You may be surprised who KidPoker would be happy to play against as he lists the players who should be banned.
Daniel Negreanu
Never one to shy away from a debate, Daniel Negreanu has compiled a list for his blog of players he thinks should be banned from the World Series of Poker.
His criteria for banning is simply whether they have been caught cheating at the game, saying:
"I've always been of the position that unless people have been found to actually cheat at poker, they should be allowed to attend. Cheating on your wife, your taxes, or borrowing money with no intention to pay, aren't examples of actions that the WSOP should persecute."
The only two names he calls out specifically whom he would ban are Russ Hamilton and Mansour Matloubi, both for their involvement in the UB cheating scandal:
"While this isn't a case that has been ruled on in the court of law, the evidence is overwhelmingly one-sided that at the very least, these two men were involved in cheating players out of millions. There isn't concrete evidence that these players have cheated at live poker. I have heard rumours, but they aren't enough to incriminate."
The online grey area
Daniel Colman admitted to multi-accounting last year
Negreanu also discusses the grey area of whether online cheaters should be banned in live events, as well as what constitutes cheating at the virtual tables:
"What level of cheating is worthy of a ban? There are plenty of online players who have admitted to cheating/multi-accounting, but I don't think that warrants a ban from WSOP live events. Players like Dan Coleman and Justin Bonomo are just two examples of players who have admitted to multi-accounting in the past."
Surprisingly Negreanu admits that players who have done wrong in poker, but not specifically at the tables, are ok to play in his view. He even mentions that while he has infamously had issues with Annie Duke, Howard Lederer and Chris Ferguson, he would have no issue playing with them at the tables.
Do you agree with Negreanu? Should online cheaters be banned from live events? Is it the WSOP's responsibility to ban cheaters? Let us know in the comments.
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