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After weeks of only hearing about cheating allegations, we may now have a heads-up challenge to look forward to. Doug Polk recently tweeted seeking out challengers to a live $100/$200 heads-up challenge to be streamed from his poker club, The Lodge Card Club. Dan Cates responded to the challenge, further extending it to Bryn Kenney and Phil Hellmuth.
Speaking of Bryn Kenney, as the web of the cheating scandal widens, high-stakes pro Chris Brewer is the latest player to get caught in it. He was reportedly banned from GGPoker for using RTA software. Even though Brewer denied those charges, he did admit to using pre-flop charts and therefore felt the ban was fair.
After all the virtual mudslinging, we also have a report of a physical altercation! A fight recently broke out at Hustler Casino’s poker room and quickly escalated when one of the players made a ‘Yo Momma’ comment.
Doug Polk is Invites Challengers For a Live $100/$200 Heads-Up Challenge at The Lodge
Heads-up challenges are back, and once again, Doug Polk is asking for challengers for a live $100/$200 HU challenge. The challenge would be streamed live at The Lodge Card Club.
Going to start doing a monthly hu cash stream at the lodge where I take on various challengers.
Thinking it will be around 50/100 or 100/200. If you are interested in setting up a match let me know
— Doug Polk (@DougPolkVids) April 26, 2022
Polk was immediately bombarded with suggestions on who he should do the challenge with.
I would love to see you play Bryn Kenney heads up
— Joey Ingram (@Joeingram1) April 26, 2022
1- Garrett (must!)
2- Persson (somehow household name after one appearance)
3- Negreanu (must!)
4- Luke Schwartz (8game)
5- Ali— Patrick Leonard (@padspoker) April 26, 2022
Haha very small chance that I’d be hopping in there
— Brad Owen (@TheBradOwen) April 26, 2022
Dan’ Jungleman’ Cates responded to the challenge. In fact, he took it a step further, challenging Bryn Kenney and Phil Hellmuth.
I’ll play any of ya cunts hu, @DougPolkVids @BrynKenney @phil_hellmuth , and actually back up the bullshit I say unlike some people!
— Daniel Cates (@junglemandan) April 26, 2022
As expected, Cates’ tweet garnered a lot of reaction.
— Daniel Cates (@junglemandan) April 26, 2022
Jungleman coming in…. pic.twitter.com/eSYWEZ1iTg
— bclever | (buh-lock-ay) (@bclever_nft) April 26, 2022
If you do, it’s required that you wear tassels and a bull whip to show Doug that you’re the boss.
— Daniel (@DannyDaSwift) April 26, 2022
Jungle get in there.
— Dave Hennessey (@Hennie_Dave) April 26, 2022
Polk is yet to respond to Cates.
Chris Brewer Denies Using RTA Software Following GGPoker Ban
Cheating allegations are being slung left, right and center nowadays, and the latest to get caught in them is Chris Brewer. The high-stake pro recently tweeted, admitting that he was banned from GGPoker for using real-time assistance but denied the charge against him. However, he did admit to using pre-flop charts, a charge also accepted by Spaniard Sergi Reixach, who was banned for the same offense.
I am banned, but I did not use RTA. https://t.co/MSCoPdDc1h pic.twitter.com/C55EqHIblO
— Chris Brewer (@Chris_D_Brewer) May 2, 2022
As is expected in such cases, the poker Twitterati had a lot to say. While many appreciated his statement, others were offended by his use of pre-flop charts.
Have about 50k hands from GG. Recently ran them along with my hands from ACR in GTOwizard upon seeing @apestyles do it. That is a high number of blunders for someone who would have been cheating. pic.twitter.com/cQvDEX9wUj
— Chris Brewer (@Chris_D_Brewer) May 2, 2022
Did you read his statement? He acknowledged that he should have known these were against T&C, and therefore the ban was fair. His point is that he wasn’t using RTA software / a “Dream Machine”, which is what he’s now being accused of doing.
— Greg Kaufman (@Ontario_Tory) May 2, 2022
This is a good statement. Well done.
— Jacqueline Burkhart (@jackiburkhart81) May 2, 2022
So far, in all of this cheating storm, Brewer is the only player to have stepped up and spoken openly without any prompting by aggressive tweets aimed at him or otherwise.
Fight Breaks Out at the Hustler Casino Poker Room
A video recently surfaced on Twitter showing two players at the Hustler Casino poker room. It is unclear what happened leading up to when the video starts, but it kicks off with a tense argument involving two players standing up from the table.
Bruh cracked him good with that table @kenmilli pic.twitter.com/Gu8bgrWtCC
— GrindFace TV (GPound.com) (@grindfacetv_) May 4, 2022
The situation seemed controllable until one of the players cracked a ‘Yo Momma’ comment leading to an escalation. The player who had his mom insulted took major offense to that comment and started moving aggressively with his hands up towards the other man.
The video shows the bald man running the other way before grabbing a side table to swing at the other man. It’s unclear if any injuries were sustained from the table strike, but it appears as though the other man took a direct blow to the head.
Moments later, a security guard fired a taser at the man who swung the table, who then fell to the ground crying, “he [the other guy] hit me first!”
It is unknown if any charges have been filed from the incident.