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On Wednesday night, something special happened online in the World Series of Poker (WSOP) January Super Series when married poker couple Katie “katelin” Lindsay and Chris “Robotobob47” Moorman found themselves heads-up for a coveted gold ring.

The Tournament

The WSOP Circuit January Super Series Event #14: $75,000 NLH 2x Re-entry saw 410 players rebuy 202 times. The 612-entry field resulted in a $122,400 prize pool that was paid out to the top 100 finishers.

Among those to cash were Matt “RubberFist” Stout (12th - $1,542.24), Philip “tomte” Yeh (26th - $746.64), Vinny “brownmagic” Pahuja (31st - $660.96), John Allan “beastro” Hinds (37th - $587.52), Wendy “Cardthartic” Freedman (39th - $587.52), Jared “darrensrabbi” Jaffee (66th - $416.16), Jordan “HFNeon” Spurlin (72nd - $416.16), and Shannon “aulophobia” Shorr (80th - $416.16).

In the end, the title came down to Moorman and Lindsay. This time, it was the former coming out on top to win the $19,510.56 first-place prize and his first gold circuit ring. Meanwhile, Lindsay had to settle for second place and $14,443.20 in prize money.

Moorman, one of online poker’s most accomplished players, now has a ring to go along with the WSOP gold bracelet he won back in 2017. If you recall, he topped a 959-entry field to win Event #27: $3,000 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Handed for $498,682.

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What Moorman Had to Say

PokerNews reached out to the poker couple to get their take on things. Both were kind enough to share their thoughts, starting with Moorman.

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“Winning my first circuit ring ended up giving me the weirdest range of emotions I’ve ever felt in poker,” Moorman told PokerNews. “For the past few years, Katie has always said to me how much she wants to win one. I really believe she’d rather win one more than a WSOP bracelet if you take the money out of the equation. For me it’s never been a focus or goal of mine, so to get heads up with her knowing how much more she wanted it than me I definitely found it tough to handle mentally.”

'I feel like I didn’t play my best and I’d be the first to admit she outplayed me heads up.'

He continued: “The competitor in me had to give 100% as I knew there would be no point in letting her win, she would have to earn the victory the hard way, but in turn I feel like I didn’t play my best and I’d be the first to admit she outplayed me heads up and I got very lucky to win in the end. Normally there is no better feeling than winning a tournament but instead of feeling good and happy when I won a huge hand after backdooring into the nuts versus her I felt guilty for potentially taking a dream away from her. I’ve honestly never felt that before even against close friends or horses.”

Moorman concluded: “The rest of the final table was business as usual but to get heads up with one another for the first time ever was very special and is a story and experience that is really fun to share with friends and family. I’ll try and be extra helpful around the house this week for stealing the ring off her but I’ve no doubt that she will get it in the future because she is probably the most driven person I know.”

What Katie Had to Say

Lindsay revealed that while her husband was at home playing the tournament, she actually player most of it while out to dinner with a girlfriend. It wasn’t until a break near the final table that she returned home to finish playing.

“Chris and I rarely play poker in the same room so it was funny yelling at each other after big hands from opposite sides of the house,” she said. “Also, we love battling for the chip lead so there was definitely a lot of banter going on there. We had a massive hand that went down six-handed where he opened small blind and I reraised with queens in the big blind. He jammed with ace-king and I called. He had me covered at this point 1.7 mil to my 1 mil I believe, but luckily I held.”

'This actually was a big heads up for us as it wasn’t about the money, it’s about the titles and the accomplishments.'

She continued: There is no soft playing between us, we are always battling every time we end up on a table together, and we definitely showed that in this event. Once we got heads up I moved into the office where he was playing, as I thought it would be a fun dynamic to be able to see each other’s faces during hands. This actually was a big heads up for us as it wasn’t about the money, it’s about the titles and the accomplishments. I have been fighting hard for my first circuit ring and I really wanted it. Chris had never won a circuit event either so there was more than just bragging rights on the line.”

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“The heads up went back and forth a lot and I hit a big stride in momentum when I got a bluff jam through on the river. He looked up at me after I jammed, contemplating his decision, and I smiled and gave him the Scotty Nguyen ‘if you call it’s all over baby.’ Lucky for me he folded but, in the end, he hit a couple of big rivers against me and took it down.”

