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  1. Kinimod22 Kinimod22 is offline

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    Nov 8th, 2008 (11/8/2008 1:53am)

    So I was playing on stars, when I suddenly see this weird symbol on my chat window, with a message below saying I should type it in, and that I have 100 seconds to do so lol

    Did that happen to anyone else before ?

    I sent them an e-mail and this was their response...

    Hello Dominik,

    Thank you for your email and for allowing us to be of assistance.

    What you witnessed was known as a "CAPTCHA", which is an acronym
    for "<span id="lw_1226130273_0">Completely</span> Automated Public Turing-Test to tell Computers and Humans
    Apart". In a nutshell, it is a part of the <span id="lw_1226130273_1">pokerstars</span> software intended to
    ensure that our games are free of "automated players" sometimes known
    as "bots".

    Occasionally, players may be asked to complete a CAPTCHA based upon
    various aspects of their play. Exactly which aspects, or when a test may
    be triggered, or how often the may be triggered, is not something we can
    reveal.

    If you see a CAPTCHA test on your screen, please complete it by entering
    the letters requested. You will have ample time to complete the test
    without interrupting your game. Failure to complete the test when given
    may result in additional detailed scrutiny of your account.

    Thank you for your understanding of and cooperation with these procedures,
    which are intended to protect the interests of our players. By keeping our
    games as free of bots as possible, we ensure that you are always playing
    against human opponents rather than an <span id="lw_1226130273_2">automated computer program</span>.

    Good luck in your games, and thank you for playing on PokerStars.

    Regards,

    Sean
    PokerStars Support Team
  2. Lord Supremo Lord Supremo is offline actually a tuvalu lord (sigh)

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    Nov 8th, 2008 (11/8/2008 1:54am) in reply to Kinimod22

    solid brag
  3. smiley69_300 smiley69_300 is offline

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    Nov 8th, 2008 (11/8/2008 1:57am) in reply to Lord Supremo

    OBV brag. lol just playin. No I aint never heard of them doing that before.
  4. FourFives FourFives is offline

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    Nov 8th, 2008 (11/8/2008 2:08am) in reply to Kinimod22

    I had this done to me about 3 times in less than a week. I thought they were doing it to everyone at the same time. I did not realize they were targeting certain players until just now. I guess I need to mix my game up a little.
  5. Leet8s Leet8s is offline usausausausausa

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    Nov 8th, 2008 (11/8/2008 2:13am) in reply to FourFives

    Sigh, happened to me too.
     
  6. downbylaw11 downbylaw11 is offline

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    Nov 8th, 2008 (11/8/2008 2:19am) in reply to Kinimod22

    happened to me multiple times. including 5 minutes ago.
  7. pokerchief29 pokerchief29 is offline

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    Nov 8th, 2008 (11/8/2008 3:18am) in reply to Kinimod22

    nobody remembers the HOECAKES thread
  8. pez102 pez102 is offline

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    Nov 8th, 2008 (11/8/2008 3:18am) in reply to downbylaw11

    happens all the time, heres why

    1. pokerstars dont like me

    2. i dont like pokerstars

    3. they know i want to be a bot but i dont know how to be 1

    4. my friend was shot by a bot

    5. he is now dead. END
    533 1
  9. acecatcher26 acecatcher26 is offline

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    Nov 8th, 2008 (11/8/2008 3:39am) in reply to pez102

    This has happend to me more than once when I was playing sngs.
  10. stevem1267 stevem1267 is offline

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    Nov 8th, 2008 (11/8/2008 4:50am) in reply to Kinimod22

    you guys do know this is a good thing stars does, right?
  11. ntanygd760 ntanygd760 is offline

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    Nov 8th, 2008 (11/8/2008 5:59am) in reply to stevem1267

    assuming your not a bot its good. ive had it a few times, usually after 20 hrs more on or multi tabling at weird hours. not a big deal
     
  12. SgtKyle SgtKyle is offline

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    Nov 8th, 2008 (11/8/2008 8:05am) in reply to Kinimod22

    I've got the CAPTCHA numerous times also. I'm glad they do it. Although they should know I am much too inconsistent and prone to occasional tilt than any bot would be.
     
