There are 50 Shades of Grey when it comes to poker ethics. At the top of the cheating pyramid is stealing millions from the poker community, and the lower down you go, more players are likely to cross the line.
- Russ Hamilton & others responsible for UB and AP superuser scam.
- Ray Bitar, Howard Lederer, and Chris Ferguson and the other criminals from Full Tilt Poker.
- David Baazov who ripped off PokerStars investors and ruined what Isai Scheinberg had built.
- Pitbull Poker, Lock Poker & other closed sites.
- PPC Poker Tour's Bryan Oulton & Sandy Swartzbaugh, who have just
stolen players' money. :rage:
- Ghosters and multi-accounters, e.g., JJprodigy, Mark "TheVoid" Teltscher, and players who switch with a pro when they are deep in big PokerStars tournaments. :'(
- Mucking Aces prefop & other winning hand against players you have a financial stake in, like Fedor Holz did. :(
- Undisclosed swaps and staking by pros to gang up on Guy Laliberte or rich businessmen in High Roller Events.
- Sharing bankrolls or splitting winnings in a cash game, satellite league, or single tournament table.
- Softplaying a relative, friend or pretty girl.
- On the bubble, trying to explicitly collude with another player to knock the shortest stack out. This almost happened in a recent home game. Or preferring a friend to survive the bubble so you are more likely to raise somebody else than him.
- Two friends drive together to a big game and don't have a pre-arranged cheating arrangement, but don't want to knock each other out for the long drive home.
- As Barry Greenstein admitted, he won't cheat with his son on the same table, but he will still end up playing differently than if it was a stranger.
kaipanoulias666;394541 wroteI have a very strong stance against any kind of cheating or collusion. I am with Mike Caro when he says that cheaters should be boiled and eaten.