Absolute Poker - ROGUE - BLACKLISTED

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Description: absolutepoker.com - ROGUE - BLACKLISTED Absolute Poker has been caught red handed cheating players. After overwhelming evidence was presented to Absolute Poker's management they were forced to admit that Absolute Poker in fact had superuser accounts that could see their opponents hole cards that were being used by employees of Absolute Poker to cheat players.

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Submitted: 01/22/05 (Edited 09/10/09)
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absolutepoker.com Rate this post:	34 of 62 people found this comment helpful Posted 01/24/05 - 20:30:50: #1 REMOVED ADVERTISING Edited by Pit Boss on 10/19/07. Reason: Absolute Poker is a Rouge
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Pit Boss Admin Usergroup: admin Joined: Jun 14, 2000 Location: around here somewhere Total Links: 229 Total Comments: 56 Trader Rating: 0 Rate this post:	27 of 45 people found this comment helpful Posted 10/19/07 - 11:07:21: Subject: Absolute Poker is a ROGUE #3 Absolute Poker has been caught red handed cheating players. Absolute Poker had "superuser" accounts that were able to see the other players hole cards. These Superuser accounts were being used by former and current employees of Absolute Poker to cheat players. STAY AWAY FROM ABSOLUTE POKER. Respond Internally I'm the Pit Boss here. You gotta problem, you talk to me.
Pit Boss Admin Usergroup: admin Joined: Jun 14, 2000 Location: around here somewhere Total Links: 229 Total Comments: 56 Trader Rating: 0 Rate this post:	15 of 30 people found this comment helpful Posted 03/11/08 - 19:21:34: #4 Entire Absolute Poker Statement about being caught cheating: Absolute Poker Management wishes to inform the poker community of the following information in response to the most recent claims posted over the past 48 hours on the 2+2 and Pocket Fives forums wherein again it is alleged that some person or persons breached Absolute Poker’s redundant and varying levels of game client security. As was stated in Absolute Poker’s Official Response released on Friday October 12, 2007, Absolute Poker conducted an extensive investigation in response to the claims it was made aware of and received. The results of that investigation indicated that to the best of Absolute Poker’s knowledge, information and belief there was no security breach. Specifically, Absolute Poker’s internal investigation determined that it is impossible for any person, device, program, script or other means to see hole cards. Based on the most recent claims that Absolute Poker has been made aware of and at the request of some of our players and business partners, Absolute Poker has agreed to retain a widely acclaimed independent third party auditor, Gaming Associates, to conduct an independent audit of Absolute Poker’s security systems. Specifically, Absolute Poker has requested that Gaming Associates conduct a thorough and extensive review of Absolute Poker’s practices and security systems to determine whether it is possible for any person, device, program, script or other means to see hole cards thereby gaining an unfair advantage. (http://www.gamingassociates.com) Absolute Poker has agreed to fully cooperate with Gaming Associates and its investigative team and to provide the above with unfettered access to all systems, protocols and databases at Absolute Poker worldwide. Absolute Poker has also agreed to allow Gaming Associate’s final report to be made available to Pocket Fives and Bluff Media for their review. With respect to the claims that Scott Tom, a former Member of Team Absolute Poker, is in anyway involved in wrong-doing, Absolute Poker has requested a formal investigation into that matter as well. Mr. Tom has not been involved with Absolute Poker for over a year and to the best of our knowledge, information and belief has not had access to any of Absolute Poker’s systems, databases or information. Absolute Poker reserves the right to pursue any and all remedies whether in law or equitable which may procure to it as a result of any unlawful and injurious actions taken by any individuals who may have falsified any information, documents, files, or have by other means attempted to disparage and/or harm Absolute Poker, its Players, its current or former management, employees, business partners or affiliates. Absolute Poker shall bear all expenses related to such investigation and is eager to learn about Gaming Associate’s findings. Absolute Poker highly values and intends to protect its players, shareholders, business partners, and affiliates. Absolute Poker Management Respond Internally I'm the Pit Boss here. You gotta problem, you talk to me.
