Anyone worried about online poker security need only read the recent story of 26-year-old Brian Townsend to have their concerns assuaged.
Multi-accounting is a crime that doesn’t only hurt internet poker rooms but internet poker players as well, as it involves one player misrepresenting himself by playing at the same site under two different usernames.
After strong suspicions aroused by Townsend’s opponents, he was eventually pressed to confess to his wrongdoing, that being:
• playing at Full Tilt Poker as “sbrugby” in high-stakes and “Stellarnebula” in low-stakes games
• and playing at PokerStars as “aba20” in high-stakes and “Makersmark66” in low-stakes games
All poker sites forbid such activity, but it’s reasonable to wonder realistic it is to enforce such a policy. Which is why this story is of such interest to all online poker players, because if you don’t think it’s possible for these multi-accounting cheaters to get caught and dealt with, think again.
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Thu, Sep 4, 2008
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