Just thought I'd offer some thoughts from a different point of view as it's the first poker related story/drama I've seriously followed in a decade or so. And it certainly is interesting as so much of it is on video but here are just a couple of thoughts that are not directly related to this but are from a more meta level perspective....

1. In general... the truth is that there are a hell of a lot of scumbags in live poker. This sort of thing literally goes on all the time. Many would consider it "part of the hustle", or just a different form of having an edge. So many of you seem to think you've caught this single guy and feel like he must be held to account and karma / righteousness must reign down upon him+whomever else is involved. This is being naive and not really living in reality. The sad truth is that many posting here would do the same if they had the chance. How many of us at some point or another wished we somehow had psychic abilities to read others thoughts at the table ?

Sure, most of us all hold fairness as a virtue to some degree ... but the moral signalling of some people is just funny. Like "OMG, he was cheating a cancer patient..." . Truth is if you've played for a living you have won a bunch of money of people (or .. "that massive fish lol" ) who have had serious problems in their lives.

2. In the grand scheme of things, Poker/Gambling scams/dishonesty are a drop in the Ocean compared to the massive fraud and theft that is taking place constantly by the parasitic elite powers that be on the peasants. It's just you don't see this and believe it's all a part of 'civil society' Regular people that produce value and do honest work to provide for themselves/their families are kept on the mouse wheel needing to run faster and faster whilst the team which involves government/banksters/mega corps keep us in a form of comfortable slavery and selling out your childrens & societies future to enrich themselves.

I know that some may find it a little dark and somewhat out of the boundaries of this current entertaining drama but I try to give people some perspective.

Wait, what?

How is that a competent live player call 4bets with 54o and flats huge raises pre flop with j4o from the button?

He is either bad at poker or a cheater (justifying these actions).

they KNEW what was going on inside this dirty casino

Buy one of their products, you will see they exclusively hire such people.

Wtf is going on with the inside of his hat here?
https://youtu.be/09jdsX8vkMI?t=4460

I think thats why he always had his hand doen there. Just in case something strange were to happen he could at least control phone.

thanks for sharing this. matusow is really ****ing milking this one. 2 parts and now a poll? guys got some ****ing nerve. i voted "no youre an idiot" bc theres no way this ****tard doesnt release this regardless of the poll. hes just doing this to quell the hate. hes so ****ing manipulative.

I have to quote this again for more opinions on it. It's the most damning evidence I've seen as far as accomplices go tbh. Leaning towards Kuraitis really just being mega_potato_brain_9000 and Taylor Smith being the inside man now

As much as people don't want to hear it, he really does sometimes go crazy post-flop, without knowing the holecards. The commentators mention Postle and The Lawyer are battling to be table captain.
FWIW, later in that session, Postle 3-bet/calls AQo when the Lawyer has QQ (and someone else has TT), and then snap-folds on JJx. In superuser mode, I think he plays it very differently.

Who is they? My comment was calling out losing players in the game because who would continue to play in the game if they weren't in on it is horrible logic. I would also guess that someone who is losing big at poker would think that what mike is doing is possible. Notice how this entire thread agrees mike is cheating but most are worried about convincing a jury. I would assume that a lot of fun players saw him as their "phil ivey" and just idolized him. I also think thats why this game may be so loose. So many people are seeing mike playing absurd hands and trying to emulate it hoping to win.

If he used something like this the only bulge will be the controller/battery pack. The transducers are small

i think the front of this ole miss hat has the device embedded. and whats that white towel "turban" underneath. im sold, he cheated...

Thank you Mr Internet Detective! Maybe i was looking for better feedback than your reply

HARLAN and JFK. day in and day out they are for ***** the customers

I think thats whats happening here as well. I have jumped back and forth on justin being either braindead and just being a fangirl and not being smart enough to realize what mike was doing isn't possible and him being the inside man. Watching the video where he interviews Mike it seriously gives off the impression that he just doesn't see it and thinks Mike is a God. Also lets say that Justin is his inside man wouldn't he see the play and tell Mike he has to calm down with the play. Would Justin really interview him knowing hes cheating? I feel like the graphics guy being the inside man would make the most sense. This guy wouldn't exactly have to know much about poker either so wouldn't think that Mike's play is outside the realm of possibilities.

Either way Justin either is in or it or the most incompetent floor/supervisor ever to not think something up. Also if he was the one who everyone reported the cheating to did he even investigate anything? If so how did he rule no cheating was happening or was he just covering for his friend thinking it wouldnt blow up?

Popular vlogger Jaman Burton's thumbnail from about a year ago was meant to be a shout out to Postle but now it has an entirely new meaning. And if you wonder if Postle had a winning night just listen to the commentator.

https://youtu.be/9L6DueV9aHc?t=1340

Thats a very good point I overlooked bc I already know hes 1000% guilty. not just 100%, but 1000% so you know im serious.

I’ve watched this stream, he’s NOT in GOD mode! If you watch videos that he’s in God mode, he acts totally different. He plays normal during this $550 Sit&Go, but runs well. IMO

Wow that looks awfully suspicious.

In that video, I think he's wearing an Ole Miss hat similar to this one: https://www.fanatics.com/college/ole...ID:i-r0c0:po-0
It's mainly mesh, but appears to have an elasticated toweling "headband" sort of thing going right around the edges. Postle's is probably just a bit frayed under the peak.
Other hats he wore looked padded in a more peculiar way.

Agree, I watched most of the episode, and don't believe he is cheating in this session. It's interesting, I think there are sessions where his confidence or attitude is just way up, and it does seem to completely change his nature/style of play to an agro-style, that feels a lot like his pre-flop antics/style in god-mode, but where he doesn't seem to be cheating, as those super strange post-flop suspicious situations, and perfect-for-the-specific-hands decisions, don't appear to manifest.

re: https://youtu.be/4pSUbMEXHGM (12/17/18)

I took one for the team and voted #1 even tho I wanted to vote #2.
I want to hear it but..

The thing is thise streams are ussually like less than 4 hours long. So he could have but you know damn well if wouldnt be many spots for him. Still you are right.

can't wait for episode 2 tonight