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Re: Poker stars datamining and collusion Q\'s
yes. just report the 2 names that you suspect of collusion and they take every matter very seriously. here is an example of a report i got back from them.
First thank you for taking time to report your concerns. We take the integrity of our games seriously and appreciate vigilant players who help us monitor the games. I have completed my review of the accounts 'gph08' and 'Druidsorcr'. The first thing we check is the relationship, if any, between the two players. In this case, I do not think they know each other. They are from different states, and have none of the common indicators lit. These include things like shared computers, transfers to and from each other, and so on. Of course, this doesn't mean that they are not friends, but it's certainly a good sign. Here at PokerStars we are able to replay hands with all cards face up. To review this case I retrieved all hands played by these players to date. There was none; Today is the first time that they have ever played together. When checking for collusion we simply replay the tournament with the cards face up. We look for several things which include, but are not limited to: 1. Squeeze play - the players reraise each other in an effort to drive a third from the pot. 2. Pot building - the players put in small bets that entice others to call when one of them makes a big hand, in the hope of building a larger pot, and perhaps commit a player. 3. Stack balancing - the player with the larger stack purposely loses to the smaller stack to ensure both players remain in the game. 4. Softplay - this is where one player who holds a really strong hand decides not to bet his hand against another. It is very similar to (3) stack balancing, and many stack balances are also softplays. Also note that Softplay is the mildest form of cheating because lots of players just do not realise that such play is prohibited. (1) and (2) above usually requires the sharing of hole card information externally to the game, however for (3) and (4), if two players just happen to have a policy of not clashing against one another, then they do not necessarily need to have any knowledge of one another's cards. I have reviewed the tournament in question, looking for any unusually played hands by these two players apart from the hand that you reported - which I cannot describe as anything other than "bad play". I am happy to say I did not see any strange play by either player at any time; at all times they appeared to play their hands in their own individual best interests. I saw no strong hands being folded, no unusual raises designed to pass chips to each other, and generally no play that was not easily explained as standard poker. I did see several hands where the players clashed with disadvantageous results if they were working as a team - one such hand is attached below where 'gph08' severely cripples 'Druidsorcr' in a hand which he could easily have folded if they were working together. Overall, there appears to be no indication that these players are colluding in any way. Please however do not ever hesitate to report any concerns you might have about unusual play to us for review. As you can see, we treat all such complaints seriously, and will do a full investigation into any such email. Best Regards, Ellis PokerStars Support Team |
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