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What is Americas Cardroom?

ACR is an unregulated online poker room that offers real-money games to players in the U.S. It is one of the few online poker rooms where international players have an opportunity to play online against U.S. players.

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Americas Cardroom originated as Doyle’s Room and was relaunched under its new name after being purchased by the Winning Poker Network.

The Accusation

In a video posted in February, podcaster Joey Ingram talked about player collusion, the use of bots and possible super users taking advantage of a lack of security on the Americas Cardroom for profit. “I can’t recommend anyone play ACR cash games,” he posted on Twitter.

The accusations aren’t the first of their kind for ACR. There have been discussions on poker forums about the site and some questionable practices for years.

And while Ingram talks a good game, he offered little proof to support the allegations he made. After posting the video, Ingram was called out for not providing evidence to support his claim.

Ingram was quick to respond: “Clips for the accounts will be posted. Information on the collusion I’ve received. The site has to check the back end. The bots are obvious as fucking day.”

Players are on guard

Players take cheating accusations seriously. After the Ultimate Bet, Absolute Poker and Full Tilt Poker scandals, players have been keeping their guard up.

But sometimes, the lure of playing online poker outside Nevada, New Jersey and Delaware (the states that have legalized online poker) is too great. Since April 2011, U.S. players have been taking somewhat of a risk playing on unregulated sites.

How you move your money in and out of a site can be subject to scrutiny under the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA). To help get around any gray area, ACR offers deposit and withdrawal options in over 60 of the top cryptocurrencies, which may be offering a false sense of security to its players.

ACR tournament loophole

On Thursday, Ingram released a second video that highlighted banned accounts and the exploitation of the tournament registration process at Americas Cardroom.

Apparently, there is a loophole that allows players who late register for a tournament to sit down at the same table.

As Ingram explains (starting at 6:24 in the video), a team of players can late register together as the money bubble approached. They can then collude to ensure they reach the money, and then chip dump to one player after the money bubble bursts.

Ingram provided a list of players, both active and banned, with win rates previously in the 30 percent range suddenly posting win rates in the high 80 percent range. And again, while suspicious, it still doesn’t actually prove anything. But alarm bells are going off.

Ingram also posted the list of questionable players to his Twitter feed for all to see. He called on Americas Cardroom to investigate beyond the loophole and look into the relationships between the players.

These are just two (Zynovij & GodTierBluff) instances we know of accounts that were banned on the same date for using the ACR tournament exploit in the most obvious way.

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— DJ Joey Ingram (@Joeingram1) February 6, 2018

To which ACR responded:

Yes we caught these players NOT breaking T&C's but finding a loophole. Thanks for pointing out that we do police the games and ban when necessary!

— Americas Cardroom (@ACR_POKER) February 6, 2018

Responses to the allegations

The one thing that became evident when following the tweets, videos and responses to Ingram’s cheating allegations is that the accusations are surprising to some and not to others.

To one group, the allegations are confirming what they suspected.

To another group, the allegations are unfounded and Ingram is chasing another fifteen minutes of fame.

And then there are others who simply don’t understand the nature of bots and what Ingram is alleging.

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You can feel the frustration in some of Ingram’s responses, but these two tweets seem to sum it up:

Yes, I am one man. No one else gives a fuck.

— DJ Joey Ingram (@Joeingram1) February 7, 2018

If you can't figure out the exploit from this video, god help the world.

— DJ Joey Ingram (@Joeingram1) February 7, 2018

While Ingram’s account of his observations is plausible, these types of allegations are hard to prove.

Americas Cardroom admits in their public response to Ingram that players took advantage of a loophole. They didn’t say they fixed it or had plans to fix it.

The big question: will the allegations be enough to keep poker players away?

Unfortunately, as long as regulated online poker struggles to make its way back across the U.S., players without other options will continue to play.

And as long as U.S. players continue to play on sites like Americas Cardroom, their bankroll could be be at risk.

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In this column we deliver you the latest and most interesting news and gossip from our favourite poker people.

