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Tony “Ren” Lin issued a public apology for providing a friend real-time advice during an online poker tournament, and Daniel Negreanu stood up for his colleague amid poker’s latest scandal.
A GGPoker player, last week, accused Lin, a prominent high-stakes pro, of assisting the eventual champion — “RealOA” — during the $10,300 buy-in GGMillion$ final table. The champion would go on to win over $300,000, while Lin suffered the consequences in the form of a Day 2 disqualification during the $5 million guaranteed World Series of Poker Super Circuit Cyprus Main Event on Saturday.
The DQ created some debate on social media over players being kicked out of live tournaments for online poker transgressions. Negreanu didn’t jump into the debate, but he did go to bat for his fellow GGPoker ambassador and commended him for taking responsibility for his actions.
“This all rings very true to me knowing Ren for several years and his character in regards to poker and his passion for it. He made a mistake trying to help a friend he was excited for and I think this apology owns it appropriately. He accepts his consequences responsibly IMO,” Negreanu wrote.
DQ’ed Poker Player Issues Apology
Lin, who has over $16 million in The Hendon Mob cashes, apologized recently to “Buzzcut,” the player who finished third in the GGMillion$ event, for providing real-time advice to the winner. He’s now come forward publicly to apologize, and he did so in a lengthy tweet.
He began the tweet by saying, “I hereby extend my sincerest apologies to all players affected by the coaching incident.” He then went on to apologize to his friends and GGPoker, the poker site he represents.
Lin claims he gained “no form of profit from this incident” and “held no stake in any player’s entry, received no payment, and derived no benefit whatsoever.”
The high roller then began to explain the incident. He said he opened a Tencent Meeting link while on a break in the WSOP Circuit series in Cyprus, and that is when he saw that “RealOA” was at a major online poker final table.
“When he asked for my opinion on a hand, I responded instinctively, offering my personal advice simply out of a desire to help a friend. The entire interaction lasted only a few minutes, after which I left the call and returned to my live tournament. As it was my first time entering such a live session, I failed to recognize it as a rule violation at that moment, mistakenly equating it with post-tournament hand discussions common in our chat groups,” Lin wrote.
Lin, in his public letter, admitted that he reflected on his actions and realized he wouldn’t approve of his opponent seeking in-game assistance during an online poker tournament, and that he has “both the responsibility and the confidence to set a positive example” for others.
The Chinese high-stakes grinder then dropped some news about the prize money his friend won.
“RealOA has returned the majority of the prize money last night, and I will cover the remaining portion. The total amount has been submitted to the platform for fair distribution,” Lin said.
Lin then said he is “deeply ashamed and remorseful for failing to live up to the standards I advocate,” and that he is “prepared to accept all penalties.”
