Chris Perkins, Matt Mercer, Patrick Rothfuss, Amy Vorphal and many more play Dungeons & Dragons at GameHole Con 2018. Catch Chris' 2019 game here: https:/.

Early Poker Career of Bill Perkins Based on the report from thehendonmob.com, Perkins didn’t step into the world of poker until the 12 th of January 2012. Well, it’s possible that he has played at some tables in the past but his record on the platform started from the year 2012. According to thehendonmob.com, his first game was at the Bahamas.
The online poker and casino sites sent online satellite qualifiers Tim O'Keefe, Chris Perkins, Elena Stover, John Curcurcu and Gabor Kresco to the Casino Royale inside the Sonesta Maho Beach Resort to compete in the TK Poker Tour’s main event and subsequently followed their progress via a series of video reports.

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Did it make the Mike Postle scandal look like church service? Not exactly, but there’s no denying Bill Perkins' Saturday night tweet alleging a “cheating scandal in poker” sent shockwaves through the poker community. The tweet was light on specifics, which led to rampant speculation.

Perkins responded to some tweets, shedding a little light on the situation – such as that it involved online poker but none of the major operators – and followed up the initial tweet with one clearing well-respected poker pro Jason Koon.

just setting up my twttr

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— jack (@jack)

A lot of loose ends were left dangling overnight before Perkins tweeted on Sunday sharing more details such as the alleged offense, a pro playing for a “fish account,” occurred in a private game on a poker app. He added that the number of participants was unknown, the investigation was ongoing, and that there was a confession as well as physical evidence.

“Settlement w/ 1 participant gave my word I would not publicly reveal UNLESS they lied during questions,” Perkins wrote.

He later added: “There is an ongoing investigation and the person caught/confessed got a ‘plea deal’ maybe it’s wrong a very bad spot for everyone.”

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Poker World Reacts

Perkins’ initial tweet set off a firestorm of rampant speculation, with many critical of him putting it out there without more details. The names of various poker pros and online poker sites were needlessly bantered about as players and fans tried to figure out just what the hell was going on.

“You’ve created a ton of speculation and unwarranted attention on other pros with your incomplete posts,” Chris George wrote.

While Perkins’ Sunday tweet offered some clarity, it wasn’t met with a warm reception. Among the common responses to the tweet were that pros have either been playing on or ghosting “fish” accounts for years and that the scandal did not make the Mike Postle situation look like “church services” and the comparison was a letdown.

just setting up my twttr

— jack (@jack)

When asked how it was bigger than Postle, Perkins responded in terms of the money involved. He’d eventually concede that the situation was not comparable to the Mike Postle situation.

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“I was hurt and angry at the same time and to me emotionally and to others financially it was bigger but that was a terrible analogy,” he tweeted.

Perkins still faced criticism for the way he revealed the scandal and his unwillingness to reveal the names of those involved.

“I'm not going to be his executioner given he cooperated and confessed,” Perkins wrote, though he did claim the culprit was a “top-seven pro.”

Among the well-known poker pros to engage him on Twitter were Mike McDonald, David Williams, Matt Glantz and Doug Polk.

Dan Bilzerian to the Rescue?

While Perkins wasn’t willing to serve as executioner, Dan Bilzerian wasn’t afraid to pick up the axe and give it a swing. In a now-deleted tweet, which was widely screenshot, Bilzerian identified Dan “Jungleman” Cates as the culprit. Allegedly, he had played on the account of someone named “Sina Taleb” in the Fun Ocean poker app.

In response, Cate sent out a single tweet of his own:

It's not the first time Cates has been embroiled in scandal. Back in 2011, he was linked to the cheating scandal involving José 'Girah' Macedo and Haseeb “Dogishead” Qureshi.

Jungleman Apologizes

On Wednesday, Cates finally published a long-awaited response on Twitter:

To be clear, I started playing with Sina (his last name is not Taleb, for the record) on May 8th and ultimately played very few sessions, none of which were against Dan Bilzerian as claimed.

I played very few hands against Bill Perkins, who sat in a game I understood was rampant with professionals who were ghosting. I thought since many on the site were using pros to play for them (which was clear by the uniquely high level of play) at the time it felt acceptable for me to be playing. Unfortunately Bill got caught in the crossfire and I'm very sorry for that.

While I don't think it's fair that I’ve been singled out for something many were much more guilty of, I accept that as a role model for the poker community my punishment should be disproportionate compared to a normal player. I hold myself to a high standard of ethics and aspire to be devoid of inequity, but I still make mistakes and am sorry for my actions. I will do my best to behave better in the future.

I'd also like to give gratitude to my friends and the people that supported me on the internet and other communications. Your efforts were vital to mitigating this situation and I appreciate your concern for me. Special thanks to Nick Schulman who contacted me to make sure I was ok and started the #Freejungle movement. If anyone else believes in my integrity and that I should not be lambasted over the internet, I would appreciate any support and will appreciate it especially if I know you.

If Cates expected that to be the end of it, he was mistaken. A number of well-known poker players let him know they were less than pleased with the example he was setting and what they saw as a refusal to take responsibility.

@junglemandan @DanBilzerian Other doing it is no excuse for you also doing it. Clearly if you wanted to play the ga… https://t.co/xsPCCchUpC

— shaun deeb (@shaundeeb)

@junglemandan @DanBilzerian This is not an apology. Shady behavior by top players in the industry is not a good sig… https://t.co/cw8mvtunx9

— Grant Hinkle (@GrantHinkle)

On Thursday, Cates followed up his initial apology with another:

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PokerNews will continue to monitor the story for any further developments, but it seems for the moment, all parties have said their pieces.

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Level 9 (600/12000/200)
Total PPO Main Event Entries: 53
PPO Main Event Players Remaining: 24
PPO Main Event Average Chip Stack: 88,333

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If you are seated at Table 3, you better get on board or get run over. These players are not hesitant to put chips into the middle and see flops. Particularly, Mike Asti, Dave Eldridge, Jim Beadnell, David Serkoch, Todd Anderson, Stepan Gusak, Rick Colonello, Jason Removcik, Keith Morrow, and…well, now that is the entire table.
A span of 11 out of 12 hands contained a preflop raise and at least one caller. The following are some of the notable hands the players at Table 3 experienced in Level 9:
After protecting their blinds on a preflop raise, Stepan Gusak and Mike Asti tussled over a 9h 5s 10h flop. Gusak bet large after the 10h came on the turn. Asti pondered his next move for a significant amount of time before folding.
In cutoff position, Mike Asti opened to 3,200. Dave Eldridge called on the button and Jim Beadnell called on the big blind. Flop: As Kd Ah. Beadnell and Asti checked, so Eldridge fired 4,400 into the pot. Beadnell called while Asti folded. Turn: 8d. Both players saw a free river of 5h. Beadnell bet 6,500, which forced Eldridge to fold.
Stepan Gusak experienced one of the toughest beats of the day. Mike Asti was under the gun and opened with a standard raise. Jim Beadnell called and Gusak 3-bet all-in from the small blind. Asti folded and Beadnell gradually called to put Gusak’s tournament at risk. Gusak showed Kc Qh while Beadnell had Kd Qd. Gusak could not avoid the diamo

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