Prahlad Friedman Accuses Haxton and Bonomo of Account Sharing and Cheating
Over the weekend, recently signed UB poker pro Prahlad Friedman accused Isaac Haxton and Justin Bonomo of account sharing and cheating on his Twitter feed indicating they looked to take advantage of Friedman playing heads up matches.
"Isaac Haxton and Justin Bonomo share and switch accounts often. Was playing random guy and looked up his stats. Identical to Hax," Friedman wrote.
"Haxton knows I don't want to play him, so scummy. Beware of their scummy tactics. They have been doing this for years. No more."
Although Justin Bonomo was on vacation, he responded eventually.."Up until earlier today I had a lot of respect for Prahlad. I am currently in San Francisco on vacation with my girlfriend, and was not happy when I heard Prah was tweeting baseless accusations about myself and Ike," he wrote.
"While I did some things I'm not proud of when I was 19, I was given a second chance and take that very seriously. I have not done anything unethical in poker in 5+ years now."
"I hold myself to a very high ethical standard. I am unbelievably lucky to have been given a second chance, and I'm not going to squander that. Needless to say, I don't take these accusations Prah has been throwing around lightly," he added.
In his response, Bonomo seized the opportunity since his playing abilities were questioned to issue a challenge to Friedman, suggesting that the two play 10,000 hands of $50/$100 NLHE on no less than three tables.
There has been no response as yet by Haxton or a willingness to take up Bonomo's challenge by Friedman.
"Isaac Haxton and Justin Bonomo share and switch accounts often. Was playing random guy and looked up his stats. Identical to Hax," Friedman wrote.
"Haxton knows I don't want to play him, so scummy. Beware of their scummy tactics. They have been doing this for years. No more."
Although Justin Bonomo was on vacation, he responded eventually.."Up until earlier today I had a lot of respect for Prahlad. I am currently in San Francisco on vacation with my girlfriend, and was not happy when I heard Prah was tweeting baseless accusations about myself and Ike," he wrote.
"While I did some things I'm not proud of when I was 19, I was given a second chance and take that very seriously. I have not done anything unethical in poker in 5+ years now."
"I hold myself to a very high ethical standard. I am unbelievably lucky to have been given a second chance, and I'm not going to squander that. Needless to say, I don't take these accusations Prah has been throwing around lightly," he added.
In his response, Bonomo seized the opportunity since his playing abilities were questioned to issue a challenge to Friedman, suggesting that the two play 10,000 hands of $50/$100 NLHE on no less than three tables.
There has been no response as yet by Haxton or a willingness to take up Bonomo's challenge by Friedman.
