There’s nothing more important in poker than reputation, and a number of high-profile scams that have come to light recently seem to exemplify that point. Overselling action, reneging on backing deals, and refusing to pay out investors are a few of the things I’ve seen happen in recent months.
For example, back in July Ben Warrington was called out by Mark “dipthrong” Herm for scamming him by saying he fired two bullets in a Venetian $5,000 buy-in when he did not. This soon led to the discovery that Warrington had been overselling himself to numerous individuals.