It’s an important message and we don’t want to impede it.” There were four different parts to Bonomo’s statement, the first being that GGPoker’s banning of 40 different accounts was mostly related to the use of pre-flop charts and real-time assistance. No, if someone has made mistakes in the past, that does not make them a hypocrite for doing the right thing, right now Pick any other time to call Foxen out, but let him do his thing today. “Foxen’s worldview is very different from mine, and I strongly disagree with some things he’s done and said But I have respect for people who knowingly risk putting themselves through shit storms, seeking no personal gain, for the good of the community. He started off by pointing out that despite Alex Foxen being under a cloud for his own suspected transgression, he should be left alone to do his thing and spread his message for the good of the game. Justin Bonomo Has His Say Up until now, all the talk was about the behaviour of Ali Imsirovic, but then Justin Bonomo had his say and the scandal exploded into something more sinister, threatening the reputation of other big names in the game. We actually learned about suspicions of Imsirovic engaging in some kind of unethical play during his battle with Polk in preparation for the Daniel Negreanu grudge match, but none of the nitty-gritty was made public. Joined by 2012 WSOP main event winner Greg Merson, Polk dived straight in and explored what had happened, with very little coming in defence of Imsirovic. This nonsense should not be tolerated and needs to be called out more often.”ĭoug Polk and Greg Merson Chat About the Scandal Doug Polk is always quick to post a video about any big story in the poker industry and he didn’t make an exception here. “The high stakes community is, for the most part, extremely honourable and a group of people I consider myself lucky to associate with.
aIhQw4Hqv4- Alex Foxen April 18, 2022įor those wanting to watch it themselves /5Rm5mvv6fo- Mqtt April 18, 2022Īlex Foxen did his utmost to stress that the high-stakes community is generally honourable but instances, such as we've heard about recently, need to be called out publicly more often. Ali cbets and gets raised on 642ddd, sticks in a 3bet and wins the hand. The actual footage makes it even more clear than this screen shot. Then quite visibly looks down at Paul Phua's hole cards, Ad5. Even given Imsirovic’s reputation, this transgression would still likely have blown over quick enough, but now everyone has started to speak out.Īli opens the CO with Ah9c. It is already known that the Bosnian-American is banned from GGPoker but this blatant rubbernecking had Foxen struggling to keep quiet.
Alex Foxen tweeted that he is “known as a cheater to almost all in the high roller community, however without much ironclad proof, most stay silent.” I have witnessed numerous chip dumps to horses, and many suspicious changes in play from people known to be his horses when deep in online MTTs.- Alex Foxen April 18, 2022Īli Imsirovic was the first target. Now, all this talk of collusion and real-time assistance threatens to undo much of the trust made over the last decade.Īli is banned from GG for Multi-accounting and RTA. Things were tough enough 20 years ago when players were still unsure about how safe their money was in the fledgling industry. No trust means that potential new players will see taking up the game as a bad risk and shy away, ultimately damaging the future of poker. The integrity of online poker is crucial for the long-term health of the ecosystem. The slew of accusations might not yet be over, too. What started as a simple tweet pointing out an incidence of peeking at another player’s cards, has turned into something which risks tarnishing the online game for a long time to come.
Multiple accusations of cheating have tarnished the image of several players, dragging the game into the gutter.Įven with several high-profile cheating scandals tainting the game over the years, we have still never seen such an explosion of cases as witnessed this month. The last two weeks have been a terrible time for the image of the high-stakes poker community.
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