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Antonio Esfandiari to Donate $50,000 from Lunge Prop Bet to Charity

On Day 2 of the 2016 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, an unprecedented disqualification occurred, one involving famed poker pro Antonio Esfandiari.

In a decision tied to a prop bet with Bill Perkins that required him to lunge everywhere he went for 48 hours, Esfandiari admitted to urinating in a contained at the table during a break, a decision that stemmed from his inability to move due to muscle exhaustion.

He said that all of the lunging made it extremely painful to move, but believed he took things too far and that it was a lack of judgment on his behalf.