We haven't won yet: latest (10/19) cliff's notes on AP scandal

[pokerstudAA]

Definately worth rereading Absolute's statements on the matter:

Update on the Absolute Security breach:

First Statement:
"We have done an extensive research into the claims that have been brought to our attention. While we are continuing with our investigation, we have yet to find any evidence of wrong doing. Our game client only receives data regarding the individuals hand and no other players hole cards, except in the event of a showdown. The player’s and their respective actions that are in question, all come from a small sample of Hands. We have researched their play exhaustively and have found no proof that they had any knowledge of other player’s hole cards. There were hands that were played poorly — from a poker strategy perspective — and these players did receive a fortunate result. So far we have no evidence that substantiates claims that any of the players were involved in chip dumping, or any other improper activity."


LOL. We all knew this was sooooo wrong when they issued it.

Second Statement:
“This is literally a geek trying to prove to senior management that they were wrong and he took it too far,” he said. “We acknowledge a significant internal security breach whereby a resource who was infinitely knowledgeable about the system was able to get into the accounts in question. He played on those accounts and he saw hole cards,” the spokesman said. “We have closed that security breach and we have identified a very serious issue internally as far as communications flow and we’re resolving that, ” he said.

LOL. Some "geek" did it. Not the managment. Hey guys - look over there.

Third Statement: Oh, wait: We are waiting to see how the story changes again....................

LOL - it was Bob from accounting. Case solved. Go back to playing poker plzkthxby.

[Slider]

Take a look at GGOUOYD25's poker DB.

He's played 7 of the 1000$ tournaments on AP and he's final tabled 4 of them.. won the latest one 3 days ago.

I played him at 15/30 too and he was like the worst player ever yet he made 20k in like 500 hands hitting absolutely everything.

Makes no sense when he was playing 5$ tourneys not too long ago.

[Hallett]

I just want him to stop saying "Best Wishes" all the time.

The random "Cheers," "Regards," or "Tally-ho Bitches," would be a welcome relief.

[apefish]

Goggles was on at least one of those final tables, and thayer was on when he won this last one. Maybe they have some impressions?

He does have some random other reasonable buyins from months ago in there also- but so did potripper etc I think.

Obv it can be cleared up if anyone knows him.

[Slider]

Could you PM me their AIMs so I could ask em? Pretty ridiculous how bad this guy was.

Also, AP hasn't responded to any of my 10 e-mails from the past week... Kinda disconcerting

[Naismith]

It definitely makes perfect sense that a computer geek was using an account that Absolute previously confirmed belonged to Absolute Poker management and, after "investigating" that account, never thought to ask the boss whether he had recently been using his account to play high stakes poker very successfully.

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Take a look at GGOUOYD25's poker DB.

He's played 7 of the 1000$ tournaments on AP and he's final tabled 4 of them.. won the latest one 3 days ago.

I played him at 15/30 too and he was like the worst player ever yet he made 20k in like 500 hands hitting absolutely everything.

Makes no sense when he was playing 5$ tourneys not too long ago.

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http://www.bluffmagazine.com/thepoke...mp;pid=2329970

Date Buyin Tournament/Event Place Entrants Winnings
10/17/2007 $1,000 NL Hold'em 1 81 $30,000.00
10/10/2007 $1,000 NL Hold'em 31 92 —
10/3/2007 $1,000 NL Hold'em 58 90 —
9/26/2007 $1,000 NL Hold'em 5 86 $6,500.00
9/15/2007 $500 NL Hold'em 185 305 —
9/8/2007 $500 NL Hold'em 260 297 —
8/25/2007 $500 NL Hold'em 97 306 —
8/15/2007 $1,000 NL Hold'em 5 128 $8,320.00
8/5/2007 $150 NL Hold'em 246 526 —
8/1/2007 $1,000 NL Hold'em 7 105 $3,675.00
7/29/2007 $150 NL Hold'em 180 525 —
7/18/2007 $1,000 NL Hold'em 40 81 —
7/15/2007 $150 NL Hold'em 161 441 —
7/14/2007 $500 NL Hold'em 184 284 —
7/8/2007 $150 NL Hold'em 7 444 $2,331.00
7/8/2007 $100 NL Hold'em 25 64 —
7/7/2007 $200 NL Hold'em 119 608 —
7/6/2007 $100 NL Hold'em 45 49 —
7/3/2007 $100 NL Hold'em 27 37 —
7/1/2007 $150 NL Hold'em 134 412 —
5/27/2007 $150 NL Hold'em 207 362 —
5/13/2007 $150 NL Hold'em 73 392 —
5/12/2007 $30 NL Hold'em+Rebuys 107 228 —
5/8/2007 $50 NL Hold'em 207 234 —
5/3/2007 $30 NL Hold'em+Rebuys 163 196 —
4/29/2007 $150 NL Hold'em 117 417 —
4/28/2007 $200 NL Hold'em 41 598 $525.00
4/26/2007 $50 NL Hold'em 221 233 —
4/23/2007 $50 NL Hold'em 119 252 —
4/22/2007 $30 NL Hold'em+Rebuys 23 197 —
4/15/2007 $30 NL Hold'em+Rebuys 87 200 —
4/15/2007 $3 NL Hold'em+Rebuys 786 817 —
4/4/2007 $5 NL Hold'em 239 363 —

[N 82 50 24]

IMO, that is not particularly suspicious. Lots of people go on heaters. Also, you never know what he won on other sites. Lastly, it has not be indicative of the cheating accounts to finish 5th, 5th, 7th, etc.

[Elusive1]

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The Bad Beat Jackpot has just been hit at $151814.57

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WTF the bad beat jackpot was hit when excel file dramabomb came out a few days ago. I don't play there but how often
does it hit. BBJ boomswitch? LOL

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not often but it did hit back to back days near the file release date IIRC, i also remember it reaching a record high just after the software update was released

[exec771]

In the tourney that POTRIPPER won doubledrag sat out, so its possible in the tourneys that payup etc didnt win they just reged and never showed up to try to "balance" thier db or something..