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Statement about AP Situation - 10-16-2007

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  1. Adam Adam is offline Emperor

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    Oct 16th, 2007 (10/16/2007 1:15am)

    P5ers,

    The past 72 hours have been really difficult for us here at P5s as things have gotten out of hand quickly in regards to the AP super-user situation. We have never faced a situation quite like this before; one of our trusted partners has been accused of serious security vulnerabilities, and the accusations appear to have merit. In fact, when this situation first came to light, our inclination was to dismiss it as another “online poker is rigged” post. However, after careful examination of all the facts presented, it’s just not possible for us to do that anymore.

    Thereby, we have decided to indefinitely suspend any promotion of Absolute Poker, including site links, banners, and inclusion of future tournaments in the rankings. Please understand that this is not a conviction on our part; it's simply an acknowledgement that significant and meaningful questions have arisen about the security of their site, and until those questions can be resolved to our satisfaction, we don't feel comfortable encouraging our users to play there.

    We're in the process of removing links and promotional materials--most of them are down already. Please be patient while we get this all set.

    Looking ahead, we intend to work with Absolute Poker as closely as possible to get all the facts and decipher them from "Internet folk lore." In fact, we've been on several phone calls today with AP trying to find out what they know about this situation and how they’re dealing with it. We’ll continue to press them to try and find out more. They’ve also invited us to have full access to their office and systems, and we’re hoping to be able to use that access to find out more about what went wrong. Anything and everything we discover will be reported here on the site, and hopefully it will shed more light on the situation.

    In closing, I'd like to say that we all want what you want---for online poker games to be safe, fair, and trustworthy. We hope that our decision helps us all in realizing that goal.

    Best,

    --Adam
     
  2. shankingyou shankingyou is offline

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    Oct 16th, 2007 (10/16/2007 1:18am) in reply to Adam

    Well done P5s.
  3. Schlik20 Schlik20 is offline

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    Oct 16th, 2007 (10/16/2007 1:21am) in reply to shankingyou

    INDEFINETLY!!!!!!1

    Hells yessssss.... good work p5s
  4. BillMueller BillMueller is offline OT President

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    Oct 16th, 2007 (10/16/2007 1:21am) in reply to shankingyou

    go p5s go
  5. Anonymous Anonymous is offline

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    Oct 16th, 2007 (10/16/2007 1:21am) in reply to Adam

    Integrity and honesty are the backbone of a successful business.

    IMO...pocketfives exudes this time and time again.

    This is one of the many reasons i am a proud member of this site.

    A job well done across the board.
  6. bigfatstub bigfatstub is offline

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    Oct 16th, 2007 (10/16/2007 1:26am) in reply to Anonymous

    nice work
  7. STUEYUNGER STUEYUNGER is offline

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    Oct 16th, 2007 (10/16/2007 1:26am) in reply to Adam

    BURN IN HELL AP.
  8. DrinkingProblem DrinkingProblem is offline

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    Oct 16th, 2007 (10/16/2007 1:27am) in reply to STUEYUNGER

    We could not have expected a better response from you guys. AAA+++
  9. murf99 murf99 is offline

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    Oct 16th, 2007 (10/16/2007 1:29am) in reply to Adam

    Well done p5s.
  10. UncleCollins UncleCollins is offline

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    Oct 16th, 2007 (10/16/2007 1:37am) in reply to Adam

    Simply put, thank you.
  11. jalman1 jalman1 is offline

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    Oct 16th, 2007 (10/16/2007 1:38am) in reply to murf99

    nice job adam..........where will dipthrong go?
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  12. JackBileDuct JackBileDuct is offline

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    Oct 16th, 2007 (10/16/2007 1:40am) in reply to Adam

    <S> Well Done!
  13. MrTimCaum MrTimCaum is offline

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    Oct 16th, 2007 (10/16/2007 1:44am) in reply to Adam

    nice
  14. DexterCain DexterCain is offline

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    Oct 16th, 2007 (10/16/2007 1:56am) in reply to Adam

    BRAVO
  15. DexterCain DexterCain is offline

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    Oct 16th, 2007 (10/16/2007 1:57am) in reply to jalman1

    mhrespstars
  16. JDeEzLy JDeEzLy is offline

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    Oct 16th, 2007 (10/16/2007 2:00am) in reply to Adam

    WP sir.
  17. garyak1 garyak1 is offline

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    Oct 16th, 2007 (10/16/2007 2:22am) in reply to Adam

    Adam , you guys here @ P5's have, again, been put to the test by the membership in this uncovered fiasco ( gg AP btw ) and responded appropriately by cutting your ties until AP comes clean . Well played ! ... proud member ... garyak
  18. mgerman23 mgerman23 is offline

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    Oct 16th, 2007 (10/16/2007 2:35am) in reply to MrTimCaum

    Adam you pwn so hard. P5s continues to show why it has become so respected and celebrated. Ty sir.
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  19. Johnny Mojo Johnny Mojo is offline

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    Oct 16th, 2007 (10/16/2007 2:47am) in reply to Adam

    Bravo! Thanks for choosing integrity over revenue.
  20. rexmundi1337 rexmundi1337 is offline

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    Oct 16th, 2007 (10/16/2007 2:50am) in reply to Adam

    ty p5s...
  21. beaver_belton beaver_belton is offline

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    Oct 16th, 2007 (10/16/2007 3:00am) in reply to Adam

    P5's pwwwwwwwwns. GG AP.
  22. FishOnTilt FishOnTilt is offline

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    Oct 16th, 2007 (10/16/2007 3:07am) in reply to garyak1

    nat pwns,
     
  23. FerrariBoy FerrariBoy is offline

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    Oct 16th, 2007 (10/16/2007 3:16am) in reply to Adam

    Very well done P5. Perfect way of going about the situation IMO.
  24. ShooterJ ShooterJ is offline

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    Oct 16th, 2007 (10/16/2007 3:42am) in reply to Adam

    imo great decision adam
  25. SixPackofBud SixPackofBud is offline

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    Oct 16th, 2007 (10/16/2007 3:43am) in reply to Adam

    great job!!
  26. threeven threeven is offline

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    Oct 16th, 2007 (10/16/2007 4:07am) in reply to Adam

    I think its obvious that you guys should send nat to check their office and systems
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  27. amak316 amak316 is offline

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    Oct 16th, 2007 (10/16/2007 4:41am) in reply to threeven

    i still see alot of UB ads all over the site......... if your gonna do something do it right.
     
  28. unfknbelievable unfknbelievable is offline

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    Oct 16th, 2007 (10/16/2007 4:43am) in reply to amak316

    good bye AP
  29. mathclub mathclub is offline

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    Oct 16th, 2007 (10/16/2007 5:11am) in reply to amak316

    good decision guys.

    it's nothing to do with ub amak
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  30. amak316 amak316 is offline

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    Oct 16th, 2007 (10/16/2007 5:17am) in reply to mathclub

    Example: NBC runs advertisment for both Pepsi and Mountain Dew (both owned by Pepsico, INC.)

    Pepsi gets caught maliciously trying to poison its customers in a certain geographical location as a form of chemical warfare.

    NBC refuses to promote Pepsi yet continue to run Mountain Dew ads. Would you see a problem with this?
     
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