Poker is a game that relies on the morality of its players to keep it hygienically clean. In a sport where the smallest infraction can send shockwaves through a whole community, it’s no wonder that the game has a built-in mechanism for catching cheaters.
That’s exactly what happened at AP and UB in late 2007 and 2008 when players started to realize that some players were winning obscene amounts of money without ever losing a hand. In a game where countless millionaires have been ripped off by rogue operators, it’s vital that players unite to evict cheaters and halt any unauthorized activities that could hurt the game’s reputation.
One such cheating case came to light this year when Mike Postle of Stones Gambling Hall was accused of using a poker analyzer to win live streamed cash games. The allegations were brought to the attention of management by stream commentator Veronica Brill who was confused by how Postle seemed to consistently win hands in unlikely scenarios.
Brill believed that Postle was intercepting information sent from the RFID sensors used for live streaming in order to see the hole cards of other players. The Stones management team dismissed her concerns, claiming security was one of their main concerns and that there was no way Postle could be cheating.
Despite this denial, many players were convinced that Postle was in fact cheating and the matter eventually made its way to the courtroom. The judge in the case has now ruled that Postle is guilty of defamation and he will have to pay damages to the victims in order to clear his name.