On Thursday, November 13, GGPoker announced that two players had been banned from the site following an account-sharing violation which was detected during the GGMillion$ event. The GGPoker security team identified the breach of conduct prior to the event's final table on November 11 and "took immediate action to protect the integrity of the competition."
Account-sharing – often times referred to within the poker community as 'ghosting' – is a form of cheating that violates GGPoker's Security and Ecology Policy. From the site's perspective, account-sharing and ghosting "undermine competitive integrity."
GGPoker also stated: "When one player competes under another’s account, it creates unfair advantages and damages trust in the game. We will not allow this on our platform."
How it happened
On November 9, 2025, the GGPoker security team identified the account known as 'Hinaru' as being operated by a player other than the account owner during Day 1 of the GGMillion$ tournament. While the foul play was identified early, 'Hinaru' continued to play as the site awaited confirmation of its findings and went on to reach the final table of the event – as the chip leader, no less.
With confirmation of the violation attained, GGPoker took immediate and decisive action. As GGMillion$ Host Jeff Gross explains in the clip above, the 'Hinaru' account was blocked before the final table began and subsequently blinded out of play.
In addition, GGPoker informed its users that the person who was unfairly operating the 'Hinaru' account has also been blocked and permanently banned. Both players are permanently barred from GGPoker and all of its affiliated platforms.
$115,752.22 will be redistributed to affected players in accordance with GGPoker's reconciliation policy.
Transparency a clear priority
This is not the only cheating incident in recent GGMillion$ history. In October, the site took decisive action against one of its own ambassadors, Ren Lin, when he admitted to sharing real-time assistance with 'RealOA' during the GGMillion$ final table on October 14. In both cases, GGPoker acted in a swift and transparent manner to rectify the situations.
Similarly, CoinPoker has been quick to alert its users to instances of foul play and the consequences that follow, including player bans for seat-scripting and real-time assistance. The transparency and communication on display from both sites merits praise and, hopefully, will encourage other operators to be forthcoming in the future with information about similar incidents when they arise.
GGPoker shared the following remarks in closing:
"Account sharing and ghosting are serious violations with permanent consequences. Players who attempt to circumvent our rules will be caught and removed from our platform and affiliated partners.
"GGPoker remains committed to providing a fair, secure, and competitive environment. We will continue to invest in detection systems, enforce our policies consistently, and take action—before, during, or after events—to protect game integrity."
