1. RFA Procedure for SNG/MTT
In step 10 you are required to submit a request for action (RFA) once you have significant reason to believe
the players are cheating.
They include a summary, trap request, and RFA. Please include these items as a part of your investigation
notes.
This particular recommendation will include the following:
1. A brief point form summary outlining the evidence you have found that flags the players as
potential cheaters. Here’s an example that I have taken from one of Mike’s cases:
• Players lives in the same city and even the same street.
• Many player-to-player transfers between players.
• Have played in 23 tournaments together prior to 2357504: one SNG (site crashed), one
MTT (did not share any tables)
• Player GEEAR may well have multiple accounts, which will be dealt with as a separate
issue.
• Chat during tournament between two players once 4 handed could be considered
collusion against TwisterSister.
• Players have shared the same Neteller processor account numbers.
2. A Trap Request: Please include any serial numbers from your serial relationship excel sheet that
you would like me to trap.
3. A recommendation for action for the disbursement of any funds from the cheaters to victimized
players using a matrix. Here’s an example for a Single Table SnG:
RFA for Tournament #123456
TOURNAMENT PLAYER ORIGINAL ADJUSTED FUNDS FUNDS
NUMBER NAME PLACING/CASH PLACING LOSS GAINED
123456 RobertaRenna 1st Last -$100
Lawrence Ng 2nd Last -$60
JonathanL 3rd 1st +$60
MoZhang 4th 2nd +$60
TomGreen 5th 3rd +$40
You will notice a couple of things here.
• Whenever you do an RFA for a single table SnG the funds loss must always equal the funds
gained. If you are going to disqualify someone from a tournament and forfeit all their winnings,
all their winnings have to go to another player. The balance must be zero.
• If you notice, 3rd place receives only +$40. That’s because they initially won $40 for 3rd and 1st
place pays a total of $100. Therefore they will only receive a $60 credit. All other players below
him did not make the money and thus receive the full prize money.
• Both players RobertaRenna and Lawrence Ng have adjusted placings for last. If the players are
disqualified, they will always receive last place.