Ryan Schmelzer

With the recent Roger Clemens’ hearings I have realized that it is always best to admit your wrongdoing and move on. I’m basically saying I don’t believe him at all and I don’t think I have any reason to. But this theory is shown in poker.

Look at Justin “Zeejustin” Bonomo. He was a kid that was busted for multi-accounting and was originally frowned on. He apologized and admitted he was wrong and it appears he stopped doing it. Now he has been accepted into the poker community and considered as one of the best young players by many.

Now look at newly 18-year-old Josh “JJProdigy” Fields. He was busted several times for the same offense. He really showed no remorse for what he was doing till recently. He released an apology shortly before the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure on a forum. He was just turning 18 before the event and planed on playing in it. Some felt this was his attempt to clear himself before the event. Shaun Deeb, mostly known for his online play, wrote to PokerStars requesting that they wouldn’t allow Fields in their live event.

PokerStars took Deeb’s advice. They decided that since they have banned him from their site because of his cheating in the past, the ban would carry over to their live events.

Now, the right thing to do is obviously don’t cheat. However, where there is money, there will be cheating. If you are one of these thieves that will do whatever you can just for the almighty dollar and get caught, just admit you did something wrong and STOP doing it. Better yet, STOP doing it right now BEFORE you get caught. People will praise you for it.