would have been better off telling them he was stoned on marijuana at the time which a background check would make that more then believable.