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WCOOP Main Event Investigation Conclusion

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  1. tlt17 tlt17 is offline

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    Oct 15th, 2007 (10/15/2007 8:33am)

    I don't know how much info. this community has shared about this topic and if this is a repost then I apologise in advance . I have been reading some more very disturbing stories about multi-accounting taking place during the WCOOP main event . Obviously we all know / have heard recent mass stories of scandal upon scandal regarding people playing multiple accounts but this one is fairly monumental in my opinion and unfortunately is very damaging for online poker.
    In a thread on thehendonmob.com page it is implied that the WINNER of the WCOOP main event was actually a well known British proffessional : Mark Teltscher and that he had actually won the event on an account that had never played a pokerstars tournament before .... one that was registered under his sisters name --- sigh .
    Furthermore the rumour is that the account Mark is generally known to play on Pokerstars was eliminated early in the event and that in fact , he had FIVE accounts running in this event . This amoungst claims that Vannesa Rousso whilst seated at the same table as her partner Chad Brown was involved in possible " chip dumping " and "soft playing " along with other claims that Josh Arieh had also set up multiple accounts on stars and was infact accidently exposed by Daniel Negranu during the official event commentary all seems to add more fuel to an already well ablaze fire .
    Such cases are surely very damaging for our beloved game especially in such a high profile event and regarding so called proffessionals.

    I will try to paste the link here for anyone interested .

    holly17.
     
  2. tlt17 tlt17 is offline

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    Oct 15th, 2007 (10/15/2007 8:35am) in reply to tlt17

    http://www.thehendonmob.com/poker_news/5th_of_october
     
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  3. PStarsStephenW PStarsStephenW is offline Official PokerStars Rep

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    Oct 15th, 2007 (10/15/2007 8:41am) in reply to PStarsStephenW

    <SPAN>The investigation into the WCOOP Main Event has now been concluded.</SPAN>

    <SPAN> </SPAN>

    <SPAN>We have determined, based on the totality of evidence, that the tournament winner “TheV0id” was in breach of the pokerstars Terms of Service.</SPAN>

    <SPAN> </SPAN>

    <SPAN>In the interests of Game Integrity, “TheV0id” has been disqualified from first place.</SPAN>

    <SPAN> </SPAN>

    <SPAN>All other WCOOP Main Event prizewinners in addition to the player who originally bubbled in 415th place will therefore advance one place in the prize pool. The necessary financial adjustments to reflect the revised tournament places will be made within the next 24 hours.</SPAN>

    <SPAN> </SPAN>

    <SPAN>Please note that we are unable to release further details of this investigation, for reasons of confidentiality and privacy.</SPAN>

    <SPAN> </SPAN>

    <SPAN>Stephen W.
    </SPAN><SPAN>Manager, PokerStars Game Security</SPAN>
  4. Neek Neek is offline

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    Oct 15th, 2007 (10/15/2007 8:42am) in reply to PStarsStephenW

    Um that's pretty big, but kudos on PStars security for doing their due dilligence and coming to the appropriate conclusion.
     
  5. jesterwords jesterwords is offline

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    Oct 15th, 2007 (10/15/2007 8:42am) in reply to PStarsStephenW

    Well, honestly, this is not surprising.
  6. uckfaouya uckfaouya is offline

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    Oct 15th, 2007 (10/15/2007 8:43am) in reply to PStarsStephenW

    ha
  7. boozhwaa boozhwaa is offline

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    Oct 15th, 2007 (10/15/2007 8:45am) in reply to PStarsStephenW

    Good job pokerstars...it's always reassuring to see a poker site that is serious about security and integrity.
  8. Daalen Daalen is offline

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    Oct 15th, 2007 (10/15/2007 8:48am) in reply to PStarsStephenW

    thats a very nice bonus for ka$ino!
  9. pokersuperstar pokersuperstar is offline

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    Oct 15th, 2007 (10/15/2007 8:49am) in reply to boozhwaa

    i think i would kill myself right now, i mean yes he cheated, yes he was wrong, yes he sould have been disqualified but all that being said he still had to play somewhat well to win, he wasnt accused of seeing hole cards so I would just be so sick inside
  10. D_A_H_1987 D_A_H_1987 is offline

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    Oct 15th, 2007 (10/15/2007 8:49am) in reply to Daalen

    Nice to wake up and log into your account to see the extra cash!

    Well done PSTARS
  11. Andy McLEOD Andy McLEOD is offline

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    Oct 15th, 2007 (10/15/2007 8:50am) in reply to PStarsStephenW

    wow.
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  12. bigfatstub bigfatstub is offline

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    Oct 15th, 2007 (10/15/2007 8:52am) in reply to D_A_H_1987

    OMG

    Nice work pokerstars..........

    I hope this teaches everyone a big lesson.

