Responding to some poker-related points within the information, PokerStars and the European Poker Tour introduced some key adjustments this week.
After issues about the usage of solvers in the course of the World Series of Poker important occasion, the EPT has banned their use within the event space.
“No use of GTO-solvers/charts or similar anywhere in the whole tournament area at any time, also not for spectators,” PokerStars dwell occasion advisor and poker professional Kenny Hallaert stated on Twitter.
Additionally, following allegations of high-tech dishonest at European casinos, the tour additionally introduced that sellers would now be instructed to slip playing cards throughout the desk to gamers.
Solver Use, High-Tech Cheating Targeted
The solver ban comes after their alleged use by important occasion champion Jonathan Tamayo in between arms on the remaining desk of World Series of Poker. Players reacted to images posted of the winner consulting a solver being manned by pals on his rail.
Although technically not towards the foundations, some felt this took away from the “one player, one hand” mentality of the sport. The EPT is now apparently seeking to keep away from comparable situations sooner or later. Dominik Nitsche, who was one among Tamayo’s pals on the rail, objected to the banning of laptops whereas nonetheless permitting cell telephones, which is also used to run solvers.
“[The ban] doesn’t address the issue of people coaching on the rail using electronic devices though does it?” he responded on Twitter to the rule adjustments. “People on the rail can still access solver material and pass that information on to players.”
The procedural adjustments in dealing come after a current slate of high-tech dishonest in blackjack and poker video games throughout Europe. Police in France arrested two males who allegedly used tiny cameras hidden of their cell telephones, permitting for low-angle images of the cardboard faces as they had been dealt.
These pictures had been relayed to accomplices off website who instructed the gamers which playing cards had been being dealt. Police allege the pair used microscopic earpieces so small they may solely be eliminated utilizing a magnet.
Casino workers stated the pair all the time appeared to know which playing cards opponents held.
To forestall this from occurring at their occasions, EPT sellers will now slide playing cards throughout the felt to every particular person seat to stop any participant recording the underside of the playing cards as they’re dealt.
“We were considering removing all electronic devices from the table (including rail) for game integrity reasons,” Hallaert stated. “Instead, dealers will be taught to slide cards instead of pitching over the course of the next EPTs.”
The tour additionally introduced a couple of different adjustments together with a shot clock time discount to fifteen seconds as a substitute of 30. Additionally, tournaments won’t redraw on the remaining two or three tables, however will as a substitute have a random breaking order as soon as the sphere has reached the ultimate 5 tables.
