bye bye William

[Doobs]

A lot depends on how you define "a drug thing". Because real life is very different from the way the media portrays it.

People immediately think of addictions to illegal drugs. And, in relation to that, I completely agree with you. He does not fit that particular profile. As you rightly say, he is always extremely vocal. This is not the behaviour of someone taking "recreational" drugs.

But there are probably more "drug addicts" who do not fit that particular profile. There are millions of people addicted to prescription medication. Who, in order to seek to contain 1 medical condition, exhibit various other problems due to the "cure". Those people are more likely to exhibit the sort of symptoms, and the consistency, of these sorts of behaviours. Who take the same medication every single day.

He is not a stupid man. Far from it. Which, to my mind at least, begs the question as to exactly why he does not learn from past behaviours.

Very true. You'd hope next time he learns to not get to the point where he is on one round penalties and 10 second shot clocks.

[c4ught]

Saw a tweet saying it was poor form singing goodbye to him at his exit. Then I watched his exit he deserved what he got if he had just left the table and moaned at the floor away from the table it wouldn't of happened.

Who calls the table a bunch of pussies and bitches when they bust makes me think he can't reign it in.

[du pont]

I wouldn't really want to sit with either.  But you get rough and smooth tables.  So many other stallers at tables.  The ones that just sit there for a minute every single hand before folding to balance their folding range.  So many who berate the fish, and teach everyone "how to play".  Not really sure I'd want to play with this version of Hallaert either.  All mute and with shades Vs the friendly fella I played with a few years ago (guess final stages of the main event explains it). 

I had no problems with the ban afterwards, seemed reasonable as not affecting equity in the tournament, and think it was clearly deserved.  Likewise, he did bring it on himself, hard to argue against that either, just think everything was a bit too heavy handed.

Forgot he folded a straight too under time pressure on a short clock when the river paired.

Doug Polk has done a video that is quite balanced.  youtu.be/gPXJ14gTQFI

Dunno what Du Point is on about the table speed on day 7 was clearly fine overall, and have played on a lot worse.  Kassouf was getting no real opportunity to stall more than 30 seconds and others took longer at times.  It is late in the main event, and a TV table, so was as quick as can be expected. Decisions are tougher when playing for many thousands. People can watch back as it should all be on poker go for day 7. Think people could watch the whole thing rather than clips. 

Don't know about neurodiversity, a few said it, just think he was getting more and more agitated with the situation, so was likely damaging his own chances more than others. There is a good chance that it is some kind of mental issues, and I don't think it was a drug thing, as he always talks ,"too much".

Agree the Doug Polk video was spot on.
Re the table speed. You watched 2 hours I watched it all ,  6/7 hours or more, not just clips. He was tanking literally every hand and winding everyone up. I’m sure they wouldn’t have been calling the clock on him if he’d been acting appropriately. I’m afraid it’s the old ‘cry wolf’ syndrome’. Yes others may have tanked sporadically but not every hand. The table speed was fine from everyone else, not Kassouf. He just had to keep giving it the big one “I’m playing for 10 million dollars and it’s my tournament life” when he was looking down at 7 2 off! And talking to his mates in the  crowd, saying “ they can’t handle the truth”. Drugs or mental issues I’m not sure, I definitely know he completely delusional!!