Comments on: Jonathan Little Booted from Full Tilt http://pokerati.com/2008/03/05/jonathan-little-booted-from-full-tilt/ Texas Hold'em and Las Vegas WSOP Poker Blog, now with PLO too! Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:03:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: DanM http://pokerati.com/2008/03/05/jonathan-little-booted-from-full-tilt/comment-page-1/#comment-144442 DanM Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:30:04 +0000 http://pokerati.com/2008/03/05/jonathan-little-booted-from-full-tilt/#comment-144442 Well I'm not so sure that sharing your account -- letting your friends play under your username -- is <i>cheating</i> ... but it definitely matters to an online site marketing itself as a place to "Play with the Pros." I do, however agree with 85nutz about how why would you even want to mess with someone who <i>might</i> be cheating? But if you followed that logic, then no one should be playing with Phil Hellmuth -- as he clearly got caught doing the same thing. (I take a little pride in that because it was Pokerati readers who caught him!) However however ... I will always think about the fact that tons of people are playing online at Absolute right now as testament about cheaters being tolerated. Well I’m not so sure that sharing your account — letting your friends play under your username — is cheating … but it definitely matters to an online site marketing itself as a place to “Play with the Pros.”

I do, however agree with 85nutz about how why would you even want to mess with someone who might be cheating? But if you followed that logic, then no one should be playing with Phil Hellmuth — as he clearly got caught doing the same thing.

(I take a little pride in that because it was Pokerati readers who caught him!)

However however … I will always think about the fact that tons of people are playing online at Absolute right now as testament about cheaters being tolerated.

]]> By: Uk Poker Player http://pokerati.com/2008/03/05/jonathan-little-booted-from-full-tilt/comment-page-1/#comment-144441 Uk Poker Player Sun, 09 Mar 2008 23:21:27 +0000 http://pokerati.com/2008/03/05/jonathan-little-booted-from-full-tilt/#comment-144441 I think 85nutz nailed the problem here, there needs to be some penalty that is dished out to those who feel the rules are below them. Cheating is not something that should be tolerated, and no matter how profitable it may be to sign him to another site, Little should not be allowed to continue playing as he does. I think 85nutz nailed the problem here, there needs to be some penalty that is dished out to those who feel the rules are below them. Cheating is not something that should be tolerated, and no matter how profitable it may be to sign him to another site, Little should not be allowed to continue playing as he does.

]]> By: Online Poker http://pokerati.com/2008/03/05/jonathan-little-booted-from-full-tilt/comment-page-1/#comment-144031 Online Poker Fri, 07 Mar 2008 13:54:25 +0000 http://pokerati.com/2008/03/05/jonathan-little-booted-from-full-tilt/#comment-144031 That is really the most stupid he could have done. Alright, pro's are online a lot, but please think. It was a stable income, where he didn't even had to play for.. That is really the most stupid he could have done. Alright, pro’s are online a lot, but please think. It was a stable income, where he didn’t even had to play for..

]]> By: 85nutz http://pokerati.com/2008/03/05/jonathan-little-booted-from-full-tilt/comment-page-1/#comment-143968 85nutz Thu, 06 Mar 2008 19:15:18 +0000 http://pokerati.com/2008/03/05/jonathan-little-booted-from-full-tilt/#comment-143968 Unfortunately I don't think Mr. Little is going to have a problem finding another site to sign him up, maybe Bodog who is kind of the bay boy of the online poker sites. It's kind of hard to quantify Little's level of cheating though. I've been trying to make parallels with other sports. Is it as bad as Sosa's corked bat or as bad as Pete Rose's betting on games he is managing? If you break the rules of your team like Little did, that team is going to release or trade you but somebody will take a risk on you if they think you might be able to help the team or make them more money. If you break a cardinal rule of the sport you might get banned for life. I'm not sure if poker is a sport or not, that debate is for another time, but the lack of a league commissioner to fine, suspend, or otherwise punish a cheater is part of the problem here. I can tell you this, I'll never play a cash game with Little. If he's willing to cheat online I know he's willing to cheat in a live game if he can get away with it. I don't want to be sitting at his table wondering if the other 7-8 people there are colluding against me. Unfortunately I don’t think Mr. Little is going to have a problem finding another site to sign him up, maybe Bodog who is kind of the bay boy of the online poker sites. It’s kind of hard to quantify Little’s level of cheating though. I’ve been trying to make parallels with other sports. Is it as bad as Sosa’s corked bat or as bad as Pete Rose’s betting on games he is managing? If you break the rules of your team like Little did, that team is going to release or trade you but somebody will take a risk on you if they think you might be able to help the team or make them more money. If you break a cardinal rule of the sport you might get banned for life. I’m not sure if poker is a sport or not, that debate is for another time, but the lack of a league commissioner to fine, suspend, or otherwise punish a cheater is part of the problem here. I can tell you this, I’ll never play a cash game with Little. If he’s willing to cheat online I know he’s willing to cheat in a live game if he can get away with it. I don’t want to be sitting at his table wondering if the other 7-8 people there are colluding against me.

]]> By: DanM http://pokerati.com/2008/03/05/jonathan-little-booted-from-full-tilt/comment-page-1/#comment-143938 DanM Thu, 06 Mar 2008 07:33:01 +0000 http://pokerati.com/2008/03/05/jonathan-little-booted-from-full-tilt/#comment-143938 You know, I guess one advantage for Full Tilt signing up so many people is that it makes it easy for them to dump one ... one-strike and you're out. You know, I guess one advantage for Full Tilt signing up so many people is that it makes it easy for them to dump one … one-strike and you’re out.

]]> By: California Jen http://pokerati.com/2008/03/05/jonathan-little-booted-from-full-tilt/comment-page-1/#comment-143936 California Jen Thu, 06 Mar 2008 07:20:54 +0000 http://pokerati.com/2008/03/05/jonathan-little-booted-from-full-tilt/#comment-143936 Ummm, common sense, please! By following anything poker-related, it's hard to miss the fact that some online sites are monitoring for multi-accounting and similar activities. And when a site puts their name on a person and asks that person to be a representative of its name in public, that site is going to monitor what that rep is up to. Little violated one of the most discussed rules in online poker, and he got booted. Rightly so. I hope it was worth it for him to let his buddies (or whoever) play on his big-time FTP account. I'm sure his boys think he's the coolest. But many others in the poker community will just lump him in with the group of young, inexperienced, immature kids playing poker these days who can't control themselves or conduct themselves with class. This kid looked so conceited after his first WPT final table but seemed to regret it and semi-apologize for his words back then. Just when it seemed that his reputation in the poker community might be on the repair, he gets caught doing something stupid. Shocking. Ummm, common sense, please!

By following anything poker-related, it’s hard to miss the fact that some online sites are monitoring for multi-accounting and similar activities. And when a site puts their name on a person and asks that person to be a representative of its name in public, that site is going to monitor what that rep is up to.

Little violated one of the most discussed rules in online poker, and he got booted. Rightly so.

I hope it was worth it for him to let his buddies (or whoever) play on his big-time FTP account. I’m sure his boys think he’s the coolest. But many others in the poker community will just lump him in with the group of young, inexperienced, immature kids playing poker these days who can’t control themselves or conduct themselves with class.

This kid looked so conceited after his first WPT final table but seemed to regret it and semi-apologize for his words back then. Just when it seemed that his reputation in the poker community might be on the repair, he gets caught doing something stupid.

Shocking.

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