Victor
02-27-2004, 06:30 PM
I guess I just need to vent.
I play party and paradise low stakes usually 1-2 or .5-1. I generally do quite well and have been getting profit of about 50 a week. I play on my friend's rather communal computer at my frat house. For 4 yrs I trusted these guys apparently more than I should.
Initially about 130 disappeared from my party account. Well, I was livid and called party and bitched and for sure my account had been accessed at a time that I didnt thingk I was on. It was late on a night that I had drank a lot so I figured I had logged on in a black out state (wouldnt be the first time). Anyway, about a week later 10 disappears from my paradise account on a night I had been playing and drinking so I figured I must have lost more than I thought. Then the kicker came. I didnt play for 3 days and I come back and my paradise account is cleaned out for about 80 and my party is down another 50. I check hand histories and call party to get the ip address of the computer and sure enough someone had been accessing my account at that time.
Absolutely ridiculous that a person that I trust would take advantage of me like this. But the ironic part is his actions were absolutely futile. There was no way he could win money since it was on my account. Clearly this person is an idiot to begin with if he loses that much money in a few hours playing 1-2.
So, my first instinct was to quit online poker. But I like poker and I like money and I want my money back. So, I told no one. (See, thats why I am posting this, I gotta tell someone cuz its eatin me up inside.) Anyway, with the help of a truly trusted friend (who doesnt play poker either) I hid a web cam that records all that occurs at that computer and I left my password and username entered so the next time this schmeg tries to "gamble" he will get "busted"
Anyway, thanks for listening.
PS party was very cooperative through the whole procedure and it seems they run an up and up service although it clearly was not their mistake and they were not required to give anything up.
peace
I play party and paradise low stakes usually 1-2 or .5-1. I generally do quite well and have been getting profit of about 50 a week. I play on my friend's rather communal computer at my frat house. For 4 yrs I trusted these guys apparently more than I should.
Initially about 130 disappeared from my party account. Well, I was livid and called party and bitched and for sure my account had been accessed at a time that I didnt thingk I was on. It was late on a night that I had drank a lot so I figured I had logged on in a black out state (wouldnt be the first time). Anyway, about a week later 10 disappears from my paradise account on a night I had been playing and drinking so I figured I must have lost more than I thought. Then the kicker came. I didnt play for 3 days and I come back and my paradise account is cleaned out for about 80 and my party is down another 50. I check hand histories and call party to get the ip address of the computer and sure enough someone had been accessing my account at that time.
Absolutely ridiculous that a person that I trust would take advantage of me like this. But the ironic part is his actions were absolutely futile. There was no way he could win money since it was on my account. Clearly this person is an idiot to begin with if he loses that much money in a few hours playing 1-2.
So, my first instinct was to quit online poker. But I like poker and I like money and I want my money back. So, I told no one. (See, thats why I am posting this, I gotta tell someone cuz its eatin me up inside.) Anyway, with the help of a truly trusted friend (who doesnt play poker either) I hid a web cam that records all that occurs at that computer and I left my password and username entered so the next time this schmeg tries to "gamble" he will get "busted"
Anyway, thanks for listening.
PS party was very cooperative through the whole procedure and it seems they run an up and up service although it clearly was not their mistake and they were not required to give anything up.
peace