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Cheater caught in poker

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Vequeth
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United Kingdom1116 Posts
November 08 2010 20:09 GMT
#1
http://www.mpcpoker.com/wpt-winner-caught-cheating-during-partouche-poker-tour/

Very interesting story, check out the video at the 0:26 mark and you see his spotter in action. Pretty ballsy to try it these days with the amount of cameras.

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storm44
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
1293 Posts
November 08 2010 20:19 GMT
#2
So is that reporter legit and he paid him or was he never a reporter at all?
lutarez
Profile Joined November 2010
United States65 Posts
November 08 2010 20:21 GMT
#3
Is it possible the "spotter"'s actions were a coincidence?
BaltA
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
Norway849 Posts
November 08 2010 20:28 GMT
#4
wow, that is sick

If it was a coincidence, there will be proof, all we can do is sit and wait!
polgas
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada1765 Posts
November 08 2010 20:29 GMT
#5
What a coincidence, I just watched "Rounders" again last night. I would think that everyone would rough him up if he wasn't in a televised game.
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SolHeiM
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Sweden1264 Posts
November 08 2010 20:30 GMT
#6
Reminds me of a winner of the british version of who wants to be a millionaire where his wife would cough to reveal which answer was correct when the presenter announced the answers.

Pretty sad people stoop to such a low degree to be honest.
Servius_Fulvius
Profile Joined August 2009
United States947 Posts
November 08 2010 20:34 GMT
#7
On November 09 2010 05:21 lutarez wrote:
Is it possible the "spotter"'s actions were a coincidence?


I highly doubt it since the article describes this particular signal to be the exact hand of his opponent. The article also points out that he's been suspected and even ousted in certain arenas due to suspicion. This video is pretty convincing proof and I'm sure there's plenty more. Sure, he still could have lost the hand, but the call was a lot easier knowing he had an advantage.
Pyrrhuloxia
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
United States6700 Posts
November 08 2010 20:36 GMT
#8
So why is someone banned from every casino in Germany allowed on the WPT?
keV.
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
United States3214 Posts
November 08 2010 20:40 GMT
#9
On November 09 2010 05:36 Pyrrhuloxia wrote:
So why is someone banned from every casino in Germany allowed on the WPT?


Excellent question. Pretty amazing to be honest. This is the kind of stuff you see in movies, not on the WPT.
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AnodyneSea
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Jamaica757 Posts
November 08 2010 20:53 GMT
#10
It says he was banned in the past, not that he is still banned.. at least that's how I read that. IMO once banned for cheating why let him back? That to me makes no sense. Also they were probably watching the "reporter" for more than just that hand.
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Pyrrhuloxia
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
United States6700 Posts
November 08 2010 21:08 GMT
#11
On November 09 2010 05:53 AnodyneSea wrote:
It says he was banned in the past, not that he is still banned.. at least that's how I read that. IMO once banned for cheating why let him back? That to me makes no sense. Also they were probably watching the "reporter" for more than just that hand.

So it's like if TT1 was caught map hacking against Jinro in the MLG finals... lol.
rastaban
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States2294 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-11-08 22:31:14
November 08 2010 22:30 GMT
#12
On November 09 2010 06:08 Pyrrhuloxia wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 09 2010 05:53 AnodyneSea wrote:
It says he was banned in the past, not that he is still banned.. at least that's how I read that. IMO once banned for cheating why let him back? That to me makes no sense. Also they were probably watching the "reporter" for more than just that hand.

So it's like if TT1 was caught map hacking against Jinro in the MLG finals... lol.


ouch, I bet that one stings

Glad this guy was caught, hopefully Sc2 stays clean on the highest levels for quite some time.
Tyler: "...damn it, that's StarCraft. Opening doors is what we do. Being the first to find food is the greatest pleasure a player can have!"
D-Lite
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United Kingdom223 Posts
November 08 2010 23:01 GMT
#13
why didnt he have his entourage sttanding behind him like the german guy did?.

Would of eliminated any chance of a spotter behind him, or better yet, hold his cards closer like your supposed to at a table, you only need to see the top edge, which from a standing angle you wouldnt be able to see
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bakedace
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States672 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-11-08 23:26:44
November 08 2010 23:25 GMT
#14
they stated that he was caught after closely viewing the tapes "on the road to" the final table. There were several spotters, this was a criminal operation.
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