Founders of top poker Web sites indicted

I am IRATE!!! Poker is one of the only things I do to get my mind off the corruption in this country. Two questions before I flip out.

1) Can individuals get fined/charged for playing over the past several years?

2) Does Bodog Poker still work, and other poker sites? Will those be shut off for us in the Ugly Society of Atrocities?

Just got home from an awesome dinner, gf already asleep, time for some cards, per usual before turning in.

Son of a...

Knew my other online home would be talking about it.

Man, this sucks, big time.

someone said not to sign out of full tilt because they will not let you back on? is this true? can anyone confirm? i dont want to try it and be screwed...

reply to post by DaveakaRNG
Individual players won't be targeted. Two sites I play at have both assured me they will not disclose any player info to the US government. The third site, Poker Stars, will not respond to any communication attempts either via email or phone. Most poker forums, have no further info from Poker Stars(largest site in the world). Don't panic folks! I've read hundreds of posts on poker forums where people are claiming they are withdrawing funds or trying to. I say give it a couple days and see what comes out.

I am playing 2 tables on Full Tilt and no problems changing tables, but poker stars I cant play... Thread on a poker forum is going on here. People are saying FT is accepting withdrawals, but PS isnt... Not really sure about other sites

reply to post by HenryPatrick

I heard that also from someone at a table, but do not know if it is true or not.
I am playing right now, but I logged in earlier this evening(several hours ago), and haven't signed out.

BUT, I am not going to stay logged in. I will log out in awhile, just not sure when.
Whenever I do, in an hour or so probably, I will try to log back in and see what happens.

If I click the withdrawal button on FTP, I'm still getting this message-

We could not establish a secure connection to the server. Click retry or contact Customer Support at [email protected] and include this error message in you e-mail.

Originally posted by morder1
I am playing 2 tables on Full Tilt and no problems changing tables, but poker stars I cant play... Thread on a poker forum is going on here. People are saying FT is accepting withdrawals, but PS isnt... Not really sure about other sites

Don't take my hostility personally as I am a littled pissed right now because I currently have 25 grand locked up on their site and am being told they cannot complete my transaction when I tried to with draw. Maybe you can ask your sources why the hell I can't get my money.

This sux,

I am so pissed right now about this, even tried checking fulltilts web site and a warning comes up about it the domain name being seized by the FBI. Well off to vegas i guess.

Not at all man, I sure would be pissed if I had more to lose than my piddly 40 debt tokens...

reply to post by HenryPatrick
Not sure about that Henry as I don't play at that site, but as of 2 hrs ago, my friends here in the US say they still can play there. BODOG is still up and taking Americans, Cake Poker is still up(not sure if u can make a new account/user). Any other questions, feel free to private message me and I'll try to help.

reply to post by BrokenCircles
Is customer support answering emails at FullTilt? They are not at Poker Stars, not even a peep.

OOOhhhhh, I get it now.

Its a one way road with the government right !
They can trick everyone else, but when we trick them its illegal.... thats the best scam EVER!

i tried to withdraw on full tilt, and got 2 different results about 15 minutes apart: first when i clicked on the "check" option i got a message saying something like "due to actions undertaken in US today", etc., there can be no withdrawals right now, but they will keep people posted; then the second time i got all the way to the end and when i clicked the confirm withdrawal button, it said my request could not be processed at this time...

i have a check from ftp that arrived today...has anyone heard anything about checks issued prior to today, im wondering if it will bounce or cause other unwanted problems? it might be a little too early to get an answer to this question, but i figured i would throw it out there...

Originally posted by freedom12

 

Is customer support answering emails at FullTilt? They are not at Poker Stars, not even a peep.

I haven't tried to email them. I don't really have any money on there.
All I have is money I've won from freerolls. I had it built up, then I lost most of it. I've only got $19 on there now. I'm not concerned about it, but I have just continued to click the 'withdraw' button, just to see if it changes.

Pokerstars couldn't answer emails because the FBI seized their .com domain.

Pokerstars has already set up a new domain here:

www.pokerstars.eu...

Anyone with questions for pokerstars support can reach them at [email protected]

shocking, poker websites based in little known canadian native reservations and off shore islands, are charged with embezzlement and tax evasion.

the definition of a sucker are people who play highstakes with the likes of phil ivey on fulltilt, which he is part owner.

if you don't think he can see your hole cards on his screen, or the "random" card generator doesn't favor the poker "pros" then you should have your head examined.

i once had pocket kings, the flop came kka, i bet, the turn came another ace, great i have 4 of a kind with an ace kicker, i bet again, the river came it was a low card. i push all in and get called. guess what the other guy had. all i can tell you is i lost with 4 kings. incase your still wondering he had pocket aces.

another time i was playing and in the span of 5 hands, i saw a straight flush, and a royal flush.

odds of that happening are probably in the billions.

these things are so corrupt and bogus, i can't believe anyone would actually put money up, especially high stakes.

if you want to play poker, go to a casino. at least there all you have to worry about is tipping arrogant dealers.

reply to post by randomname
I'm broke anyways so it doesn't matter. I would not want to deposit much onto the site even if I did have money, but some Pros have lost alot of money online. Some amateurs have won alot of money online.

So I don't really buy into "Ivey being able to see your hole cards".
Have you ever watched him play?
He doesn't need to see your hole cards.

As far as odds of certain hands appearing within any time frame- People always use that excuse when they lose, but never want to factor in the amount of hands that you see online compared to the amount of hands you would see in the same amount of time if you were playing with real cards.

Merge network is still up for those looking for a place to play.

Sportsbook.com is part of the Merge network, great place if you want to bet sports, horses, or play online casino games too.

Personally, I'd stay away from Cake.

reply to post by KnowledgeIsPowre


I gave up on the poker sites listed, but I did this of my own free will. But for a government to tell me I can't play is a sure sign that the government is a bit confused. WE THE PEOPLE tell YOU (the government) what you can and cannot do. You don't tell us!