The use of RTA (real-time help) has change into a rising difficulty within the on-line poker trade over the previous few years, with platforms banning gamers who use these software program options, which give gamers the most effective transfer to make in any state of affairs.
That state of affairs performed out once more this week with Word Series of Poker Online suspending the location’s former Michigan participant of the 12 months, Kevin ‘GR4ND_THEFT’ Ruscitti, for allegedly utilizing RTA. The information comes after a number of gamers expressed suspicions of Ruscitii and ran some of his play via solvers.
“Ever play against ‘GR4ND_THEFT’ on WSOP.com?” fellow Michigan participant Mario Arribas famous on Twitter. “The reigning WSOP.com Player of the Year and recent online bracelet winner Kevin Ruscitti’s account was suspended, almost certainly due to his failing numerous GTO Wizard fair play checks. Hope WSOP.com/WSOP/GGPoker does the right thing and issues rebates/ladders to all the players affected, not to mention whatever poor souls came in second in the POY race, bracelet, and ring events he’s won.”
Some of the honest play checks Kevin failed connected right here. Also value noting that Kevin casually admitted that he checked spots on GTO Wiz whereas taking part in to a detailed good friend of mine throughout WSOP in Vegas this previous summer time. pic.twitter.com/4xgJluB13p
— Mario Arribas (@MarioOccasionPoker) October 22, 2024
Arribas launched screenshots of solver honest play checks that had been used to alert WSOP of the alleged dishonest. Ruscitti’s account was then suspended and he took to Facebook to disclaim the allegations.
“My WSOP account has been temporarily frozen because retired micro stakes grinder Justin Pimpedly accused me of using RTA,” he stated. “Not only do I not use GTO Wizard, I don’t even use a HUD (heads-up display) when I play on PokerStars. You don’t need GTO Wizard when you are a wizard.”
“If you know me you know I’ve been stiffed for upwards of $30-40k in home games, now I’m being accused of cheating online, sometimes I feel like it never ends. Like I’ve been playing poker 12 hours a day every day for the past four years and for whatever reason it’s hard for some people to accept the fact that maybe I’m just a good player. I don’t need GTO to win, all I need are my notes and I’ll be crushing. Anyways, once I’m proven innocent I’ll be back.”
Ruscitti has stated he’s submitting proof that no use of RTA occurred. Some gamers agreed that the honest play checks weren’t essentially indicators of dishonest. Poker professional Matt Berkey famous on Twitter that the shared screenshots “are not consistent with positive hits and shouldn’t be used to publicly persecute someone.”
“The issue here isn’t guilt or innocence, it’s the process by which we go about assigning those labels,” Berkey added. “Two of the three screenshots have zero application to the actual spot posted. If your suspicions of him are proven to be true and his account is banned, then and only then go public with circumstantial evidence. Otherwise, I’d wait to have substantial evidence, such as dozens of checks that actually correlate. As someone who has hastily jumped the gun in the past, I know firsthand how important it is to do this the right way, at least on public forums.”
Some big-name gamers have been alleged to have used RTA in recent times, together with Ali Imsirovic in addition to Jake Schindler and Bryn Kenney.
Photo by way of Ruscitti’s fb account.
