Winner of the $ 500000 tournament has disqualified
Online Poker recently told my colleague and friend John Caldwell, that the world of virtual poker tournaments a remarkable degree of development has reached where the sizes of the prize pool as high as in the real casinos. One of the biggest tournament organisers of such kind is the party poker room, where on 12 Sunday February guaranteed $ 500K tournament took place. The $ 200 buy-in event is at the Satellite players very popular and usually attracts more than 2500 participants, according to the guaranteed prize pool of the tournament aspire. At the end of the tournament won a completely unknown player under the name “ABlackCar” the first place with more than $ 140000th
All this we knew today. The poker room has a serious and essential decision, with the winner of the first place was disqualified. This judgement should be seen as strict a warning for all the people understood, which also intend to continue through the illegal machinations the integrity of the game to hurt.
This exclusion of the winner of the tournament attracted a great deal of interest in the poker community. In the virtual forums, it is apparent that some of the players’ ABlackCar “actually from another player ‘JJProdigy’ was financed, one of the top-10 players on the Internet and also to the $ 500K event attended. It reported that after “ABlackCar” disqualified began ‘JJProdigy’ themselves and to assert that the second account for his grandmother was determined. After a good start tournament had over ‘JJProdigy’ the game and said all the players that he now owns the account.
After a few days the real story came to light. ‘JJProdigy’ has finally recognized its fraud. ‘JJProdigy’ confirmed the fact that he end of 2005, the second account and during the tournament both account used. He also heard to have that many players do the same and that most virtual poker rooms do not suspect that such things can happen.
We must stress the fact that poker room such as Party Poker always seeks its good reputation to maintain. Party was quietly overlooked these machinations and ‘JJProdigy’ allow the atrocities continue to drive. It is also well known that PartyPoker very strictly the inappropriate behaviour of players marigold. The example of ‘JJProdigy’ is not limited to the lighting of the problem. The withdrawal of won cash prizes and an immediate cancellation of all account waiting for all players, the machinations of this kind are driving online. It is still one to mention that a few days later Poker Stars carry out an internal investigation and the account of JJProdigy on this platform.
Now back to ‘JJProdigy’ itself is a very good question, why he has chosen this way of playing on a trial basis. It has been reported that these players been able to fine performances in the virtual poker rooms using his excellent play to reach. It is obvious that ‘JJProdigy’ is not without talent, otherwise he would have the status of one of the best players on the Internet can not be achieved. Is it possible that his play in the virtual poker world a certain impetus was to hide his identity? Had he ever lost more games after many players tried to one of the best virtual players to defeat? It may be that the risk of feeling a young man in this situation play an important role. There are many issues that currently remain without answers!
While Party Poker and Poker Stars and strict action against ‘JJProdigy’ have taken, but it is necessary to give further ways and means to find similar activities online. It is known that the virtual poker rooms, information on illegal activities among each other. I would suggest that such people as’ JJProdigy ‘access to all online poker rooms should be banned. It is customary that if the real cheaters in casinos in Las Vegas, Atlantic City or somewhere caught, the other casinos to people who are also closed. The complete ban such people should have the honour of all poker rooms. I see no logical alternative, in the ‘JJProdigy’ situation would be more effective.
Strict measures regulations are the only way to the good reputation and secure the virtual gaming coverage. We must not forget the fact that there are always testing the benefits of using illegal activities. General intolerance in this area is the best way to the virtual gaming world to make sure.
We must also recognise the fact that it is not so much opportunities, during a poker tournament with 300 or 400 tables a successful conspiracy to realize. The example of Party Poker and poker stars but proves that the virtual gaming industry must be vigilant. Such players as’ JJProdigy ‘as quickly as possible must be caught and punished.
However, if you secure your online security are concerned, you should not so much emotionally react. If you have some players that the account by your computer system, it would be wise not to the same events or participate in the same tables real money games to play. If you qualify for a tournament, make sure the other computers in your house, you need to play online, not in the same game. But it is clear that such players as’ JJProdigy ‘, the two account or even some use it to the final table to play a very big risk to take, which is very expensive and painful.