Pit Boss Admin Usergroup: admin Joined: Jun 14, 2000 Location: around here somewhere Total Links: 229 Total Comments: 56 Trader Rating: 0 Rate this post:	16 of 33 people found this comment helpful Posted 03/11/08 - 19:32:09: #5 Written by Thomas Jensen ( Point Spreads News Team) Monday, 22 October 2007 Point-Spreads.com sources in Costa Rica are claiming the Absolute Poker Super-User account scam has been going on for three years and the actual amount that was skimmed from online poker players is estimated at close to $7 million, not the 700k amount that was previously reported. The actual amount is still unknown as an internal audit is underway. A former employee of Absolute Poker confirmed to Point-Spreads.com that the security department at AP suspected something years ago and we're told it was just the owners testing out the system and to forget about it. Our sources have confirmed that Scott Tom was using the Super-User to sit at tables as an "observer" as online poker player PotRipper would join the tournaments and Scott would tell him what cards people have so they can win the tourney and split the money. PotRipper is Alan “AJ” Green, formerly of Nine.com and the now former Operations Director for Absolute Poker. Point-Spreads.com has learned AJ’s real name but has chosen to withhold it at this time. AJ is pictured with Gambling911.com's sexy reporter Jenny Woo at an expensive dinner in Amsterdam back in 2005. Where did the $7 million go? On September 3rd, 2007 a small jet plane caught on fire before taking off on the runway at San Jose Juan Santamaria International Airport in Costa Rica. The two passengers on the private jet were Scott Tom and his pregnant wife. His wife was rushed to the hospital to make sure everything was alright with the baby. The plane's destination was Colombia and the rumored cargo on the plane was $2-3M in cash. Officials at Absolute Poker confirmed to Point-Spreads.com that Tomm was on the jet, however, deny any money was onboard. While at Nine.com, AJ had a portrait done of himself that hung on his wall over his desk. The photo was a picture of him "American Beauty' style laying spread out on his futon covered in hundred dollar bills. Were the bills in the photo proceeds from the Absolute Poker Super-User scam? AJ joined the Absolute Poker team approximately one month before Nine.com left Costa Rica for Curacao. While living in Costa Rica, AJ bought a house in Escazu outright with cash and no one questioned how a guy making $50k a year could do that. He invested $100k into Absolute Poker and became a shareholder of the online poker giant, still no on questioned where he came up with the cash. Could it have come from the Super-User scam? We would love to ask AJ that question, but apparently he is on the lam. At this point, AJ Green has earned the title of the most disliked person in the history of internet gambling? Apparently he was so disliked by his own employees that they blew the whistle on him and the whole scam but the real people that are pissed at him are all of the people pushing for legitimizing the internet gambling industry at its most needed hour. Not to mention, the online poker players he stole from. Respond Internally I'm the Pit Boss here. You gotta problem, you talk to me.
Pit Boss Admin Usergroup: admin Joined: Jun 14, 2000 Location: around here somewhere Total Links: 229 Total Comments: 56 Trader Rating: 0 Rate this post:	19 of 35 people found this comment helpful Posted 03/11/08 - 19:36:20: #6 The gaming associates audit (I really hesitate to this an audit), GAMING ASSOCIATES TO REVIEW ABSOLUTE POKER ALLEGATIONS Sydney, Australia 2007-10-19 The Kahnawá:ke Gaming Commission yesterday commissioned Gaming Associates to conduct a thorough investigation and audit into all circumstances relating to allegations of impropriety associated with the Absolute Poker system. Gaming Associates is not prepared to go into any specifics at this time. The Kahnawá:ke Gaming Commission demands very high standards of integrity and fairness pursuant to its regulations. All allegations and other theories are taken seriously and will be fully investigated. Principal Consultant at Gaming Associates, Alan Pedley said, “Initial discussions with Absolute Poker management indicate it will be fully cooperative throughout the investigation. It is important for all stakeholders – the Commission in particular - that the facts of this matter are determined”. Gaming Associates is an interactive gaming and interactive wagering test and audit house accredited by jurisdictions worldwide. “I imagine we have been chosen for this activity because of our independence from operators”, Dr Aftab Rizvi (Director of Gaming Associates) said. “Gaming Associates provides certification and audit services to legal government appointed regulatory authorities worldwide. We are not an operator funded, self appointed regulatory surrogate”. Alan added, “In addition to more than a decade experience in the regulated interactive gambling industries, Gaming Associates will be using acclaimed information security and forensic experts in this investigation”. Further enquiries should be forwarded to the Kahnawá:ke Gaming Commission kgc@mck.ca. ***** What a bunch of crap... This is the last press release from gaming associates. Also it is worth noting that the head of the Kahnawá:ke Gaming Commission Joe Norton has claimed that he is the sole owner of Absolute Poker... So that $500,000 fine is nothing but a joke. Respond Internally I'm the Pit Boss here. You gotta problem, you talk to me.
