Ali Imsirovic has previously admitted to multi-accounting but also denied some other cheating accusations. Recently, he entered a live tournament, a $1,500 Champions Club Winter Poker Open Main Event in a Texas poker club, but was immediately unregistered and banned from the club.
After winning three Global Poker Awards in 2021, including GPI Player of the Year, his reputation was damaged after accusations of RTA, multi-accounting, and collusion in live events came out.
Imsirovic has won $18,769,713 in total live earnings, and his most significant win came after he finished second in £252,500 No Limit Hold’em—Super High Roller Bowl London event for $1,118,707 in 2019.
Ali, together with Jake Schindler, was banned from GGPoker and all PokerGO Live events due to using illegal RTA tools online and collusion at live tournaments. Despite many complaints, they both attend the 2022 World Series of Poker, and Schindler even won his first-ever WSOP bracelet, but denied all post-win interview requests.
Ali referred to accusations as “completely f*g ridiculous.” He also said that he paid his price and wanted to move on, as the allegations were hard on his family. Ali added that people who are accusing him of cheating have done the same.
His career took a hit, and he only registered a few smaller cashes after 2022, which is shocking considering that he won 14 high-rollers in 2021.
The poker room that Ali was kicked out of is called Champion’s Club, and it is one of the top poker rooms in Texas. The poker room is co-owned by Phil Hellmuth, who is proud of it being a safe place to play poker due to all of the illegal poker rooms operating.
The President of the Champions Club, Isaac Trumbo, made an announcement after the ban on Imsirovic.
“Champions is committed, first and foremost, to the protection of our members,” Trumbo said. “If poker is going to continue to thrive, the community must be able to trust operators to prioritize game integrity above all else, including our bottom line.”
Source: PokerNews.com
