TBT: The cheating scandal that ripped the poker world apart

PLUS: The best WIRED stories from this month a year ago.

View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 09.02.21 In July 2018, something changed with Mike Postle's poker luck. A once-middling player, Postle hit a heater so epic that people started calling him the Messiah and even God. Postle had an unorthodox style of play, and he often made decisions that his rivals deemed either wildly aggressive or inexplicably meek. But it worked—until broadcaster and fellow player Veronica Brill decided it was too good to be true. Read about Brill's decision to commit one of poker's cardinal sins, plus more of the best WIRED stories from this month a year ago, below.   The Cheating Scandal That Ripped the Poker World Apart Mike Postle was on an epic winning streak at a California casino. Veronica Brill thought he had to be playing dirty. Let the chips fall where they may. The Best Stories From This Month, Last Year YouTube's Plot to Silence Conspiracy Theories From flat-earthers to QAnon to Covid quackery, the video giant is awash in misinformation. Can AI keep the lunatic fringe from going viral? Can a Bubble Net Stop a Hurricane? Some Norwegians Think So An idea to use underwater bubbles to cool oceans and deflate oncoming storms is the latest in a series of far-out schemes for controlling the weather. John Boyega Is Right About Star Wars The actor's criticism of how the franchise treated characters of color is obvious to those who watched the trilogy. He's just calling it out. Could a Tree Help Find a Decaying Corpse Nearby? On a "body farm," researchers are exploring whether the nutrients from human cadavers can change the look of plants, which authorities might use to locate missing persons. Dungeons & Dragons TikTok Is Gen Z at Its Most Wholesome A growing community of D&D fans on the platform have no time for the gatekeeping of previous generations. Why Are 2 Million People Still Getting Netflix DVDs by Mail? The company still gets a healthy slice of revenue from disc rentals—but the service has suffered as a result of the pandemic. GET WIRED End of Summer Sale: Get WIRED for $10 $5. Get the print edition and exclusive subscriber-only content. You can't see into the future, but you can subscribe to WIRED. Subscribe now.           This e-mail was sent to you by WIRED. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, wired@newsletters.wired.com, to your address book.   View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe or manage your newsletter subscriptions   Copyright © Condé Nast 2021. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.