QQPK has permanently banned 724 accounts for using bots and breaking its Terms of Service. The Asia-facing poker room announced the bans on its official X account on 13 October 2026, three days after it opened a server-side review in response to a player-led investigation of its multi-table tournaments.
According to QQPK’s official statement, its Security and Risk Control teams reviewed the room’s server databases and confirmed 724 accounts engaged in “unauthorized automated play” and other Terms of Service violations. All 724 accounts were closed permanently and their balances were restricted. QQPK also said it would strengthen its bot detection and real-time monitoring.
What started the QQPK bot investigation?
A post on the Two Plus Two forum on 9 October 2026 started the QQPK bot investigation. The authors analysed about 26 million hands from 27,936 QQPK multi-table tournaments played between 2 July and 2 October 2026, as reported by Somuchpoker. They flagged 2,587 suspicious accounts, pointing to repeated statistical patterns, very similar preflop decisions and unusually consistent bet sizing.
The researchers also reported all-in results that strayed well away from expected equity. They did not show that the operator was involved or that the random number generator had been tampered with. According to Somuchpoker, QQPK replied by pointing to its GLI RNG certification from July 2025. That certification covers the shuffle, not bots.
QQPK began its own review on 10 October. As a precaution, it also temporarily froze withdrawals on the flagged accounts, Somuchpoker reports.
Is 724 the final number?
We don’t know yet. The 724 confirmed bans are well below the 2,587 accounts the forum investigation flagged, and QQPK’s statement doesn’t say what happens to the rest. Somuchpoker reports that QQPK has promised a detailed report, including its methods and findings, by 17 October 2026. That report should show whether more accounts will be banned or cleared.
Not everyone thinks 724 is enough. Poker pro Vojtech Cervinka, who had earlier said there were thousands of MTT bots on the platform, called the figure “rookie numbers,” according to industry coverage of the bans.
Will players who lost to bots get refunds?
QQPK has not announced refunds or compensation. The 13 October statement says balances on the banned accounts are “restricted” but doesn’t say whether that money will go back to players who sat at the same tables. Other operators handle this differently. GGNetwork, for example, says it refunds players affected by bots, which we cover in our guide to how Natural8 detects and refunds bot play. If QQPK’s 17 October report includes a compensation plan, eligible players should be told in the app.
What does this mean for QQPK players in Asia?
QQPK is popular across Asia, mainly because of its satellites to Triton Poker events, and it has a busy MTT schedule, including the QQPK Warm-Up Series. For now, there is nothing players need to do. Accounts that weren’t flagged are unaffected, and QQPK hasn’t asked other players to take any action. If you think you lost to a suspicious account, keep the tournament IDs and hand histories and send them to QQPK support before the report comes out.
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