In October, the first and surely last Midway Poker Tour event was marred by a silver payout controversy that has left a dozen players shorted on their advertised payouts by a combined $55,060. Tour founder Dan Bekavac, who the day after the debacle pledged to make players whole, subsequently ghosted players and disappeared – until this weekend.
Without offering players or the community any sort of update in three months, Bekavac resurfaced at the MSPT Grand Falls as a player in the $1,100 Main Event. Bekavac has not responded to PokerNews’ various attempts at contact, and when another player tried to breach the topic on-site, it was reported that Bekavac “seemed mad” and apparently “wasn’t having it.