Poker Scandals (66 Articles)



"JJProdigy". The Absolute Poker "superuser" scandal. The Ultimatebet "superuser" scandal. "TheV0id". Sorel Mizzi and Chris Vaughn. It seems as though there is another major scandal on an almost weekly basis in the world of poker, and we'll do our best to cover every new piece of scandal-related news in this section.

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Garrett Adelstein vs Robbi Jade Lew Hand Explodes Into Mainstream Media

The Garrett Adelstein vs Robbi Jade Law hand has created a tremendous amount of controversy in the poker world - was there cheating involved?

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Mike Postle Saga Reaches the Mainstream Media

The Mike Postle saga continues to gain momentum, as mainstream outlets such as ESPN and The Ringer have recently picked up the story.

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"Professional Players" of Full Tilt Poker Given OK To Submit Petitions for Remission By US Government

The former professional players of Full Tilt Poker were given the OK to submit their Petitions for Remission by the US government earlier this week.

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GCG: Next Round of Full Tilt Poker Payments Expected in Late May

According to the GCG, the next round of Full Tilt Poker payments should be heading out by the end of May.

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Borgata Introduces New Tournament Chips After Scandal

The Borgata has introduced new chips for their Spring Poker Open following a scandal earlier in the year.

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First Round of Full Tilt Poker Payments To Be Sent This Friday

According to the GCG, the first round of Full Tilt Poker payments will be sent out this Friday.

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Borgata Facing Class Action Lawsuit Re: Winter Poker Open Event

The Borgata is facing a class action lawsuit following the suspension of a Borgata Winter Poker Open event last month.

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Borgata Winter Poker Open Event Suspended After Fake Chips Discovered

The opening event of the Borgata Winter Poker Open has been suspended after it was revealed that counterfeit chips had been introduced into play.

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Chris "Jesus" Ferguson Settles Civil Case With DoJ

Chris Ferguson, former Full Tilt Poker shareholder, has settled his civil case with the US Department of Justice.

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Zynga Inks Deal with PartyGaming, Full Tilt Poker Ads Hitting TV and More

Zynga is up after signing a deal with Bwin.Party, Full Tilt Poker commercials are hitting TV and more.

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Howard Lederer Enters $10k Festa al Lago Classic Main Event

Howard Lederer enters the $10k Festa al Lago Classic main event, which causes quite a stir amongst the other players.

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Pokerstars Starts Collecting, Last Lederer Video and More

Pokerstars has started collecting on debts, the last piece of the Lederer interview has been released and more.

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Weekend Update: Full Tilt Poker, Superstar Showdown and More

A weekend update that includes the latest on Full Tilt Poker, Zoom Poker and the Superstar Showdown.

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Doyle Brunson Speaks Out on Full Tilt Poker

Poker legend Doyle Brunson recently spoke out on the Full Tilt Poker situation.

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Absolute Poker Co-Founder Pleads Guilty

Absolute Poker co-founder Brent Beckley has accepted a plea deal and is pleading guilty to conspiracy charges.

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Don't Expect Much When The Full Tilt Poker Hearing Resumes on September 19th

Don't expect too much when the AGCC/Full Tilt Poker hearing resumes in London on September 19th.

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Bwin.party Rumors, Gabe Kaplan Gives Some Back and More

Bwin.party/Wynn rumors, Gabe Kaplan is going to give some back and more.

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Friday Night News: Ivey/Benyamine Revelations, Poker After Dark and More

Subject: Poker releases a very interesting report, Poker After Dark's last hurrah and more in this week's Friday Night News report.

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Cheating Scandal at the Partouche Poker Tour Main Event

According to the Partouche Poker Tour, a final table participant of the PPT main event has been disqualified due to cheating.

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Kahnawake Gaming Commission Releases "Final Decision" in Ultimate Bet "Superuser" Matter

The Kahnawake Gaming Commission released their final decision in the Ultimate Bet superuser case earlier today, claiming that Russ Hamilton was the primary beneficiary of the cheating activity on the site.

