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Along with the push for more integrity in poker, many players want online poker sites to force players to use their real identities. Unfortunately, that won’t happen yet. But a community-wide initiative could go a long way to preventing known cheaters from accessing tournaments.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
GGPoker is helping spearhead the Poker Integrity Council (PIC). This will be an international organization that will work to eliminate cheating and punish those who try to steal their way to a victory.<\/p>\n
Among those that are helping get the project off the ground are Jason Koon, Fedor Holz, Seth Davies, and others. Eventually, the council will include other members, enough to sufficiently blanket the poker ecosystem.<\/p>\n
PIC council members will review each case of alleged cheating individually to determine if integrity concerns exist. If GGPoker has flagged a player for cheating, members of the council will review his hand histories and make a ruling as warranted.<\/p>\n
The fallout could be severe. Punishments include warnings, account suspensions, permanent bans, and loss of funds. However, the PIC isn’t limiting its actions to just GGPoker activity. A ban will lead to the individual landing on a live tournament blacklist as well.<\/strong><\/p>\nThere’s already substantial support for the initiative. The World Series of Poker, World Poker Tour, and others \u2013 including BOM \u2013 are on board.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Most people don’t need an excuse to visit a Mediterranean island. However, for those that do, the Battle of Malta (BOM) poker tournament could be an option. The BOM returns to Malta from October 5 to 12. This is a great time to visit, especially for those looking to escape the onset of winter weather. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64,"featured_media":220326,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,14],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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