Chris Moneymaker joins ACR

Just a few weeks ago Chris Moneymaker announced his departure from his 17-year long ambassadorship with PokerStars. Moneymaker stated that he left because he wanted to spend more time with his family.

How much family was a reason for his break-up, if it was because he could simply not bring as much value to Stars anymore, or if he found a new partner, was not known at the time.

What we know now is that America’s Card Room just announced that they have signed the man responsible for the “Moneymaker Effect” and the subsequent poker boom all around the world – but mainly in America.

The “Moneymaker Effect” was Chris Moneymaker’s win of the 2003 WSOP Main Event through a satellite qualification which nudged millions of poker players into hitting the tables and as Moneymaker had qualified through PokerStars, also the rise of this platform.

Despite ACR having the occasional drama attached to them and serving the U.S. through an offshore license, this partnership does make a lot of sense.

Chris Moneymaker stands for the American poker dream and in times of regulatory shifting in the States, here is the chance for ACR to really stand out and keep selling that dream.

Joey Ingram spreads rumour of a possible Galfond Challenge with DNegs

While Doug Polk was finalizing his win over Daniel Negreanu in the High Stakes Grudge Match, Joey Ingram tweeted that he heard there might be a Galfond Challenge against DNegs coming up.

I’ve been told that @PhilGalfond would like to play @RealKidPoker in a HU challenge and he is willing to play NL TEXAS HOLD’em instead of PLO….

I think the fans would be all for that 🔥🔥🔥

— Joey Ingram #passion (@Joeingram1) February 3, 2021

Phil Galfond’s wife Farah replied to the tweet, not denying the rumour, and just sarcastically pointing out that her husband seems to feel bored.

Clearly Phil is desperate for action & I can see his line of thinking here as not many ppl are also currently in NV & rolled for these stakes. But I can’t see Daniel reciprocating this interest. Unless his current challenge ends and he feels as bored as Phil apparently does.

— Farah Galfond (@Farah_Galfond) February 3, 2021

Joey writes in the original tweet that this challenge would not be played in PLO, but that Phil would actually switch to Hold’em.

At the time of writing we could not find a reply by either Daniel Negreanu or Phil Galfond confirming or denying this rumour.

Full Tilt Poker gossip by former employee

If you are still thrilled to find out more details about Black Friday and specifically the glory days and demise of Full Tilt Poker, there is a bit of a delicacy for you on the 2+2 Forum.

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A former Full Tilt employee has created an “Ask Me Anything” thread, offering to answer any questions people might have about the time Full Tilt Poker was on top of the world and ultimately crashing down.

The member called AnyQuestions21 states in the forum thread that he worked in a senior role for 5 years from 2007 to 2012 and that he is looking forward to answering questions and sharing stories.

AnyQuestions21 shared that Bitar had been in over his head, running the company.
“…Bitar incompetent for sure, there was always a feeling he wasnt capable of running anything without his support network around him.”

He also talks about the wasteful ways how Bitar managed money. Weekend parties at mansions, a Michelin cook in the canteen, money was spent everywhere. So when Black Friday hit it should have been no surprise that more money was spent where it should not have been.

If you are interested in stories like this, check out the 2+2 Forum thread.

Muskan Sethi leaves Stars

Another former PokerStars Team Pro has announced their departure from the ambassador team, Indian player Muskan Sethi. The glamorous Sethi tweeted that it was time to turn a page and start a new chapter.

It’s time to turn the page and start the next chapter in my life. Thank you for an exhilarating experience,
It was a pleasure working with Team @PokerStars & @PokerStarsIN ❤️
All the best ⭐️ #newbeginnings

— Muskan Sethi (@muskaansethi) January 27, 2021

What that chapter will look like was not mentioned, but the guesses and bets are probably in which poker operator she will pop up next on. It is unlikely to think that she will stop playing poker despite the partially difficult situation in her home country.

Muskan has been making incredible progress in India, improving the image of this game we all love and leaving poker behind does not seem like an option.

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