GGPoker Integrity Ambassador Fedor Holz had a easy message for on-line poker cheaters: utilizing real-time help (RTA) on the platform “will” result in a ban from the World Sequence of Poker (WSOP).
His assertion got here after GGPoker, in partnership with GTO Wizard, closed 31 participant accounts for violating truthful play guidelines.
When Patrick Leonard requested if these gamers could be prohibited from the WSOP, Holz’s reply was crystal clear — “That’s the plan, and that’s what’s going to occur.”
No official announcement from GGPoker, which purchased the WSOP in 2024, has confirmed this to be the case. But when Holz’s message is something to go by, it seems that the wheels are already in movement to ban on-line poker cheaters from collaborating on this planet’s most well-known stay poker pageant.
GGPoker’s Stance on RTA
GGPoker defines RTA as any exterior instrument that gives an unfair benefit, influences selections in real-time, or permits gamers to carry out past their pure skill. Each determination on the poker desk should be made with out exterior assist.
Prohibited exterior help contains software program, apps, web sites, and even bodily or digital reference supplies. Gamers are strictly forbidden from utilizing charts of any variety throughout play. Violating these guidelines can result in extreme penalties, together with a everlasting ban and confiscation of funds.
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ACR Rocked with Ambassador RTA Scandals
Just lately, unregulated web site ACR Poker has been embroiled in its personal string of RTA scandals which have raised various eyebrows.
The most recent scandal includes ACR ambassador Ebony Kenney, who discovered herself beneath hearth when a screenshot surfaced exhibiting an RTA chart open on her laptop display screen whereas enjoying.
The picture confirmed Kenney utilizing GTO Wizard, throughout a hand within the January 2024 Venom. Whereas Kenney claimed she solely had the instrument open to overview spots when she wasn’t actively concerned in arms, the optics weren’t nice. And poker followers weren’t shopping for it.
Kenney’s excuse didn’t sit properly with many, and ACR’s protection of her didn’t assist a lot both. The positioning defended Kenney and insisted there was no proof of real-time dishonest.
Kenney wasn’t the one one who discovered herself in sizzling water for RTA use. ACR professional Nacho Barbero additionally made headlines when he was caught with an RTA chart open throughout a web-based poker session. Barbero claimed that the chart was for serving to others in a training session, not for his personal play.
ACR Poker performed an inside investigation into each incidents, however after re-reviewing the information, they concluded that there was no wrongdoing. Leonard, a good friend of Barbero, additionally ran his personal investigation and concluded that there was no foul play from Barbero.
Excessive-profile poker gamers, like Doug Polk, have been vocal in criticizing ACR for its dealing with of those scandals. Polk suggested his followers to “play someplace that respects your cash” and is actively placing sources into detecting cheaters.
Calum Grant
Senior Editor & Reside Occasions Govt
