Presumably after years of coming to these events in dress pants and jackets, around other players all wearing suits, he would know the rules without having to r

Presumably after years of coming to these events in dress pants and jackets, around other players all wearing suits, he would know the rules without having to read them. It's not like they changed the rules just to catch him out. This is some combination of - "I'm above the law" - teenage rebellion - protest against the system