{"id":1105757,"date":"2025-05-19T12:35:53","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T10:35:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/ept-monte-carlo-controversy-jamil-wakil-accuses-champion-of-unfair-play"},"modified":"2025-05-19T12:35:53","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T10:35:53","slug":"ept-monte-carlo-controversy-jamil-wakil-accuses-champion-of-unfair-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/ept-monte-carlo-controversy-jamil-wakil-accuses-champion-of-unfair-play\/","title":{"rendered":"EPT Monte Carlo controversy: Jamil Wakil accuses champion of unfair play"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"928\" height=\"490\" src=\"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-5.jpg\" alt=\"ept monte carlo jamil wakil\" class=\"wp-image-1105730\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-5.jpg 928w, https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-5-300px-158px.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-5-768px-406px.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-5-227px-120px.jpg 227w, https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-5-700px-370px.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 928px) 100vw, 928px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_76 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/ept-monte-carlo-controversy-jamil-wakil-accuses-champion-of-unfair-play\/#Controversial_Elimination_Hand\" >Controversial Elimination Hand<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/ept-monte-carlo-controversy-jamil-wakil-accuses-champion-of-unfair-play\/#Wakils_Position_After_the_Tournament\" >Wakil's Position After the Tournament<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/ept-monte-carlo-controversy-jamil-wakil-accuses-champion-of-unfair-play\/#Unethical_but_Technically_Legal\" >Unethical but Technically Legal<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Controversial_Elimination_Hand\"><\/span>Controversial Elimination Hand<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When six players remained in the tournament, the blinds were 60,000\/120,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wakil, holding J\u2666Q\u2666, raised from the first position to 270,000.<br>Players folded one by one until Aleksandr Shevliakov, who was in the small blind. Holding A\u2665K\u2665, he made an illegally small re-raise \u2013 only to 360,000, although the rules required it to be at least 420,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tournament director intervened, instructing Shevliakov to adjust the bet. He responded:<br><em>\u201cI didn't notice there was action.\u201d<br><\/em>However, Wakil's facial expression revealed doubts about the sincerity of this response.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the flop and remaining community cards \u2013 10\u2663 7\u2660 3\u2663 6\u2663 K\u2660 \u2013 Wakil was eliminated, and Shevliakov scooped a pot of over 8 million chips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the broadcast, commentator James Hartigan noted that Shevliakov had not once announced a raise aloud throughout the final table \u2013 this was the first time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Later, Shevliakov triumphed in the entire tournament and won a \u20ac1,000,000 prize. Wakil received \u20ac199,750 for sixth place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Wakils_Position_After_the_Tournament\"><\/span>Wakil's Position After the Tournament<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>After the performance, Wakil gave an interview during the live broadcast, expressing doubts about whether Shevliakov acted deliberately. However, after reviewing the situation's recording, he posted a detailed explanation on social network X, explaining why he believed it was a deliberate unfair action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wakil stated he aimed to protect the integrity of poker and draw attention to behavior that could harm the game's reputation. He pointed out three main arguments why Shevliakov's actions raised his suspicions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u2013 He almost used the entire 15-second decision time before raising, and the dealer clearly indicated this, so Shevliakov had plenty of time to notice.<br>\u2013 Until this episode, Shevliakov had not once announced a raise aloud at the final table.<br>\u2013 Another finalist, Boris Angelov, immediately stated that it was a deliberate &#8220;fake misclick&#8221; and added that Shevliakov had already performed a similar action against his friend in the same tournament.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, Wakil added a screenshot showing Shevliakov closely observing his actions \u2013 which, in his opinion, further confirmed that the situation was understood and exploited deliberately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JamWakil\/status\/1921662330183577677\/photo\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"media-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-6-2048x945.png\" alt=\"jamil wakil ept\" class=\"wp-image-1105742\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Unethical_but_Technically_Legal\"><\/span>Unethical but Technically Legal<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Although disappointed, Wakil acknowledged that Shevliakov's actions were technically allowed in the game, but in his opinion, they went too far ethically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He concluded his statement by congratulating Shevliakov on his victory, despite all the surrounding controversies. Various players from the poker community responded to his statement. One of them, Barny Boatman, stated that Wakil's comment was <em>&#8220;clear, tactful, and entirely correct&#8221;<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Controversial Elimination Hand When six players remained in the tournament,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":541,"featured_media":1105730,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[191,12,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1105757","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-naujienos","category-pokerio-naujienos","category-uncategorized-lt"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1105757","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/541"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1105757"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1105757\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1105730"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1105757"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1105757"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1105757"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}