The poker world is never going to run short on poker cheating stories and this year was no exception. Here are the biggest poker cheaters.
But the poker world does seem to get more than its fair share of villains. None more so than Mike Postle who a couple of years ago raised the stakes by milking his opponents with access to the hole cards data.
Here are the biggest poker cheaters 2024:
#1: Hustler Casino Live Reg Mars Cheats Private Games for Millions
If you haven’t heard about the latest cheating scandal in poker, where have you been? Hustler Casino Live regs Nik Airball and Wesley Fei were recently stung for millions of dollars in a private game in California.
Fellow reg Tony Mars was apparently a part of a cheating ring that is scamming players all over the country using a UV-marked deck that can be read with special contact lenses.
This includes celebrity players who lost over $15 million to the group.
Wesley Fei has repeatedly told how he received death threats for giving the game away on social media.
#2: Ali Imsirovic Admits to Multi-Accounting
Ali Imsirovic was one of a group of players who were all banned from GGPoker at the same time for using real-time assistance (RTA).
The Bosnian initially denied ever having cheated but soon it became clear that the game was up.
The case dates back to October 2020 but in March of this year, Daniel Negreanu tweeted that he was aware the nefarious activities were still ongoing.
Before knowing about Ali Imsirovic’s transgressions I thought he was a lifer who loved the game and would be a tournament fixture for a long time.
I’m hearing that he is continuing his antics and is likely irredeemable at this point
All operators both online and live should…
— Daniel Negreanu (@RealKidPoker) March 8, 2023
And then June of this year, Imsirovic finally made a confession. He admitted to using multiple accounts in high-stakes game, the most cardinal of sins.
#3: Will Kassouf Picks Up His Chips and Runs After Getting Stacked
Will Kassouf made a name for himself as the motormouth of the 2016 WSOP Main event with his none-stop table chat.
Just wow! 😮 https://t.co/Ng2iN4xFoc pic.twitter.com/FN76VKenrW
— 🃏 David Lappin 🃏 (@dklappin) April 11, 2023
After following that up with a win in the EPT Prague High Roller, he became somewhat well-known in the poker scene, although not always in a positive sense.
In April of this year, he was plastered all over the poker media after allegedly running away from a cash game table at the Irish Open while he was getting stacked.
Leo Worthington-Leese said:
“He’s literally just trying to scam people in broad daylight in the middle of a cash game at a PokerStars event. The guy’s a fucking idiot…absolute retard…drawing dead.”
Kassouf denied the allegations but was promptly dropped by his sponsor Grosvenor Poker.
#4: Felipe Carmanhani Caught Red-Handed Using RTA on stream
RTA poker cheating is the fashionable crime these days, but we never expect to see such brazen flouting of the regulations by a Twitch streamer.
Streamer is caught straight up using RTA on @pokerstars and they’ve issued a two week ban. Two weeks. For literally cheatinghttps://t.co/4UwUFPAZ1p
— Mark Rubbathan (@Weazel_1991) December 14, 2023
Only a couple of weeks ago, Brazilian streamer Felipe Carmanhani was caught red-handed pulling up a GTO Wizard window during a PKO tournament.
#5: Endboss Cheater Mike Postle Returns to Poker
Mike Postle, the most legendary cheater in the modern game, returned to action in January and was given the reception he deserved.
At the sharp end of the Beau Rivage Million Dollar Heater Main Event, Postle thought the all-in situation was looking good; that was until he realised his opponent was slow rolling with top set.
Brock Gary said to Postle after the hand:
“That’s for all the cheating that you do.”
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