$5k HU @ Stars Panella gone crazy?

wiseheart · #1 09-22-2005, 04:07 AM

So, after the win, this kid is playing
4 tables right now at $5k a pop of
Heads up No Limit Hold Em. So far he
is down in all 4, but cant wait to see
the results...

BTW, was I the only one who noticed that
after the Poker show annoucers made a jibe
at Panella's skill (I think it was Barry made
a joke or something?) Panella ranted about
being at the final table of that tourney
two years in a row.

He has also said he is 18. Simple math says
he played illegaly last year, and most likely
is still not 18, which is why he wanted the
money put in a different account. In fact, maybe
this is why he is playing all these $5k headsup
to siphon the money into some different accounts
with holders who are 18+?

Sciolist · #2 09-22-2005, 04:39 AM

He's definitely over 18 now, but it looks to me like he was indeed underage last year. This isn't my department, so I don't know anything other than that. I do know that we check all cashouts on the site. I doubt that he's doing what you suggest though.

lorinda · #3 09-22-2005, 04:53 AM

Does this mean that you knowingly let him use his mother's account last year?

Lori

Sciolist · #4 09-22-2005, 05:24 AM

If we knew someone was underage, we'd have closed their account. If someone was underage in the past but is now old enough, what's the decision? That's not mine to make, and I don't know what's right myself, to be honest.

lorinda · #5 09-22-2005, 05:26 AM

I think a good punishment at this time would be to remind him of the 25k tables.

Lori

Sciolist · #6 09-22-2005, 05:33 AM

I believe I need to learn when to shut up more. If I'm going to tell people I work for PokerStars, I should be restricting my commentary to things I know about instead of suggesting I make/know all our policies.

I do support and poker specialist work, and my opinion on this matter is mine, and despite knowing some details related to this, what I say isn't intended to represent or misrepresent the site's position on this or anything else.

In short, I'm a retard. Please ignore me.

lacky · #7 09-22-2005, 05:42 AM

lol, half the reason I play poker for a living is I could never keep my damn mouth shut [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

Steve

Sciolist · #8 09-22-2005, 05:48 AM

Hopefully I've stopped digging myself a hole before I've said anything too dumb. The above apology wasn't made because someone asked me to, incidentally :]

Right, I'm off to the "Should I push this preflop?" posts so that I can avoid getting into trouble!