Tamayo's Rail Coaching

[belladonna05]

There's a lot of poker discussion on social media about the optics of Tamayo going over hand historys on the rail during his heads up play in the wsop Main Event. What's your take on whether it was cheating?

 

[MK_]

I think this is a silly question, ...why does everything have to be cheating,

it was allowed out in the open so clearly not cheating....

The question is should it be allowed?, is it good for the game?, the answer is no!

 

[Mortis]

I think it's a gray subject. But I agree with @MK_ .. Cheating? No. Should it be allowed? No. And it's definitely not good for the game. Feel free to go over hands during your breaks, but not in between hands at the rail.

 

[Delenia]

I agree with MK & Mortis. I don't think it was cheating (because it is not against the rules), but I don't think it should be allowed.

 

[TulasMoreno]

It should not be allowed in my opinion, rules need to be changed

 

[belladonna05]

About time
Updated rules:
WSOP’s Rule 64d: “Participants and spectators are not allowed to use charts, Apps, artificial intelligence or any other form of electronic assistance in the tournament room that could give a Participant an advantage over another Participant.”

It also adds: “Spectators are also prohibited from providing live real-time assistance or coaching through direct (speaking) or indirect (text, e-mail, through any electronic device, etc.) communication to an active participant in any WSOP event.”

 

[Poker Orifice]

About time
Updated rules:
WSOP’s Rule 64d: “Participants and spectators are not allowed to use charts, apps, artificial intelligence or any other form of electronic assistance in the tournament room that could give a Participant an advantage over another Participant.”

It also adds: “Spectators are also prohibited from providing live real-time assistance or coaching through direct (speaking) or indirect (text, e-mail, through any electronic device, etc.) communication to an active participant in any WSOP event.”

Awesome! And agree 'it's about time'!

 

[bem te vi]

By the old rules, he and his friends played fair. I think people are angry because they were the only ones who realized that this was allowed.

 

[fernandofcp]

The magic and fascination of poker is that disputes are between minds directly and without involving technology or any type of artificial consultation other than the brain itself and its neurons. If you change that, it's no longer a mental sport and you become something else, I don't know what.