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Fedor Kruse Accused of Using Solver to Cheat in High-Stakes Cash Games

A fairly high-profile online poker player stands accused of cheating in high-stakes cash games, with his former roommates providing damning evidence in a TwoPlusTwo post from Sunday.

According to the roommates, Fedor Kruse used a two-computer setup designed to fool mouse-tracking systems. With it, he played poker on one computer while keep a solver open on the other. When playing a hand, he'd quickly pull out an applicable pre-solved spot and follow the decision tree therein to consistently make game-theory optimal decisions.

Known as real-time assistance (RTA), usage of such solvers during play is strictly forbidden at online poker sites.