We chat to the PokerStars Pro about Laptopgate, being an ambassador and the Super High Roller scene. Sam Grafton You were one of the first players to call out ‘Laptopgate’ . What do you think needs to be done so it doesn’t happen again?
Sam Grafton: We just need a framework that is universally agreed on. As technology develops, the parameters and rules need to keep up with that. That’s a very difficult thing to do because it takes time to filter through the community and, of course, it takes time for tournament directors to respond.
I would never say what they were doing was necessarily illegal but as a poker player who has been around a long time you have an instinct for what is correct. That’s part of being a member of the community, you don’t just go right up to the very limits of the rules. That’s what I would ask of people.
You won the Estrellas side event in Malaga at the same time that a Super High Roller was happening at the WSOP. Is there a conflict between being an ambassador and playing in the games you want, as a regular on the High Roller circuit?
Sam Grafton: I love to play PokerStars events and I also like to go to new places, so that was a huge draw for me with Malaga. I could have gone to the WSOP, but I’ve been to Vegas many times. I haven’t been to the last two series. In general, I spend my summers in Europe, so it was quite easy for me to do.
Sometimes it’s hard going from a $100,000 event to a $1,000 event. Switching between buy-ins can be difficult, but turning up and playing the event you want to play that day is always exciting. “It’s intoxicating to play for that much money”
“I love playing poker for high stakes” I’ve always imagined it must be hard to drop down stakes after playing Super High Roller events.
Sam Grafton: It’s intoxicating to play for that much money, of course. I honestly don’t […]
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