All-Time Poker Money Leader Bryn Kenney Accused of Running Cult-Like Cheating
Operation
April 21, 2024 Jon Sofen Senior Editor U.S.
Poker's recent 0️⃣ slate of cheating
scandals has evolved from utter insanity into pure outrageousness following Martin
Zamani's interview on the Doug Polk 0️⃣ Podcast Thursday afternoon, which you can view in
full at the bottom of this article.
Bryn Kenney, poker's all-time money list 0️⃣ leader
atR$57.2 million according to The Hendon Mob, was the focal point of the 80-minute
conversation. In that chat, Zamani 0️⃣ accused the high roller legend of, more or less,
running a cult-like online poker cheating operation on GGPoker.
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According to Polk, he was threatened with
legal action via Kenney's attorneys "if misinformation 0️⃣ is spread and negatively affects
him." Polk commenced the interview 10 minutes later, much to the enthrallment of the
poker 0️⃣ world.
Zamani's appearance came on the heels of a tweet thread he shared earlier
in the day.
Since we are in the 0️⃣ midst of calling out cheaters @BrynKenney and all his
horses are basically forced to collude o… //t.co/9i7PRGEYTF — Martin Zamani
0️⃣ (@martin_zamani)
Earlier this week, Alex Foxen, Justin Bonomo, and Chance Kornuth
brought forth cheating allegations against Ali Imsirovic, accusing the 2024 0️⃣ GPI Player
of the Year of colluding in live poker tournaments and using real-time assistance (RTA)
tools to assist his 0️⃣ play online.
Frog Poison and Poker Cults
Bryn Kenney
On Thursday,
Zamani accused Kenney of hiring "horses" to work together as a group 0️⃣ to collude in
online poker games. In doing so, Zamani, who met Kenney via WPT champ Dennis Blieden,
who is 0️⃣ now serving 6.5 years in prison for perpetrating aR$2.7 million embezzlement
scheme, admitted he was part of a group of 0️⃣ players that allegedly cheated others out of
potentially millions of dollars, but he wants to make it right.
Among the cheating
0️⃣ tactics cited by Zamani were forced collusion in satellites, ghosting, and real-time
assistance (RTA), just to name a few. Arguably 0️⃣ more engrossing were the conditions in
which the cheating allegedly occurred.
Zamani, who was admittedly high during the
podcast, gave viewers 0️⃣ and Polk the impression that Kenney was, in a sense, leading a
cult. Those who were part of allegedly cheating 0️⃣ online at GGPoker and partypoker were,
as Zamani claims, required to do as they were told or be dumped from 0️⃣ the staking
situation. That supposedly included leading the lifestyle Kenney wanted them to lead,
including eating a Vegan diet and 0️⃣ obeying Kenney's demands.
Kenney's horses (players
who were staked to enter tournaments), according to Zamani, would receive criticism for
failing to 0️⃣ adhere to the leader's standards. He used an example of one player sneaking
out to eat Taco Bell and then 0️⃣ being reprimanded for doing so.
Martin Zamani
Polk then
asked his guest to explain a comment made in a tweet about Kenney 0️⃣ sending him to a
shaman for a, let's just say painful ritual.
"She talks to me for a little, and she
0️⃣ goes, 'I was the warlords wife, I'm a killer, I'm a thief, I'm a liar, but I tell you
these 0️⃣ things straight to your face," Zamani said of his initial interaction with the
shaman.
"We talk about stuff and she goes, 0️⃣ 'I think you need to cleanse yourself. We're
gonna do the Kambo, it's called Kambo, it cleanses you, it's good 0️⃣ for you, it's a
little violent. She takes incense to your skin and it blisters up. She then cuts off
0️⃣ the blister with a knife so your pores are open and then she takes the poison from the
frog and 0️⃣ puts it on you."
"Into the cut?" Polk asked.
"Yes, into the cut, into your
open wound."
No, Zamani didn't permit the shaman 0️⃣ to go through with the ritual on his
body.
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Far More to the Story
The shaman frog poison 0️⃣ ritual has
nothing to do with poker cheating. But the instance does paint a picture of a supposed
cult-like environment 0️⃣ surrounding those who allegedly played under Kenney.
Zamani
expanded further on what took place from a poker standpoint, although he didn't 0️⃣ bring
many receipts. Thus, we can only repeat what he claimed to be true and allow you, the
reader, to 0️⃣ determine for yourself if you believe the accusations against one of the
winningest poker players of all-time.
One claim Zamani made 0️⃣ that, if true, is
troublesome is that Kenney could see his computer screen when Zamani had the GGPoker
client open.
Kenney's 0️⃣ stable, which Zamani claimed included Sergi Reixach and David
Miscikowski, allegedly used RTAs, which are banned on GGPoker, and apparently 0️⃣ colluded
during thousands of online tournaments.
Bryn Kenney and Sergi Reixach.
PokerNews
reached out to a player who had been staked by 0️⃣ Kenney in the past and he confirmed, on
the condition of anonymity, that Zamani's allegations are true. PokerNews also reached
0️⃣ out to Kenney but received no response as of press time.
For Zamani, he appeared to
have no regrets after the 0️⃣ interview:
First time I've ever been happy about something
I've done. Whatever the consequences for my parts played. — Martin Zamani
0️⃣ (@martin_zamani)
PokerNews will continue to monitor the situation and offer updates as
developments happen.
Check out Zamani's full appearance on the Doug 0️⃣ Polk Podcast
below:
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