  13. OlDirtyDawson OlDirtyDawson is offline

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    Nov 8th, 2008 (11/8/2008 9:48am) in reply to Kinimod22

    If you're 12 tabling, and you have it on Stats or something on all your windows and the chat box is closed, how are you able to spot this?
  14. tmleafs1967 tmleafs1967 is offline

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    Nov 8th, 2008 (11/8/2008 10:43am) in reply to Kinimod22

    I have yet to get one, i multi table but usually a couple games on stars and tilt and throw in a 5th from doyles or cake here and there, so i guess only a couple tables open makes somwhat a difference on stars?

    That or my play is terribly exploitable....lol
  15. Vesper Vesper is offline

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    Nov 8th, 2008 (11/8/2008 10:52am) in reply to OlDirtyDawson

    it's a very obvious popup that you can't hide behind another table.
  16. lockdownpokah lockdownpokah is offline

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    Nov 8th, 2008 (11/8/2008 11:06am) in reply to Vesper

    ive gotten that message multiple times
     
  17. 3kingme3 3kingme3 is offline

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    Nov 8th, 2008 (11/8/2008 11:12am) in reply to Kinimod22

    I used to grind 24 tables of cash and currently play 9-15 tables of STTs and have never gotten this...I feel left out
  18. Schukie Schukie is offline

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    Nov 8th, 2008 (11/8/2008 12:30pm) in reply to Kinimod22

    Happened here also
     
  19. Dmcgraw22 Dmcgraw22 is offline

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    Nov 8th, 2008 (11/8/2008 2:38pm) in reply to Kinimod22

    I've also seen these messages in my chat box. Do you really think they only check certain accounts that meet specific criteria? OR perhaps, it just completely random? The different times I've seen them have certainly been random.
  20. Faecal Matter Faecal Matter is offline

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    Nov 8th, 2008 (11/8/2008 2:46pm) in reply to Kinimod22

    I've had this a few times and always assumed it was some donk at my table complaining to stars that I'm a bot because I've shoved into his BB the last 10 times in a row.
     
  21. downbylaw11 downbylaw11 is offline

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    Nov 8th, 2008 (11/8/2008 3:23pm) in reply to pokerchief29

     
    Originally Posted by pokerchief29 View Post

    nobody remembers the HOECAKES thread

    i remember.
  22. Pockettrees Pockettrees is offline

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    Nov 8th, 2008 (11/8/2008 4:19pm) in reply to downbylaw11

    How do they know this works against bots? I mean, arn't bots suppose to be smarter than people and programmed to do exact math or whatever. If these "bots" are so smart, why can't they type whatever is need to be writin? Even so, why not have the bot creator type it in, i'm sure he just doesn't click a button and go to the grocery store....he may, I dunno.
  23. hoosier418 hoosier418 is offline

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    Nov 8th, 2008 (11/8/2008 5:06pm) in reply to Pockettrees

    I had same pop up awhile back . The funny thing is I rarely play more than one table . And I had been playing two tables for like 15 mins when it came up. Not exactly bot like . Must be random for anyone on multiple tables.
    I suppose every little bit of security helps.
  24. AFink93 AFink93 is offline

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    Nov 8th, 2008 (11/8/2008 8:59pm) in reply to Kinimod22

    If they only saw how horrible you play.. They wouldnt have even bothered..

    J/K
  25. sprstoner sprstoner is offline

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    Nov 8th, 2008 (11/8/2008 9:26pm) in reply to Kinimod22

    happened to me a few times, but from what i heard the botters have a work around.
     
  26. CLS_Rocket CLS_Rocket is offline

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    Nov 9th, 2008 (11/9/2008 12:58am) in reply to Vesper

    and what can happen if your chat is off?
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