    You could learn something here AP.
  13. DexterCain DexterCain is offline

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    Oct 15th, 2007 (10/15/2007 8:54am) in reply to Andy McLEOD

    WOW
  14. M8kingmoves M8kingmoves is offline

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    Oct 15th, 2007 (10/15/2007 8:55am) in reply to Andy McLEOD

    wow that is so sik its not even funnny.
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  15. pokersuperstar pokersuperstar is offline

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    Oct 15th, 2007 (10/15/2007 8:56am) in reply to DexterCain

    omg dexter do u just reply to every single thread to get to 10k?????
  16. Artiecat Artiecat is offline

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    Oct 15th, 2007 (10/15/2007 8:57am) in reply to M8kingmoves

    I would guess that it nullifies the deal as well. Ka$ino will have a good day today!
     
  17. Que1620 Que1620 is offline

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    Oct 15th, 2007 (10/15/2007 8:57am) in reply to M8kingmoves

    wow
     
  18. DexterCain DexterCain is offline

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    Oct 15th, 2007 (10/15/2007 8:58am) in reply to pokersuperstar

    do you like wanna go out with me or something? go away
  19. Smooth Smooth is offline

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    Oct 15th, 2007 (10/15/2007 8:58am) in reply to M8kingmoves

    This is why I <3 stars! They are not afraid to take action against cheaters!

    VGG STARS
  20. Neek Neek is offline

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    Oct 15th, 2007 (10/15/2007 9:02am) in reply to PStarsStephenW

    Here's a question...what happens if TheV0id had the money withdrawn already. I know in this case that the funds were frozen fairly quickly as word got out about the allegation, but I wonder what happens if the account is emptied prior to the funds getting held?
     
  21. Braaak Braaak is offline

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    Oct 15th, 2007 (10/15/2007 9:02am) in reply to Neek

    wow also
  22. donkkkkk donkkkkk is offline

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    Oct 15th, 2007 (10/15/2007 9:03am) in reply to PStarsStephenW

    He probably didn't know the rules, I mean him and his sister was logged on in the same house playing the same tournament, but in a 3000 player field its not going to be that big of a deal. That is gonna suck, 1.2 Million gone and 22 hours wasted. I'm sure if he was clear of the rules, he would have just been the only one logged on in his house. SERRIOUS.
  23. Advanced Advanced is offline

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    Oct 15th, 2007 (10/15/2007 9:04am) in reply to Que1620

    O.M.G. 1.3M
  24. IbizaCF3 IbizaCF3 is offline

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    Oct 15th, 2007 (10/15/2007 9:05am) in reply to pokersuperstar

    "I mean yes he cheated."

    Yeah, he got exactly what was coming to him. When you enter 8 accounts into 1 tourney, it is cheating. No, he wasn't accused of seeing hole cards. He only saw 16 at a time.
  25. sheets sheets is offline

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    Oct 15th, 2007 (10/15/2007 9:08am) in reply to donkkkkk

    lol sisteraments

    sheets
     
  26. Imustcall Imustcall is offline

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    Oct 15th, 2007 (10/15/2007 9:13am) in reply to sheets

    I have a vested interest, but if this player affected the outcome of the tourney, so why wouldn't the funds be distributed to all players who moneyed. Just taking a shot.
  27. DexterCain DexterCain is offline

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    Oct 15th, 2007 (10/15/2007 9:13am) in reply to sheets

    donkkkk, clearly you didn't follow this closely but you're completely wrong about what you just said. The guy is at least a 'somewhat' well known player and cannot pretend he didn't know the rules on this.

    WCOOP ME Winner under investigation

    pay special attention to this post by PokerstarsStephen:

    Having read much of the speculation in this and other similar threads, I feel compelled to clarify a couple of points.

    1.The account that won the WCOOP main event was played from the samecomputer and the same IP from the start of the tournament until thefinish.
    2. No other account played from this same IP or computer, during the tournament.

    Having stated the above, there are still serious open questions that require the investigation to continue.

    Restassured that the purpose of this investigation is to ascertain thefacts of the case in their entirety. The outcome that is reached willbe based on those facts alone and no regard will be paid to speculationor outside pressures.

    Stephen W.
    Manager, pokerstars Game Security
  28. FortuneMeyers FortuneMeyers is offline

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    Oct 15th, 2007 (10/15/2007 9:15am) in reply to DexterCain

    Nice job stars, Very well done.
  29. EddieO EddieO is offline

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    Oct 15th, 2007 (10/15/2007 9:15am) in reply to Neek

    This is just too crazy - i haven't stopped reading p5s in days.....
  30. wywrot wywrot is offline

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    Oct 15th, 2007 (10/15/2007 9:20am) in reply to FortuneMeyers

    This is so crazy, good work stars
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