Responding to some poker-related points within the information, PokerStars and the European Poker Tour introduced some key modifications this week.
After issues about the usage of solvers in the course of the World Collection of Poker fundamental occasion, the EPT has banned their use within the match space.
“No use of GTO-solvers/charts or related anyplace in the entire match space at any time, additionally not for spectators,” PokerStars reside occasion advisor and poker professional Kenny Hallaert stated on Twitter.
Moreover, following allegations of high-tech dishonest at European casinos, the tour additionally introduced that sellers would now be instructed to slip playing cards throughout the desk to gamers.
Solver Use, Excessive-Tech Dishonest Focused
The solver ban comes after their alleged use by fundamental occasion champion Jonathan Tamayo in between palms on the last desk of World Collection of Poker. Gamers reacted to pictures posted of the winner consulting a solver being manned by pals on his rail.
Though technically not towards the principles, some felt this took away from the “one participant, one hand” mentality of the sport. The EPT is now apparently seeking to keep away from related situations sooner or later. Dominik Nitsche, who was one in all Tamayo’s pals on the rail, objected to the banning of laptops whereas nonetheless permitting cell telephones, which may be used to run solvers.
“[The ban] doesn’t tackle the problem of individuals teaching on the rail utilizing digital gadgets although does it?” he responded on Twitter to the rule modifications. “Individuals on the rail can nonetheless entry solver materials and move that data on to gamers.”
The procedural modifications in dealing come after a latest slate of high-tech dishonest in blackjack and poker video games throughout Europe. Police in France arrested two males who allegedly used tiny cameras hidden of their cell telephones, permitting for low-angle pictures of the cardboard faces as they have been dealt.
These photos have been relayed to accomplices off web site who informed the gamers which playing cards have been being dealt. Police allege the pair used microscopic earpieces so small they may solely be eliminated utilizing a magnet. On line casino workers stated the pair at all times appeared to know which playing cards opponents held.
To forestall this from occurring at their occasions, EPT sellers will now slide playing cards throughout the felt to every particular person seat to stop any participant recording the underside of the playing cards as they’re dealt.
“We have been contemplating eradicating all digital gadgets from the desk (together with rail) for recreation integrity causes,” Hallaert stated. “As a substitute, sellers shall be taught to slip playing cards as an alternative of pitching over the course of the subsequent EPTs.”
The tour additionally introduced a number of different modifications together with a shot clock time discount to fifteen seconds as an alternative of 30. Moreover, tournaments is not going to redraw on the last two or three tables, however will as an alternative have a random breaking order as soon as the sector has reached the ultimate 5 tables.
