# The poker world is engulfed with the Postle poker scandal **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [October 6, 2019, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poker-world-is-engulfed-with-the-postle-poker-scandal/841338 "2019-10-06T01:38:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2019, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poker-world-is-engulfed-with-the-postle-poker-scandal/841338/101 "2019-10-15T19:50:27Z")
> [@Ludovic](#): > > But the people he collaborated with may not have thought it was worth it for such compartively little payoff. They’d still be looking at the same time in jail/fines and for half the profit. I agree though and I assume that stuff like this goes on all the time in the ftf poker world but obviously not on all hands and at all rooms. That is, I think, a key part of explaining why they were so dumb about it. It’s unclear to me how much he won in this game but I’ve seen estimates as high as $500,000. That’s a lot of dough, but it’s taxed - you can’t hide stuff you won on TV - and he has to share it with his fellow cheater. So let’s say he pocketed $150,000. That’s plenty but it’s not MegaMillions plenty; I can see how someone cursed with just as much arrogance as they lack scruples could figure, well, I haven’t been caught yet, might as well cheat tomorrow! The GOOD cheaters you never heard about because they’re good at it. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2019, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poker-world-is-engulfed-with-the-postle-poker-scandal/841338/102 "2019-10-15T20:49:29Z")
Allegedly, one of the players cheated by Postle was this guy. [Kevin Roster](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Roster) ---
**Author:** ![Patch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a183cd/32.png) [@Patch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patch)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2019, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poker-world-is-engulfed-with-the-postle-poker-scandal/841338/103 "2019-11-06T05:23:28Z")
As the Postle scandal unfolds, I got to wondering. Postle & Co apparently got greedy and are in hot water now. But if they found a way to get access to the RFID system and read opponents hole cards, how many crews may be out there who are playing it safe and slowing grinding a bankroll? If I played poker I don’t know I’d ever want to play a table that was broadcasting my hole cards to other parties. Can you just refuse to put your cards on the RFID reader? ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2019, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poker-world-is-engulfed-with-the-postle-poker-scandal/841338/104 "2019-11-06T20:54:25Z")
> [@Patch](#): > > Can you just refuse to put your cards on the RFID reader? You can choose not to play. I believe the Terms and Conditions of playing events in the WSoP and other events with (nearly) “live” streaming require you to comply with Feature Table with RFID technology. ---
**Author:** ![Gray\_Ghost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c0e974/32.png) [@Gray\_Ghost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gray_Ghost)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2019, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poker-world-is-engulfed-with-the-postle-poker-scandal/841338/105 "2019-11-06T21:35:34Z")
Which makes sense, if TV is putting up a large part of the prize pool, rather than player fees. As mensa said, they don’t have to play in this game, but if they do, they have to let the computer read their cards. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2019, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poker-world-is-engulfed-with-the-postle-poker-scandal/841338/106 "2019-11-07T00:07:01Z")
> [@Patch](#): > > As the Postle scandal unfolds, I got to wondering. Postle & Co apparently got greedy and are in hot water now. But if they found a way to get access to the RFID system and read opponents hole cards, how many crews may be out there who are playing it safe and slowing grinding a bankroll? If I played poker I don’t know I’d ever want to play a table that was broadcasting my hole cards to other parties. If you turn on the lights and see one rat, there’s twenty. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poker-world-is-engulfed-with-the-postle-poker-scandal/841338.md?page=5)