We Need To Talk About The WSOP Scandal (w/ Daniel Negreanu and Alan Keating)
Debate rages on about what exactly went down at the 2024 World Series of Poker Main Event. Jonathan Tamayo and Dominik Nitsche were seen on the rail using laptops and software during the final table. Tamayo went on the win the whole tournament and the $10,000,000 prize. Was this in violation of the rules? And what can we do about this in the future? Daniel Negreanu and Alan Keating join the channel to weigh in.
0:00 Intro
0:56 Daniel and Alan's summer
5:58 The RTA controversy, How big is the edge?
16:59 Where should the line be drawn?
25:31 How to enforce the rules?
40:48 Dominik's response
46:24 Opinion of the masses
51:01 Rule changes to make tournaments more fun
1:14:25 GGPoker, Game of Gold
1:21:14 Aftermath of the Main Event
1:28:08 Poker is in a good place
1:33:14 WSOP Winter
1:43:10 Outro
22 Jul 2024
The $10,000,000 Poker Scandal: Runner-up Speaks Out
A shocking turn of events has rocked the poker world. Jordan Griff is an amateur poker player who made it to the final table of the 2024 World Series of Poker Main Event. It got down to heads up against Jonathan Tamayo, with a $10 million first prize at stake. Unfortunately for Griff, his opponent is a long-time professional and was getting help from his supporters with the use of poker software between hands. Today, we're talking to Griff to get his thoughts on this bizarre incident on poker's biggest stage, the WSOP.
0:00 Intro
2:02 Jordan joins
5:06 The Main Event experience
13:45 The laptop/RTA controversy
28:10 NGC violations, DQ? Lawsuit?
31:44 Dominik Nitsche, Tamayos rail
35:02 The earpiece, Tournaments vs Cash games
42:23 Outro
22 Jun 2023
The WSOP $250,000 Scandal - Suspected Player FIRES BACK
Doug Polk is joined by the player at the center of a massive controversy. Martin Kabrhel, who has been accused by several high stakes poker players of potentially cheating in the World Series of Poker $250,000 event, is here to give his side of the story.
Martin Kabrhel can be reached via email at martin.kabrhel@ematiq.com or on Twitter at @martinkabrhell
0:00 Martin joins
4:00 Has Martin ever cheated or been banned?
7:37 Card pressing
15:32 Standing up mid hand
20:21 Not coloring up, Sticky fingers
23:24 The rail, Martins play day 2 vs 3
26:49 The AT vs KQ hand
30:52 Giving the impression of cheating
42:18 Playing $300 and $250k tournaments
45:16 The Robl tweet
49:40 Playing high rollers in the future, Rudeness
57:45 The lawsuit
1:02:21 Outro
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