A popular Australian poker player has taken to social media to apologize after cheating at a recent event, with the Southern Poker Tour also confirming he is no longer a brand ambassador.

Chris Skinner, who took part at the Poker with Fred New Years Eve game in Cobram, Victoria, did put out a statement on a Facebook profile, but this has now been made private. Within the statement, he said “I cheated, I brought chips into play that I had no right to bring into the game. No matter the amount or the result, it was wrong. There is no excuse for it.”

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