Nacho Barbero, an ACR Poker Professional, might have admitted what many have accused the unregulated poker website he represents of doing to fight dishonest — nothing.
The World Collection of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner was caught on mic conversing with a important Isaac Haxton throughout Wednesday’s U.S. Poker Open protection on PokerGO.
Did Poker Professional Have a Freudian Slip?
Haxton, who has represented a number of authorized poker websites (PokerStars and PartyPoker) up to now, questioned his opponent getting caught having a real-time asstistance (RTA) chart up on his pc whereas enjoying on ACR Poker. The location Barbero works for defended his actions and mentioned he was simply being a “goofball.”
However many poker gamers have criticized the poker website for failing to stop RTA use, collusion, and dishonest on the whole. One other ACR Professional, Ebony Kenney, was uncovered weeks later for additionally having an RTA chart up throughout her play on the unregulated poker website. She, like Barbero, defended her actions and claimed she hadn’t been utilizing the RTA whereas in a hand.
Conrad Simpson, a poker participant and Solely Buddies podcast co-host, clipped a video from the PokerGO stream that brings into query simply how critical ACR Poker is about eliminating dishonest on the US-facing poker website.
“I am simply stunned ACR did not catch it robotically,” Haxton advised Barbero, referring to the current controversy. “Did you simply have GTO Wizard open in your pc and ACR would not even know? Are they even making an attempt?”
“I do not suppose they’re even making an attempt,” Barbero responded.
Barbero’s response, whether or not he was simply being a “goofball” or lifeless critical, acquired heavy criticism from poker gamers on X. Aaron Barone, a streamer for a licensed poker website, 888poker, joked that the video “may be AI. Can we get a good friend of Nachos to analyze whether or not he even mentioned it?
Lee Bradbury dropped the plain joke, “he is simply being a goofball,” whereas the ClubWPT Gold account made certain to pile on its competitor with a be aware to on-line poker gamers: “Right here at ClubWPT Gold we are going to revolutionize on-line poker safety by…making an attempt.”
ACR Poker has confronted criticism from the poker group for years over repeated dishonest allegations. Barbero’s feedback, even when he was solely half-kidding, will solely add gasoline to the hearth.
ACR Responds
ACR addressed Barbero’s feedback in a social media put up on Thursday, writing that “At ACR Poker we take our recreation integrity and our accountability to make sure a good and aggressive atmosphere for all gamers severely” and “We anticipate the identical from the ambassadors who signify our model.”
“That expectation has been examined lots this yr and in mild of current feedback made by ACR ambassador Nacho Barbero on a reside poker stream —feedback which misrepresented our stance on third-party software program and recreation integrity— we’ve got already reached out to Nacho to debate this occasion and contemplate his future with ACR Poker,” the unregulated website wrote on X.