Pit Boss Admin Usergroup: admin Joined: Jun 14, 2000 Location: around here somewhere Total Links: 229 Total Comments: 56 Trader Rating: 0 Rate this post:	17 of 31 people found this comment helpful Posted 03/11/08 - 20:02:54: #7 Dear AP Player: I am the former Grand Chief of the Mohawk Territory of Kahnawake and the owner of Tokwiro Enterprises ENRG, which holds a 100% interest in Absolute Poker. As many of our players are aware, there has been a security breach in our system that allowed unlawful access to player information that resulted in unfair play. I am writing to you today to let you know what we know so far in order to set the record straight, and to assure you of AP’s commitment to player security. I am sure that this letter will not address all of the questions and concerns you may have, nor will it extinguish the heated discussion surrounding this issue. At this point, our intention is to let you know all we can disclose and to assure you of our continued efforts to keep you informed as best we can as the investigations continue. We deeply regret this situation has occurred. A breach in security in online poker is serious and of great concern to players and the industry worldwide, and this particular situation has been the subject of debate within the poker player community and in the media, giving rise to the creation of several websites and hundreds and hundreds of comments, opinions, and theories of what occurred – some of which are accurate, and some that are not. Like you, I have not been happy that during the initial stage of our investigation, AP has not been more forthcoming in providing a timely or comprehensive explanation on this matter, giving rise to anger, suspicion, and concern on the part of our valued customers. I hope that our customers can appreciate that this remains an incredibly complex and sensitive issue, and I want to give you my strongest possible assurance that we will be as forthcoming as possible on how this breach occurred and what we are doing to remedy the situation. What We Know and Actions We Have Taken AP was notified by a customer that a possible cheating incident occurred during a recent tournament, and in response forwarded players’ hand logs. This disclosure of the hand logs prompted our customers to determine that a more serious security breach had occurred. We immediately launched an internal investigation and also requested a formal audit by Gaming Associates, an acknowledged world-wide expert in audits, interactive gaming tests, and information security. Based upon our preliminary findings, it appears that the integrity of our poker system was compromised by a high-ranking trusted consultant employed by AP whose position gave him extraordinary access to certain security systems. As has been speculated in several online forums, this consultant devised a sophisticated scheme to manipulate internal systems to access third-party computers and accounts to view hole cards of other customers during play without their knowledge. As this consultant was aware of the details of our fraud detection process, the likelihood that the scheme would be uncovered through our normal procedures was minimized. We consider this security breach to be a horrendous and inexcusable offense. We will pay for all losses suffered by the affected players as soon as our audit is finished and the amounts are determined. Although we are in the process of attempting to recover all the winnings of this consultant, any unrecovered losses of affected players will be paid by Absolute Poker so that all affected persons will be made whole. Next Steps We are still investigating whether the consultant was acting alone or in concert with others, and it appears at this time that all account holders are innocent of collusion and were unaware of any wrong-doing by the consultant, who was immediately terminated. We continue to investigate this matter aggressively, and all of these preliminary findings are subject to the audits currently underway. We have recently uncovered additional accounts used by the consultant that have not been publicly reported. So as to not compromise the investigation, we are not releasing the names of these additional accounts at this time, and will contact these affected customers individually. The specific allegations of unlawful activity are being investigated both by AP and by the authorized authorities, including the Kahnawake Gaming Commission. We will continue to actively cooperate with these authorities in full compliance with the Regulations Concerning Interactive Gaming. In addition to our own investigation and the audit by Gaming Associates, we have also submitted to an audit by the Kahnawake Gaming Commission. Please be assured that we have corrected the problem that allowed the system to be unfairly manipulated. We are working furiously to increase the safeguards within our systems. While we are satisfied that our systems are secured, we realize that our security systems must be continuously monitored and enhanced. Without question, this incident has been unfortunate for all concerned, and we will emerge as a stronger company. I realize it will take some time and much more information for AP to re-earn the trust and confidence of our customers who are in doubt of our commitment to the highest levels of security, privacy and integrity. As we move to address and correct this situation, our valued customers have played a vital role in uncovering this scheme through various online forums and have become an active part of the solution. With my full sincerity, I thank you, and I promise to keep you updated as we bring this situation to a close. Sincerely, Joe Norton **** This statement is so full of partial truths and outright lies, I am not sure just where to start. For one thing I wonder how old Joe came to the conclusion that once they were informed of the cheating they took "IMMEDIATE ACTION". I guess that statement is true if you believe five weeks to be immediate. And you feel that "taking action" is nothing more than a few press releases. Also I find it odd (maybe even illegal) that Joe Norton set up the KGC and now owns four of it's most profitable casinos/poker rooms under Tokwiro Enterprises ENRG, which holds a 100% interest in Absolute Poker. The KGC Regulates these casinos.... Conflict of interest... No doubt about it. Respond Internally I'm the Pit Boss here. You gotta problem, you talk to me.

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