Johan “YoH ViraL” Guilbert has been slammed for repeated stalling during the EPT Paris where in one particular hand his opponents called the clock on him three times! The Frenchman is known for his tanking antics and now it appears that people have had enough.
.@YoHViral is buffering here at EPT Paris pic.twitter.com/c6vsmxJrwc
— Connor “Panama Jacques” Richards (@crichards1995) February 22, 2023
Tanking has long been something the high stakes European players are accused of doing way too much but YoH ViraL takes it to another level.
Once this EPT Paris Main Event hand was reported, social media went bananas, and it looks like players intend to shame the Frenchman into speeding up by collectively always calling the clock on him whenever possible.
Poker player @YoHViral recently had the clock called on him 3 times in one hand. He won the pot but also started a controversy. What do you think?
I know the answer but want to see the percentage
Comments welcome
— Matt Savage (@SavagePoker) February 23, 2023
WPT Executive Tour Director Matt Savage posted a Twitter poll that had almost 95% of responders saying YoH ViraL was ruining the game.
Matt Berkey went to great lengths to make it clear how much he likes YoH ViraL as a person but stated he is terrible to play against in any kind of game.
The guy is thinking about what to do. If he can snap fold AA on Kxxx then he Obv has a consideration here. This doesn’t need to end and it’s def not nonsense. Tank away my Euro brother
— 🦸♂️☀️Jordan Cristos ☀️🦸♂️ (@jcinblue) February 23, 2023
Surprisingly to many, American player Jordan Cristos came out in defence of his European rival, saying that in many cases the tanking is justified because there is a non-trivial decision to be made.
Berkey strongly disagreed and fired back with an accusation that Cristos himself is almost as bad as YoH ViraL for wasting time at the table.
Enough already. All this big brain nonsense you think you’re achieving is smoke and mirrors. You slow fucks gain at the expense of everyone else. Earn your EV through your decisions like everyone else, rather than stealing it from the rest of the field playing at a reasonable… https://t.co/q8eMwu1f2Z
— Matt Berkey (@berkey11) February 23, 2023
Check out Matt Berkey’s latest podcast below where they delve into the details of the tanking debate.
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