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  1. michaelpeterson michaelpeterson is offline

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    Feb 9th, 2010 (2/9/2010 5:24pm)

    look up ASUpokerstar who i believe took 3rd in the 750k last weekend... he started playing in jan. 2010 and pretty much came from nowhere. could be a lucky bink, just seems fishy. Sorry if im looking too far into this.
  2. harvMC10 harvMC10 is offline

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    Feb 9th, 2010 (2/9/2010 5:28pm) in reply to michaelpeterson

    always at least one of these..............
  3. H0LDiT H0LDiT is offline

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    Feb 9th, 2010 (2/9/2010 5:28pm) in reply to michaelpeterson

    cant a player just sign up and win something nowdays? why is it always 'fishy'?

    too many fucking haters
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    Feb 9th, 2010 (2/9/2010 5:31pm) in reply to michaelpeterson

    idk i dont really care i suppose it just seems pretty incredible to me. Might mean more to players at higher stakes, I didn't watch the tournament @ all and could of been a bink. Just looking out FOR the community bras
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  5. fly44 fly44 is offline

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    Feb 9th, 2010 (2/9/2010 5:32pm) in reply to michaelpeterson

    It is very ordinary, and pretty much happens every week.
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    Feb 9th, 2010 (2/9/2010 5:33pm) in reply to H0LDiT

     
    Originally Posted by plzjustHOLD View Post


    cant a player just sign up and win something nowdays? why is it always 'fishy'?

    too many fucking haters

    This.. It happens every now and then. If he signed up and won the first $2 tourny he played there wouldn't be an uproar so why should there be when he plays this?
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    Feb 9th, 2010 (2/9/2010 5:35pm) in reply to Anywayz_

    Why would a superuser finish 3rd?
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  8. JON STAMOZ JON STAMOZ is offline

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    Feb 9th, 2010 (2/9/2010 5:45pm) in reply to michaelpeterson

    god i cant wait til im accused of being a super user/cheater/MAer

    Itta be a good day for my bank account
  9. SpankyHamm SpankyHamm is offline

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    Feb 9th, 2010 (2/9/2010 6:11pm) in reply to michaelpeterson

    The reason that people "coming out of nowhere" seems fishy is that - by now - any great player should have had an account on sites like pokerstars or FullTiltPoker (especially for US players who have limited sites they can play on). So if a player is brand new and putting up consistent deep runs, he is likely not new to poker and is playing under a new ID.

    Now for this player (ASUpokerstar), I am going to guess that this is someone who was playing underage on someone elses account. Two reasons:

    (1) ASU - naming himself after a college indicates that he is likely a college student.
    (2) If he is in college, chances are that he's 18-20 years old (probably closer to 18), and that means he was probably playing on a different account, but is now of legal age and is playing under his own account.

    My 2 cents.
     
  10. Charlamaigne Charlamaigne is offline

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    Feb 9th, 2010 (2/9/2010 6:21pm) in reply to SpankyHamm

    These accusations should not come into play unless there is valid proof of super-using. A lot of people read these threads and it stains the reputation of the person who is accused.
  11. SpankyHamm SpankyHamm is offline

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    Feb 9th, 2010 (2/9/2010 6:38pm) in reply to Charlamaigne

    Obviously the "super user" thing isn't happening here.

    However, the sites (in my opinion) don't do nearly enough to weed out new accounts/obvious take-over accounts. There was a player who played in a high dollar event and won a large amount in a game while playing on his brother's account (buyins went from $5-$10 to playing in $500-$2500 online events). The player in question even went so far as to basically confirm that it was him playing on his brother's account - and went unpunished - because there was no way to prove that it was him playing and not the brother.

    So - the only way that people can be punished is to "out" them. Make people aware that they are cheaters, crooks or simply playing on the edges of the rules. This way - if in fact that they are cheaters, people will be hesitant to do business with them.

    Example: Justin Bonomo cheated, and it took him years to get some level of credibility back. He basically did what I said above, and the site (partypoker) actually did punish him and took his money away. But he handled it the right way and earned back the trust of key people in the industry. But without the poker "community" questioning what happened - he would never have been caught.

    Basically - we are now self-policing. So when people see something that doesn't look right, it's up to "the community" to bring up things like this. But (again, in my opinion), bring it up in a more reasonable fashion. Don't call him a super user. Just ask the question - does anyone know where Player X came from - he had no results and then all of a sudden is knocking down highest level MTT's or cash games. Don't make accusations, just ask questions.
     
  12. fly44 fly44 is offline

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    Feb 9th, 2010 (2/9/2010 6:48pm) in reply to SpankyHamm

     
    Originally Posted by SpankyHamm View Post

    The reason that people "coming out of nowhere" seems fishy is that - by now - any great player should have had an account on sites like pokerstars or FullTiltPoker (especially for US players who have limited sites they can play on). So if a player is brand new and putting up consistent deep runs, he is likely not new to poker and is playing under a new ID.

    Now for this player (ASUpokerstar), I am going to guess that this is someone who was playing underage on someone elses account. Two reasons:

    (1) ASU - naming himself after a college indicates that he is likely a college student.
    (2) If he is in college, chances are that he's 18-20 years old (probably closer to 18), and that means he was probably playing on a different account, but is now of legal age and is playing under his own account.

    My 2 cents.

    Obv he must be some MAer who just dominates. Not only did he finish 3rd in the 750k (!!) but he also WON (!!!) a satty to it!!!!

    Not everyone is doing something illegal. A lot of players are introduced to poker when they go to college or turn 18 or 21 and can go to a casino.
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  13. H0LDiT H0LDiT is offline

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    Feb 9th, 2010 (2/9/2010 7:23pm) in reply to JON STAMOZ

     
    Originally Posted by JON STAMOZ View Post

    god i cant wait til im accused of being a super user/cheater/MAer

    Itta be a good day for my bank account

    lols true
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    Feb 9th, 2010 (2/9/2010 7:30pm) in reply to fly44

     
    Originally Posted by fly44 View Post

    Obv he must be some MAer who just dominates. Not only did he finish 3rd in the 750k (!!) but he also WON (!!!) a satty to it!!!!

    Not everyone is doing something illegal. A lot of players are introduced to poker when they go to college or turn 18 or 21 and can go to a casino.

    You're probably right in this case.

    This case.
     
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