Nacho Barbero has been relieved of his duties as an ACR Poker ambassador days after questioning the poker website’s curiosity in stopping dishonest.
The World Sequence of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner had been uncovered in January for having a real-time help (RTA) chart up on his laptop whereas taking part in on-line poker. He claimed the RTA wasn’t used throughout reside arms. However the poker group was nonetheless important of the Argentinian professional.
ACR Poker, on the time, defended Barbero, and referred to his actions as “Nacho being a goofball.” This time round, nonetheless, the corporate is not standing behind him.
ACR Poker CEO Points Assertion
Isaac Haxton, throughout a current PokerGO livestream, questioned Barbero about ACR’s response to the ambassador utilizing RTA whereas taking part in on-line poker. The dialog was clipped, and it sparked some controversy.
“Are they occasion making an attempt?” Haxton requested, referring to ACR’s response.
“I do not suppose they’re even making an attempt,” Barbero answered.
Phil Nagy, a poker participant and CEO of ACR Poker, issued an announcement on X in response to Barbero’s current feedback.
“At ACR Poker, we maintain our workforce members to the best requirements of integrity and dedication. Current feedback by workforce professional Nacho Barbero relating to the usage of GTO Wizard have raised critical considerations about his understanding of our safety measures and his function as an envoy,” Nagy’s assertion started.
ACR poker, which operates unlicensed in the USA, has confronted heavy criticism for years from the poker group for, as many gamers have alleged, failing to fight bots, collusion, and RTA use. However the feedback made by Barbero, in line with the poker website’s CEO, went too far.
To our data, Nacho has not introduced any safety considerations or inquiries to us, both in workforce professional conferences or by way of direct communication. As an envoy, accomplice, and buddy, we anticipate our workforce execs to have interaction with us proactively if they’ve any considerations in regards to the platform.
We by no means censor our execs or inform them what to say, however we do anticipate them to talk honestly and be well-informed about our safety efforts to allow them to symbolize us—and the information—precisely.
The character of those feedback displays a elementary misalignment with our values. Because of this, we’ve determined to half methods with Nacho as an envoy for ACR Poker.
We stay dedicated to making sure a constructive and safe gaming expertise for our group, constructed on the inspiration of belief and respect. – Phil Nagy
Barbero, who received a bracelet in 2022 and has over $23 million in reside match cashes, won’t be patched up in ACR gear this summer time on the WSOP. The US-facing poker website nonetheless has quite a few high-profile ambassadors, an inventory that features 2003 WSOP Foremost Occasion champion Chris Moneymaker, a former PokerStars ambassador.
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