Athur Gies exploits press status to compete in paid tournament for free, keeps the winnings. 8chan post Post archive Source of info Archive of source Edit: Addendum by campbell14085 Clip from the podcast where he talks about getting free admission to the event: Here Here's where it gets interesting: Polygon's ethics policy says their writers will not accept gifts in excess of $50 in value This looks like the signup form from the event he played in and it states that the entry fee was $60. I'm torn on whether actually winning and I'm assuming keeping prizes is unethical or just a douche move. He played, he won, but since he won $100 in Steam cards while playing for free while most everyone else there paid the registration fee meaning that he won 5 matches and made $100 in "profit" whereas other players needed to win 3 matches just to break even to cover their registration fee.