Online poker is done.

I was able to get the FTP software reinstalled, but it has the same situation as PS. Client runs, but won't let U.S. play.
The site for FTP is www.fulltiltpoker.co.uk

Yeah, the only potential way around it would be to configure a program like Tor to disguise your IP going into the Stars client as a non U.S. address, but I ain't no nerd and can't do it.

thedoc08 said:

Yeah, the only potential way around it would be to configure a program like Tor to disguise your IP going into the Stars client as a non U.S. address, but I ain't no nerd and can't do it.

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Another possibility is if you know someone outside the country who can set up a pc for you to remote into and play from that.

I am hopeful that something will get worked out. Palms need to get greased, certain parties need a piece of the pie. There is just too much money involved to let it go to waste.

some my buds talking about moving to Thialand for maybe long time.

i dont think thats correct sir, but i may be wrong. on p5 and 4, players from around the world are reporting that they are not able to play for real money.

rzza said:

i dont think thats correct sir, but i may be wrong. on p5 and 4, players from around the world are reporting that they are not able to play for real money.

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It took me a total of 19 seconds to log into Stars and see that players from around the world (excluding the U.S.) are playing for real money as I type this post. I don't fuck with p5s and I haven't followed the thread in NVG since yesterday, but don't believe everything you read on the internet if it isn't from me.

yeah i had realized shortly after posting that its just the u.s.

thedoc08 said:

It took me a total of 19 seconds to log into Stars and see that players from around the world (excluding the U.S.) are playing for real money as I type this post. I don't fuck with p5s and I haven't followed the thread in NVG since yesterday, but don't believe everything you read on the internet if it isn't from me.

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whatcha doing these days for poker buddy?

Bodog.com, get with the program.

looks like I was asking the wrong person anyways... anyone know how long the doc08 is banned for? or did he get the perma ban?

You can still get around it I guess and play, but how exactly do you intend on cashing out any winnings in the USA?

puffenuff said:

Bodog.com, get with the program.

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Yeah, I have been playing at bodog. Pretty lame by comparison lol. Games are few and far between, software sux.

tet1953 said:

Yeah, I have been playing at bodog. Pretty lame by comparison lol. Games are few and far between, software sux.

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at least there is no issues with it. I wasnt drawing any comparisons anyway so that's fine you think it's lame. Better site overall for my needs. Has poker, blackjack, craps, sports betting etc.

intertops and sportsbook yall..

Heard horror stories on cashing out at Sportsbook. I would never trust that site but if you just deposit and never withdrawl its ok.

i have withdrew a hundred times from them. they go on streaks of slow cashouts. slow as in, 2-3 weeks for a check. and streaks as in, month or two at a time. usually its 3-5 days tho.

loquacious said:

Well, Full Tilt is still up and running and I can still access my account. Their website is up as well. I never used UB as they took over Absolute (which was involved in a huge cheating scandal a fews back) and I would never trust them.

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<p>In yet another online poker world scandal, the winner of one of the bigger monthly tournaments has been stripped of his championship title and winnings. And, it's rumored, a top online pro has been banned due to his association with the rescinded victory.</p>
Approximately a month ago, "BluffMagCV," an alias allegedly used by a Bluff Magazine employee named Chris Vaughn, made a rare double win by taking down the Full Tilt Poker $1 Million Guaranteed tournament and, the next weekend, the PokerStars' Sunday $1 Million Guaranteed event.
The first victory, however, has engendered the most discussion.
After he received an e-mail from Full Tilt, European poker pro Soren Kongsgaard, who was the runner-up in the tournament in question, stated that he had been elevated to the first-place money because BluffMagCV had passed off the play of his account to another person.
The player who took over the BluffMagCV account is allegedly Sorel "Imper1um" Mizzi, who routinely terrorizes the online tournament world and has also enjoyed great success as a live tournament player in 2007 with approximately $500,000 in winnings.
Word on 2+2 and other online forums has it that both BluffMagCV and Mizzi have both been banned from further play at Full Tilt while security staff there conduct an investigation. There have also been some rumblings in the forums about the win at PokerStars, but no action has been taken with regard to that outcome.
Playing in these large-field, high-dollar tournaments is grueling. On most occasions, a tournament can start in the afternoon East Coast time and in the early evening in Europe. Because of the size of the field, it can stretch well into the wee hours of the next day. This means players focused on a healthy win have no alternative but to remain chained to their computers for the better part of half a day.
To reduce the temptation for players to resort to tag-teaming in order to last into the late goings, online rooms could take the route of splitting these types of tournaments into two-day events. Nowhere in the live poker world are players subjected to playing in such an important tournament without the benefit of rest at some point.
Most of the time, events as important as these are scheduled as two-day tournaments at the minimum. Not only players but also the online rooms themselves would benefit from switching to such an arrangement.
That said, however, poker players are learning the hard way that the online poker rooms are now being extremely vigilant in enforcing the one-user, one-account principle. As "BluffMagCV" and Mizzi are now allegedly aware, trying to put one over on the online poker rooms has just become a lot harder.

they are all shady as hell

heck i remember back in the day, maybe 2005ish. i deposited 20 (minimum) on sportsbook and won the 10k guaranteed a few hours later. withdrew 2500 to my netspend and had cash in hand the next day, literally. these days (or should i say these past days) you cant even withdraw until 48 hours after your deposit. but yeah this sites legit. i also deposited 20 there once and ran it up to 19k in a week and withdrew it, the max was like 5k per week thru western union and they gave that shit up. week after week.

Sportsbook.com!!!!!!!!!!!!