Lindsay concluded: “I’m for sure bummed to not win the ring and even more than that, there is the part of me that wants to beat him because it isn’t expected. I hate the idea of everyone saying “yeah of course he won” because I really felt like I gave that heads up my all and did feel like I played well (especially without a ton of heads-up experience). I had people say after “oh he should have just let you get the ring” but that is never how we could let it go down, and I would never want it that way. I am hopeful I can get my ring in due time and I hope I can knock Chris out on my way to getting it.”

PokerNews live-streamed the latter half of the tournament, which you can watch below:

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In July 2019, Frenchman Ivan Deyra won his first WSOP bracelet. 'To win it, it's amazing. It's like a dream!' he told reporters afterwards.

Now, that dream has become a nightmare in a stunning fall from grace for the former WSOP champion.

As first reported by PokerNews France, Deyra pocketed €83,300 (~$101,000) after winning the €2,000 Super High Roller in the recent Winamax Series. The only problem was that he used his father's account after busting with his own.

First Reports of Deyra Incident

News of the incident was first picked up by French poker forum Club Poker in a thread that spanned some 30 pages inside two days. Participants in the tournament had reported refunds to their account, with fifth-place finisher 'MAMARAZZI' reimbursed for over €5,000.

Others noted that Deyra hadn't played on his personal account since Jan. 6, two days after the tournament took place, and that the Frenchman also did not play in any of the Day 2s for Winamax Series tournaments he'd already qualified for.

Finally, internet sleuths discovered that the name of the winning account 'MATIVANAO' was compiled of the first names of Deyra's brothers and sisters.

Read More: Ivan Deyra's Dream Comes True; Wins Event #79: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em

Deyra Releases Statement

Faced with overwhelming evidence, Deyra released a statement confirming that he indeed played the Super High Roller on two accounts, winning on his father's account, with Winamax banning both accounts. The €83,300 from the Super High Roller win, along with prize money from two other tournaments Deyra cashed in, were subsequently redistributed to affected players.

'Today, with hindsight I recognize the cheating aspect of multi-accounting'

As a result, his contract with Winamax, which was due to expire in June, has been terminated immediately.

In the statement, Deyra cuts a contrite and disconsolate figure, saying his punishment was 'heavy, very heavy' but also 'logical and understandable.'

'Neither [Winamax] nor I would have wanted this but it is so. Today, with hindsight I recognize the cheating aspect of multi-accounting.

'How could I have been so naive or oblivious? For the days and nights that follow, I am searching within myself to dig into the reasons for this unforgivable and serious act.'

Deyra goes on to apologize to Winamax, his fellow Team Pros, other players and the entire poker community for potentially jeopardizing their image, or the image of the game we all love.

Why Did He Do It?

Before his statement, many had speculated as to the reasons why Deyra would cheat. With close to $1.4m in lifetime earnings according to The Hendon Mob, Deyra was part of a group of Winamax Team Pros that featured fellow WSOP bracelet winners Adrian Mateos, Joao Vieira, and Davidi Kitai.

Deyra says that he has immense gratitude towards the team and staff at Winamax during his three and a half year stint as a Team Pro, but also explains why he chose to cheat.

'In the past, I realized when doing my finances that on Winamax I hadn't been making money for three years, since I became a Team Pro. After asking myself several questions about my game [...] I came up with a theory. Players change nicknames every six months. All the information that I collect on their play disappears at this time, but the reverse is not true since I keep the same nickname.'

By playing under another nickname, Deyra said that he wanted to see the difference for himself and check whether his hypothesis was true or not - that players knew who he was and how he played. Unfortunately for him, in doing so he got himself banned.

Related: Joao Vieira and Ivan Deyra Reflect on 2019 WSOP Success

What Now?

Despite the setback, Deyra says his career is 'far from over' and instead he will 'grow and learn' from this incident.

'I have given all my energy and passion for poker, through blogs, strategy videos, deep runs, my dreams, my set backs and team spirit, every since my first day as a pro. I will continue to share this with you until the end.'

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