Why GGPoker Banned Final Table Chip Leader with $300k Going to the Winner

[Bawse]

Two players were permanently banned from GGPoker, including the chip leader entering the GGMillion$ final table on Tuesday, for an alleged ghosting incident.

Adrian Mateos, Spain's top tournament player ever, would go on to win the tournament for $306,251. He'd entered the final table as the smallest stack out of nine players with just 20 big blinds. But he'd spin it up like he's done many times online and live over the past decade.

Mateos' win, however, has been overshadowed by an incident that occurred before the final table began, and it involved the chip leader, a player who competes on GGPoker under the screen name "Hindaru."

Why Did Online Poker Player Get Banned from GGPoker?​

Hindaru, whose real name is unknown, entered play with 69 big blinds. But he wouldn't play a single hand at the final table, and the online poker giant explained why the player was not only removed from the tournament, but also permanently banned from the site.

"GGPoker has permanently banned two players following an account-sharing violation detected during the GGMillion$ tournament. Our security team identified the breach before the final table on November 11, 2025, and took immediate action to protect the integrity of the competition," a statement from GGPoker reads.

Jeff Gross, one of the commentators for the final table livestream, also issued a brief statement before play began. The longtime poker pro from Michigan told viewers that "the chip leader today is being blinded out. That is due to Game Integrity and they are looking into it and sorting that out."

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[pukana]

i wish there was more info instead of "account sharing" like if it was from a stable etc maybe they got caught by word of mouth. when i opened GG account around 2019 i would log in somedays and a message would pop up saying that there was cheaters in x/y/z games i played earlier in the week and they would split banned players $ etc, cant remember the math of it but i did wake up $200 richer 1 day after playing an FT with a cheat, havent seen one of those emails in 5+years though

 

[Bawse]

@pukana It's harder to prevent cheaters on bigger sites, because there is more money involved. I haven't played GGPoker since Ontario got locked out from the main site.

 

[pukana]

yeah thats true, i think there is soo much going on behind the scenes in those big mtts, all the ACR pros that have been pinched for using charts etc and on GG you can see how many people are viewing the FT on client in real time, some days there is 40+ railing and i bet the discords are just going mental with "friends" relaying info. especially if they are stable players. just play like we are being cheated regardless cos we are sadly

 

[Kins G]

That was the best move from CGPoker in the circumstance. That's high level cheating and it was just right that the platform should remove the player. I am rather surprised though to see the chip leader blinded out, but I love how they were able to respond and act quickly. That's ensures that the game stays fair.