Magic's Most Notorious Cheater - Alex Bertoncini

Alex Bertoncini is a Magic The Gathering competitor who rose to prominence via the Star City Games tournament circuit. Alex was suspended from competitive Magic play in 2011, 2014, and 2019 - with the last suspension culminating in a lifetime ban.

0:00:00 start
0:07:02 Alex's transition to the full-time poker grind
0:17:06 how Alex experiences Magic The Gathering today
0:22:20 how Alex became a competitive Magic player
0:30:47 Alex made a name for himself on the Star City Games circuit
0:35:55 when and why did Alex first decide to cheat?
0:48:04 why cheat if Alex was skilled enough to win "clean"?
0:58:37 how many times did Alex cheat before the two Explores incident?
1:06:18 who also cheated?
1:13:58 Alex tried to help Magic judges catch other cheaters
1:32:55 is the Magic community complicit in harboring cheaters?
1:41:57 Alex's second and third suspensions - what happened?
1:59:56 James believes a part of Alex's story doesn't add up
2:08:13 Alex's Facebook post - when and why did he delete it?
2:13:03 why didn't Alex appeal his final suspension?
2:26:29 Alex's message to the Magic community today

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