Overview

• After each hand a “Reveal Hands” button appears, allowing users to pay three big blinds (two at top stakes) to display all folded hole cards to anyone at the table
• Poker pros such as Matt Berkey and Brian Rast have slammed the feature as an “idiot tax” and one of the “worst ideas” that undermines competitive integrity
• Defenders including Hayley Hanna and Bradley Martin contend the feature could deter collusion by exposing every player’s cards and forecast that many users will pay the fee, boosting site revenue
• ClubWPT Gold introduced the option through a promotional video on X featuring Garrett Adelstein and a reference to the jack-four scandal, and key ambassadors have yet to publicly address the backlash
• The site’s recent controversial promotions—like a $1 million WSOP bonus that led to player bans and a $5 million WPT freeroll—underscore its publicity-driven approach and raise questions about long-term trust