Matt Berkey Accuses PokerNews of Bias in Coverage of Accused Cheaters

Matt Berkey has slammed PokerNews for promoting accused cheaters Bryn Kenney, Jake Schindler, and Ali Imsirovic during the 2022 WSOP. The American accused the journalism team of unfairly “shadow-banning” PokerBunny, a regular on Live at the Bike and Hustler Casino Live, while still featuring the accused heavily in its write-ups.

Connor Richards, an editor and live reporter at PokerNews, responded to Berkey's accusation, stating that the coverage of PokerBunny is not comparable to that of high-profile accused cheaters. He tweeted, “Equating coverage of Pokerbunny to coverage of high-profile accused cheats running deep in the Main is absolutely bonkers, man. It’s almost as if one of these 2 things is inherently newsworthy and notable. Criticize our coverage if you want, but this analogy is nonsensical.”

Chad Holloway, PokerNews Executive Editor USA, explained that PokerBunny's reputation for being unprofessional towards reporters and her lack of a significant tournament record are reasons why she might not be covered as much. He stated, “If she is seen in an interesting hand it will be reported but her reputation for being unprofessional towards reporters in the past over a lack of coverage is probably working against her.”