There's no way around it, 2022 was a great year for poker. Whether looking at the World Series of Poker's (WSOP) seamless transition to a new venue or the World Poker Tour's (WPT) record-breaking World Championship, poker had no shortage of success stories the past 12 months.
But there was a dark side to 2022 that included a handful of poker's most prominent and successful players being accused of cheating. Those players later showed up to various poker stops, including the WSOP, as if nothing happened, prompting some poker brands to take action.