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Mike Matusow Speaks Out on Russ Hamilton

Mike Matusow recently appeared on the Hardcore Poker Show on Sirius, and revealed that Russ Hamilton had stolen millions from him, and that he wouldn't rest until he sees Hamilton in jail.

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Report: Russ Hamilton Said to Be Main Figure Behind Multi-Million Dollar Ultimatebet Scam

An Interim Kahnawake Gaming Commission report has pointed the finger of blame at Russ Hamilton, implicating him in a $60 million dollar Ultimatebet.com scandal.

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Pokerstars Bans A Number of Players Linked to JJProdigy

Josh "JJProdigy" Field is in the news again, after a number of his friends and associates were banned from Pokerstars.

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Brian Townsend Admits To Playing Under Multiple Accounts on Pokerstars and Full Tilt Poker

Brian Townsend has admitted to playing under multiple accounts on both Pokerstars and Full Tilt Poker

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Ultimatebet Wraps Up Its "Superuser" Scandal Investigation



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Poker Players Alliance (PPA), Kahnawake Gaming Commission (KGC) Both Release Statements on Recent Online Cheating Scandals



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Ultimatebet "Superuser" Scandal Continues to Grow



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Ultimatebet Reveals That Cheating On Its Site Began in January of 2005



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Ultimatebet Releases Statement Regarding "Unfair Play" on Their Site



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Resolution of Ultimatebet Cheating Situation Coming Soon?



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Justin "Zeejustin" Bonomo Accuses Men "The Master" Nguyen Of Cheating



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Daniel Negreanu Weighs In on "JJProdigy"



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Josh "JJProdigy" Field Appears on the Pokerroad Radio Show; More Controversy Erupts



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The Kahnawake Gaming Commission's "Decision" Regarding Absolute Poker Was Thoroughly Ridiculous



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Kahnawake Gaming Commission Wraps up Investigation of Absolute Poker



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JJProdigy Banned from the PCA (Pokerstars Caribbean Adventure)



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Josh "JJProdigy" Field Begs for Forgiveness



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Sorel Mizzi and Chris "BluffMagCV" Vaughn Speak Out



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Sorel "Imper1um" Mizzi Banned from Full Tilt Poker?



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Absolute Poker Issues Interim Statement



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How Ridiculous Is Absolute Poker For Not Being Able to Retrieve a Hand History?



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Absolute Poker Releases Statement



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Your Saturday Morning Absolute Poker Update



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Absolute Poker to Admit that Their Software was Compromised



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Absolute Poker News and Notes



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Absolute Poker to Submit to Third Party Audit; Former CEO to Be Investigated



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Absolute Poker: Going, Going..



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Pokerstars WCOOP Champ "TheV0id" Is Disqualified and Banned



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The Absolute Poker Situation Heats Up Once Again



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Absolute Poker's Response to the "Superuser" Account Controversy: The Aftermath



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Absolute Poker Releases Official Statement



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The Latest Email From Pokerstars in the "TheV0id" / WCOOP Matter



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The Pokerstars WCOOP Investigation Continues



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The Latest on the Absolute Poker and Pokerstars Investigations



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Again, Why Do Poker Sites Protect the Privacy of Cheaters?



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Pokerstars Investigation into Winner of WCOOP Main Event Continues



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Pokerstars Investigating the WCOOP Main Event Champion?



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Absolute Poker's Response to "Holecard-Gate" Has Been Sorely Lacking



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So Absolute Poker Might Be Rigged?



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Pokerstars to Multi-Accounters: This is War



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Flyndra Identified as Pokerstars Millions Cheater; Ambi Also Banned



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Cheaters Caught in the Most Recent Pokerstars Millions



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GBMantis in the Center of a Multi-Accounting Storm



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Neverwin Banned Permanently From Pokerstars



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JJProdigy Back in the News



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Multi-Accounting Brings Down Another Online Poker Player



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Multi-Accounting Still a Big Problem in Online Poker



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Should Dutch Boyd and Justin "Zeejustin" Bonomo Finally be Forgiven?



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