{"id":10237,"date":"2026-01-17T03:44:56","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T03:44:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/17\/texas-poker-room-bans-players-after-card-alteration-found\/"},"modified":"2026-01-17T03:44:56","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T03:44:56","slug":"texas-poker-room-bans-players-after-card-alteration-found","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/17\/texas-poker-room-bans-players-after-card-alteration-found\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Poker Room Bans Players After Card Alteration Found"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Two poker players with prior bans in several jurisdictions were removed from play this week at The Lodge Card Club, <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/poker-news\/doug-polk-buys-texas-biggest-poker-room\/\">owned by Doug Polk<\/a>, in Texas after staff discovered altered cards during a live game.<\/p>\n<p>Norberto Pardo, 49, and Yaiquel Mosqueda Perez, 43, were identified during a $1 $2 $5 pot limit Omaha game after poker vlogger Anthony Martino alerted staff to suspicious activity.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><em><strong>Good to Know<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>The incident occurred at The Lodge Card Club in Texas<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Both players had prior bans in multiple states<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Staff confirmed the deck in use had been altered<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<p>Martino said he recognized the two players from earlier encounters dating back to 2020 in Florida. 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