YouTuber KICKED OUT of £75k chess tournament which featured England footballer for ‘obvious cheating' in fresh scandal
A YOUTUBER has admitted he cheated during a lucrative chess tournament which involved a Premier League and England star.
Popular streamer Benjamin Lupo - who is more commonly known by his DrLupo nickname - was part of a £75,000 tournament hosted by Chess.com.
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Eberechi Eze was involved in a lucrative chess tournament
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Streamer DrLupo was also involved in the tournament but was booted out of it for cheating
The PogChamps 6 tournament featured several internet and social media personalities, but it also included Crystal Palace and England star Eberechi Eze.
Tournament viewers became suspicious of DrLupo's moves in the matches as he appeared to cast his eyes at a different screen during several pivotal moments.
He was called out on the live chat for "cheating" but vehemently denied the allegation.
He wrote on X: 'Literally explained all of it on stream as I was playing. Didn't cheat.
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"Had a good game and got rolled the rest of the day."
But the 38-year-old has since owned up to reading the live chat to gain an advantage.
He said: "[I] had a ton of fun playing, but have decided to drop out of the event to help maintain competitive integrity for those involved
"As well as the tourney organisers.
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Viewers became suspicious of DrLupo during the live stream
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"Having the main stream up on my left monitor over the course of the day today to watch other games being played led to me getting move information I shouldn't have had for a game.
'That's on me and no one else. That's my f**k up. I apologize – you'd think I would know better, but here we are."
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He later added: "Believe me or not – I played what I played. Pulled from chat though, couldn't stop looking.
"Which, as I said, I know better.'
Tournament organisers have booted DrLupo out of the competition and are currently searching for his replacement.
They said in a statement: "'We wish everyone the best tomorrow and remind them that receiving any help during a match is a violation of our fair play policy and will result in a disqualification and account closure."
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Eze has yet to react to DrLupo's crafty cheating, but he's got bigger things to focus on as Crystal Palace host Nottingham Forest at Selhurst Park on this Bank Holiday Monday.
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