Use Of Poker HUDs And Access To Hand Histories Leads To Debate

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A very interesting conversation dominated Poker Twitter on Wednesday evening. The discussion had to do with the decision to prohibit Heads Up Displays (HUDs) network-wide once the three-state online poker liquidity sharing arrangement between Nevada, New Jersey, and Delaware begins on May 1.

The decision didn’t sit well with some online poker players, who see data collection and HUDs as not only a useful study tool, but as a means of self-policing online poker games.

One very vocal critic was Mike “Gags30” Gagliano, a well-respected professional poker player from New Jersey. Gags took to Twitter to explain his consternation when it comes to the new policy.

Awful to see @WSOPcom decide to not provide players with hand histories (HH). It's been proven many times that sites are NOT capable of policing games entirely by themselves. There are many instances of cheating and bot rings being caught ONLY because players have found them. https://t.co/4tqSZIbeKx

— Gags30 (@Gags30poker) April 18, 2018

Why are HUDs being prohibited?

HUDs have been prohibited by the Nevada Gaming Control Board since online poker went live in April 2013. However, the use of the somewhat...

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