WCOOP main event sensation - winner under investigation

[NHFunkii]

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It would be so easy to impliment a security feature that doesn't allow the same ip address to enter a MTT. Why isn't it there?

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because there a lot of legit reasons to do that and they certainly dont want to shut out legit customers

also it'd be really easy to work around if you were a cheater

[MicroBob]

That e-mail response bothers me.

[Shooz]

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That e-mail response bothers me.

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indeed, the FYI BS means they're def not taking this serious enough...

[eljizzle]

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It would be so easy to impliment a security feature that doesn't allow the same ip address to enter a MTT. Why isn't it there?

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because there a lot of legit reasons to do that and they certainly dont want to shut out legit customers

also it'd be really easy to work around if you were a cheater

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I thought it was...I used to go over to my buddies house and try and play the same tourney and it wouldn't let us...i'm not 100% sure, it might have been a cash game..does anyone know if they don't allow it in cash games?

[Exitonly]

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I've emailed them before about this because me and my dad live in the same household and use the same Internet. They said it's fine.

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Not true. I've emailed them about the same thing (a friend came over with his PC and we planned an online poker session together). Pokerstars responded that we can play from the same IP address as long as we don't enter the same MTT, cash table or SNG.

Just ask yourself what would happen if you and your dad wind up at the same table (maybe FT) deep in a MTT. Who can stop you from telling each other's cards .. or worse, dumping off some chips to give yourself a higher chance at a bigger payout?

Multiple accounts in one MTT is wrong. Period.

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this is definitely wrong, computers from the same IP address can play in the same MTT's or same multi table SNG's. They can't sit at same cash tables or play in the same single table. so if pokerstars told you no mtts, that guy just didnt know what he was talking about.

[RoundTower]

lol, donkaments

[jalexand42]

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That e-mail response bothers me.

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indeed, the FYI BS means they're def not taking this serious enough...

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Yeah, since one customer service rep is OBVIOUSLY representative of the entire stars organization.

[grando]

LMAO at the e-mail response

[ibluffoldladies]

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It would be so easy to impliment a security feature that doesn't allow the same ip address to enter a MTT. Why isn't it there?

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because there a lot of legit reasons to do that and they certainly dont want to shut out legit customers

also it'd be really easy to work around if you were a cheater

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Yes, I'm aware that most people could navigate around this feature, but that doesn't explain why it's not there. It would be easy to have this as a default setting, and if you have special circumstances, simply contact support and get the block removed. It would also stop the cheaters who have no idea how to route to a new IP address.

[budblown]

There is absolutely no way you can catch 100% of multiaccounters, even if you don't allow the same IP address. It is very easy to buy multiple wireless cards and multiaccount. There is no way that pokerstars would be able to find out because the wireless cards would be coming from multiple IP addresses - not to mention multiple carriers (sprint, verizon etc.)

I work for an ISP and even if you don't have wireless cards you can buy a business internet connection and get as many IP addresses as you want. So you could theoretically set up around 250 computers at 1 location, all with different IP addresses.

So basically it's like every other crime (I know multiaccounting isn't a crime) if somebody wants to get away with it, and they are smart enough, they can.