In any facet of society, one can find the best people, the worst people, or those who reside somewhere between those to extremes, and the same can be said about the poker world. While some poker pros are true ambassadors of the game and look to improve it for future generations of poker players, others try to cheat the system for their own personal gain.
In a recent TwoPlusTwo Forum post , users discussed a twitter thread started by Chris “Apotheosis” Kruk who spoke out about people cheating and scamming in the poker world. High stakes online grinder Bert “Girafganger” Stevens also chimed in to speak his piece about the state of the poker world.
Kruk initially tweeted expressing how he felt about the status of cheaters and scammers in poker. Poker world is exhausting. So many clowns doing such shit things. Almost no recourse 99% of time. Only thing to do is make others aware. When done via twitter always results in a bunch of people defending the behavior- perhaps fellow scum worried about jeopardizing their ploys? — Chris Kruk (@chriskruk4) November 16, 2021 When asked what exactly he was tweeting about, Kruk went on to give some specifics . Real Time Assistance
One issue Kruk pointed to was players making use of real time assistance (RTA) software while playing high stakes tournaments. Commonly known as solvers , RTA software allows players to input hand data and figure out the most optimal play in real time .
With the recent advent of artificial intelligence , RTA software has become a real issue in the online poker world. Last year, the biggest cheating scandal to impact GGPoker involved players using solvers . The popular online poker room banned thirteen accounts and refunded over $1 million to players affected .
According to Kruk, there are still players illegally using solvers . Giraf also chimed in. According to him, the cheaters who were outed on GGPoker are allegedly still playing on partypoker and PokerStars . The banned accounts are on their 3rd or 4th wave lol. These boys play live 100ks. GG […]
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