How Prevalent is Cheating in Poker?

Episode 2 of the Doug Polk Podcast podcast, hosted by Doug Polk, titled "How Prevalent is Cheating in Poker?" was published on July 14, 2021 and runs 97 minutes.

July 14, 2021 ·97m · Doug Polk Podcast

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Summary

What is the current state of cheating in poker? Are things like preflop charts and HUDs considered cheating - and if not, should they be? Doug Polk sits down with poker pro Olivier Busquet to flesh out a heated discussion that started on the wonderful website Twitter dot com. Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 5:52 - Olivier Joins, discusses preflop chart opinions 9:38 - History of preflop charts 13:28 - Lack of transparency in poker industry 23:45 - HUD use&n...

Episode Description

What is the current state of cheating in poker? Are things like preflop charts and HUDs considered cheating - and if not, should they be? Doug Polk sits down with poker pro Olivier Busquet to flesh out a heated discussion that started on the wonderful website Twitter dot com.

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
5:52 - Olivier Joins, discusses preflop chart opinions
9:38 - History of preflop charts
13:28 - Lack of transparency in poker industry
23:45 - HUD use
24:50 - Who should be responsible? TOS evolutions
44:32 - "Fair and Square or Cheater There?"
1:08:05 - The slippery slope of pre-flop charts and the bigger fight against RTA
1:14:30 - What is good for Rec players
1:19:46 - Who is hurt most by preflop charts
1:24:00 - Doug and social media
1:28:20 - Olivier's history playing HUSNG

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