Patrick Leonard tried to justify the rake increase at the room
It was previously reported that CoinPoker raised the rake in cash games, which triggered a boycott from the regs.
In this situation, the room's ambassador Patrick Leonard came under fire. The player, who spent years building a reputation as a defender of the community and publicly stated that he would never promote a game with a high rake, responded to the criticism by publicly highlighting the shortcomings of competing sites.
On X, Leonard posted a breakdown of the action at ACR, a room known for its low rake. Patrick showed how the seats around the tables fill up instantly with bum hunters, stating that a low commission doesn't save the ecosystem from scripts:
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In this situation, the room's ambassador Patrick Leonard came under fire. The player, who spent years building a reputation as a defender of the community and publicly stated that he would never promote a game with a high rake, responded to the criticism by publicly highlighting the shortcomings of competing sites.
On X, Leonard posted a breakdown of the action at ACR, a room known for its low rake. Patrick showed how the seats around the tables fill up instantly with bum hunters, stating that a low commission doesn't save the ecosystem from scripts:
"Within one second the best seat to my left (position on the fish) gets taken, then the next one, and after five seconds the table is completely full. As soon as I leave — everyone instantly leaves too"In the comments, the poker community greeted his thread with skepticism, concluding that the ambassador had simply rehashed Daniel Negreanu's old playbook along the lines of "more rake is better for the game."
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