** WSOP ME, $10,000 NLHE, Day 1B , Saturday, July 7 **

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Details Regarding the Singer Investigation

(Information provided by Chris Hanel of ExpertInsight.net)

Steve Frezer, one of the lead floor supervisors here at the WSOP, confirmed the results of the investigation into David Singer's elimination from the tournament.

Surveillance cameras confirmed that, A. the player in question did not look at his phone, and B. his only action was to silence the phone's ringer and quickly put it back in his pocket.

The tournament staff then took the investigation one step further, and temporarily confiscated the man's phone to test whether or not it was possible for him to receive a text message, by the way in which he handled his phone. The additional test concluded that the man would've had to have pressed three buttons in order to receive a text message.

Based on the results of the investigation, the tournament staff is standing by their ruling. Singer, who has since left the premises, is still planning to consult the Nevada Gaming Commission regarding the ruling.