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Poker Streams: Why You're Losing and What's Happening in the Community
Online PokerNovember 2, 2025·1 min read

Poker Streams: Why You're Losing and What's Happening in the Community


GGPoker has taken decisive action against cheating in their platform. RealOA has been permanently banned from GGPoker, WSOP, and all partner platforms. All of RealOA's funds, amounting to $250,523, have been confiscated. Ren Lin has also been banned indefinitely from these platforms.

Michael Moncek criticized the ban on Ren Lin, stating that it is unfair for WSOP to ban him since he did not harm anyone in live games. Bencb, however, argued that the ban on Ren Lin is justified to maintain the integrity of poker. Ossi Ketola's Twitter accounts were banned, and he claims that competitors are spreading fake content to damage his reputation.

In the WPT Shooting Star tournament, 75 players received special bounty 'shooting star' prizes. Adam Hendriks encountered a drunk player who made a large bet on the river and took all the chips. Chance Cornut, a star player, is still in the running for his bounty in the WPT Shooting Star tournament.

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