Doug Polk has released a video showing Tamayo's rail clearly using a laptop for assistance. You can also see Joe McKeeha
whosnextNo matter how long this thread lasts, or how many ridiculous posts it will eventually contain, I am positive that this will be the thread's all-time worst post!
LimpDitkaI don't care if this is legal, ethical , morally right etc... the optics of it are terrible for the game.
We can argue all we want , but it's too late... the damages are done. Do I think this is going to lower next year's main event numbers or something ? No probably not. But do I think some casual or random who stumbles upon these videosi n the future is going to be put off on playing poker ... yeah.
There's already a huge stigma around online poker that it's filled with bots , rta and collusion (which it is) and now these things have made their way into live poker. Will live numbers take a dive , similar to how online has as of late? Only time will tell...
Individually, each of Tamayo, McKeehen, and Nitsche have a massive experience and skill advantage over Griff. Without collaborating or using any between-hand solver analysis. But that wasn't enough for them. It wasn't enough to embrace the gamble and the grind and see if Tamayo could use his edge to overcome variance and beat Griff. No, they had to pool their collective skill and experience to work together AND they had to use a solver between hands. It was three robot pros and their computer software against an amateur with $30k in career tournament winnings and a pretty big set of balls.
It's disgusting, and rather than their condescending and tone-deaf defenses, Tamayo, McKeehen, and Nitsche should feel humiliated and ashamed. But they are obviously not capable of feeling shame. They are QQ-folding vampires, a massive net-negative for the game and ecosystem of poker.
In contrast, Lena crashing and burning was a tragedy. Despite being primarily an online player, he was a fun and engaging swashbuckler with plenty of gamble. He leaned back on his rail, nary a laptop in sight, and embraced the drama of the moment as the all-in hands were dealt. He was the type of pro whose victory would have benefited the game and ecosystem of poker.
