On: Report of alleged wrongdoing in poker hand and aud...

[nigamanth]

Returning half could also have been a way of subliminally saying "Shut up, right now, you got your money and don't mess up my strategy."

[googlryas → nigamanth]

Except that returning money is so rare in professional poker that the act itself raises red flags.

[gouggoug → nigamanth]

It could have been Lew recognizing she had been incredibly lucky and feeling bad about it.

[freyr → nigamanth]

This sums up the problem with the pro-cheating side – the argument boils down to:

“This person didn’t behave how I think I would behave in this situation, so she’s probably guilty.”

But many people get extremely defensive and indignant when caught cheating or lying. Do returning half the money when cornered by Adelstein is evidence of nothing, either way.

[RC_ITR → nigamanth]

Casino poker is zero sum.

The house makes money on a take rate, but the alleged cheaters winnings came directly from other players.

There’s no “be chill, I’m trying to get money from the house” aspect here.