Pro Tour competitor Lucas Florent won't be flying to San Francisco next week and he won't be playing in any DCI events in the foreseeable future. Lucas received a lifetime ban as a result of posting "threats of personal physical violence" against an unnamed Wizards employee. It's believed these threats are ones made against Helene Bergeot, Director of Organized Play Programs for Wizards.

On the MTGFrance.com forum, a user by the name 'Mazz' made the following post:

I made a joke on the french forum, i said i was going to rape helene bergeot at worlds, after the announcent, i personally know helene and i sait right after it that i was gonna have a talk with her about the meaning of the announcments, and know i receive this. Lifetime Suspension / Revocation Worlds 2011 Invitation Hello Lucas Florent, This message is to inform you of the result of an investigation stemming from threats of personal physical violence made in an Internet forum against a specific Wizards of the Coast tournament official on November 2nd, 2011. While dissent, feedback, and opinions on the game of Magic and Wizardsâ Organized Play strategy are welcome, threats of personal violence are not tolerated. Your DCI membership is suspended permanently. Your invitation to Worlds 2011 in San Francisco November 17-20 is revoked. You are not eligible to participate in DCI-Sanctioned events. You are not permitted to enter the venue of any Grand Prix, Nationals, Pro Tour, or Worlds event locations. Violation of this prohibition may result in further action including that of local law enforcement and other legal action. You are not permitted to participate in WPN/DCI events under this suspension in any fashion. All future prizes, byes, invitations, or other benefits of your members are also forfeit. If you have questions regarding the above, or wish to add to the investigation's evidence by further statement, please reply. Andrew Heckt Wizards of the Coast Discuss, have fun.

The DCI Suspended members page is updated to include Florent's name. There is a second name which was added as a lifetime ban from the same day, and that is Alexandre Choffat.

Florent has seen some success in competitive Magic, competing on the Pro Tour, as seen below during a deck tech from Pro Tour San Diego in 2010. He is also a writer for BlackBorder.com, though he hasn't written since July.

Lucas Florent, or someone posting as Lucas, has posted the following comment below: