This ^^^
The less exposed a player is the better, simple strategy. I'm surprised, honestly, that guys aren't already by now wearing Spiderman-like leotard face covers or something similar covering every inch of their exposed skin or playing from within cardboard boxes with just holes cut out for their arms to go through and a couple eyeholes and a breathing hole.
Especially since there'd be so much sellable ad space on the outside of the box. Dudes are missing out on Big Endorsement $$$ here.
That ^^^ and sunglasses + hoodie is also very Gangsta.
Chicks dig it.
The wrong kind of chicks mind you.
But Chicks nonetheless.
I expected they would have done so long before this, totally shocked they haven't.
And whats with guys with HEADPHONES on at the table?
What are they listening to and why is this allowed?
Couldn't they be getting transmissions from other around the room tipping off what hand other players have?
Very confusing.
[ A guy was recently accused of marking cards in the $10K WSOP heads up, and using special sunglasses to view the marks. A twoplustwo thread details the incident,
with players who played against him commenting. Apparently he was kicked out of casinos in Prague for marking cards previously... ]
[h=1]Fifth-Place Finisher Denies Cheating Allegations in WSOP $10,000 Heads-Up Championship[/h]
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</tbody> </section> </aside> The player reportedly being investigated for allegedly marking cards and cheating in the 2015 World Series of Poker $10,000 Heads-Up Championship has denied it all.
After earlier attempts to contact Moldavian Valeriu Coca, PokerNews was able to speak with him through an interpreter while he was at the cash game tables inside the Pavilion Room at the Rio Convention Center. Coca, who finished fifth in the event, said the allegations being levied against him are simply sour grapes.
"This is a fantasy," he said, laughing. "The players who lost are very good, so they just don't believe they could lose to me for an honest reason."
Coca beat Matt Marafioti, Pratyush Buddiga, Aaron Mermelstein, Connor Drinan, and Byron Kaverman before losing to eventual champion Keith Lehr in the Round of 8 on Wednesday. Early Thursday morning, Drinan took to the TwoPlusTwo forums alleging he and the other players had been the victims of a cheat.
Drinan further elaborated in an interview with PokerNews, saying Coca played perfect against him, folding when he had it and applying pressure when he didn't, taking strange lines, and asking to see his chips time and time again. Drinan also claimed he discussed the situation with the other players Coca had played against and they all agreed something strange was afoot.
As a result, several players approached WSOP officials, and on Thursday, WSOP Tournament Director Jack Effel, WSOP Vice President of Corporate Communications Seth Palansky, and WSOP Executive Director Ty Stewart all confirmed the WSOP was taking the allegations seriously and conducting an investigation.
Palansky also claimed preliminary testing of the cards show no markings or use of any foreign solution, as Drinan and others had suggested might be the case.
Coca claims the WSOP has not informed him any investigation was being conducted and he has already collected $54,545 in fifth-place money.
"I don't even know how they think this is possible," he said. "I have no way of marking cards or any other tricks."
Coca said he was aware of the accusations in the forums and said they represent poor etiquette on behalf of the players posting there.
"This is not gentlemanly, to lose and cry foul," he said. "They are not gentlemen. They lose and they think they must have been cheated. They are just looking for a way to explain why such strong players would lose to a much weaker one."
Coca went on to liken the situation to that of Russian chess masters Anatoly Karpov and Garry Kasparov and a time when one called the other a bad player, and the reply was he may be bad, but he was better than him.
He also said he welcomes the investigation as it will surely prove he's done nothing wrong and he plans to continue to play several more events at the 2015 WSOP.
PokerNews also spoke with Czech poker writer Martin Kuchařík and Tony Felfel, the former manager of the Ambassador Casino, who claimed Coca had been caught marking cards, labelled a cheat in Prague, and barred from major casinos there.
Coca also denied these allegations, claiming he had simply been barred from playing roulette in one Prague casino after being labelled an advantage player.
http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/2...ort/allegations-cheating-wsop-10k-hu-1537175/
Another player suspicious of the marking hides his cards:
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with players who played against him commenting. Apparently he was kicked out of casinos in Prague for marking cards previously... ]
[h=1]Fifth-Place Finisher Denies Cheating Allegations in WSOP $10,000 Heads-Up Championship[/h]
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After earlier attempts to contact Moldavian Valeriu Coca, PokerNews was able to speak with him through an interpreter while he was at the cash game tables inside the Pavilion Room at the Rio Convention Center. Coca, who finished fifth in the event, said the allegations being levied against him are simply sour grapes.
"This is a fantasy," he said, laughing. "The players who lost are very good, so they just don't believe they could lose to me for an honest reason."
Coca beat Matt Marafioti, Pratyush Buddiga, Aaron Mermelstein, Connor Drinan, and Byron Kaverman before losing to eventual champion Keith Lehr in the Round of 8 on Wednesday. Early Thursday morning, Drinan took to the TwoPlusTwo forums alleging he and the other players had been the victims of a cheat.
Drinan further elaborated in an interview with PokerNews, saying Coca played perfect against him, folding when he had it and applying pressure when he didn't, taking strange lines, and asking to see his chips time and time again. Drinan also claimed he discussed the situation with the other players Coca had played against and they all agreed something strange was afoot.
As a result, several players approached WSOP officials, and on Thursday, WSOP Tournament Director Jack Effel, WSOP Vice President of Corporate Communications Seth Palansky, and WSOP Executive Director Ty Stewart all confirmed the WSOP was taking the allegations seriously and conducting an investigation.
Palansky also claimed preliminary testing of the cards show no markings or use of any foreign solution, as Drinan and others had suggested might be the case.
Coca claims the WSOP has not informed him any investigation was being conducted and he has already collected $54,545 in fifth-place money.
"I don't even know how they think this is possible," he said. "I have no way of marking cards or any other tricks."
Coca said he was aware of the accusations in the forums and said they represent poor etiquette on behalf of the players posting there.
"This is not gentlemanly, to lose and cry foul," he said. "They are not gentlemen. They lose and they think they must have been cheated. They are just looking for a way to explain why such strong players would lose to a much weaker one."
Coca went on to liken the situation to that of Russian chess masters Anatoly Karpov and Garry Kasparov and a time when one called the other a bad player, and the reply was he may be bad, but he was better than him.
He also said he welcomes the investigation as it will surely prove he's done nothing wrong and he plans to continue to play several more events at the 2015 WSOP.
PokerNews also spoke with Czech poker writer Martin Kuchařík and Tony Felfel, the former manager of the Ambassador Casino, who claimed Coca had been caught marking cards, labelled a cheat in Prague, and barred from major casinos there.
Coca also denied these allegations, claiming he had simply been barred from playing roulette in one Prague casino after being labelled an advantage player.
http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/2...ort/allegations-cheating-wsop-10k-hu-1537175/
Another player suspicious of the marking hides his cards:
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