Major Absolute Poker Issue

[SlotsWizard]

These companies which are voluntarily damaging their reputation couldn't have chosen a better time to do so. And that concludes the sarcastic portion of this post.

Did it ever occur to Absolute and Atlantic Lounge (excuse the cross-post) that they need to maintain an appearance of integrity, honesty and fairness if they want a better chance of getting online gambling regulated in the US?

They might as well just go to Washington to join Harrah's and the NFL to lobby against online gambling.

[Casinomeister]

This just in.

Dear Bryan,

Thank you for contacting us.

Rest assured that our Investigation Team is working on this case and they will take actions against the offenders.

For further references please contact us from the registered email address.

Thanks for playing at Absolute Poker! If there is anything else we can help you with, please let us know. We are here for you!

Sincerely,

Pablo

So it looks like AP is admitting that some players are in the wrong - the "offenders".

[SeattleSinner]

AP needs to be rogued. The response which they have given this situation shows their true colors.

[pokeraddict]

This just in.

So it looks like AP is admitting that some players are in the wrong - the "offenders".

So I'm confused. AP has told players the investigation is over and there was no wrongdoing. Now I guess they have reopened it?

[dealer wins]

After this anyone who plays on AP at high stakes (actually just plays on AP) needs their head examined.

The evidence is damming and I think will destroy the site totally.

These are the kind of things that keep the "is is rigged online" arguments going year after year.

One thing I always remind myself when playing online is that where there is money involved and opportunity to get away with it there is ALWAYS a risk of being cheated even in the biggest and most trusted places.

[pokeraddict]

After more thinking I've realized if AP is now admitting there are offenders to punish then does that mean players will be getting their losses back that were stolen from them? It's obviously the right thing to do now. Hopefully this is really an admission of the problem and not some BS CS response.

[jetset]

Good point, especially in the wake of the recent Full Tilt Poker matter.

Assuming they are not implicated (and that is not yet clear imo), Absolute Poker really needs to bring this issue under control by making professionally constructed and considered statements from the top management that address the issues that have arisen and what the company is doing about it.

If they have reopened the investigation that may be a good sign of accepting at last that there is a need for more action than bland assurances, but they need to be upfront about it, informing players as to who is carrying out the investigation, what areas are being examined, what concrete action has been taken.

Then follow up with progress reports as part of their crisis management, and finally apply what has been found to deliver a fair and player-sensitive remedy.

[GaryWatson]

My problem with commenting in this thread is that I already had an ongoing issue with AP. That does not have a hope in hell of being resolved because it is an individual against a site. I have enough to show that they are in the wrong. They have proven that they do not care. They have shown that it takes 1000's upon 1000's of negative threads on the internet to even consider a response no matter how damning the evidence is.

Yes, I could be considered biased but with this case all I have to go on is the evidence shown on the hand histories and response from AP regarding the matter.

The list of negatives on the trust value of the site just keep growing. I could do a search and find far more unresolved issues, previous to the hole card case.

Once again, they have been caught with their hand in the cookie jar. AP have no interest in cooperating

[SeattleSinner]

So I'm confused. AP has told players the investigation is over and there was no wrongdoing. Now I guess they have reopened it?

AP didn't even know who they were talking to in Bryan's previous email. IMHO the last email he got could have been some CS person just saying what Bryan wanted to hear. I'm taking the last email with a grain of salt.

[I Like Pie]

I haven't heard anything about anyone contacting The Kahnawake Gaming Commission. Has anyone done this yet and has anyone had a response from them?

I e-mailed them twice about this issue and they have not responded to either of my e-mails. I have had to contact them before and they responded to those issues but I guess they are ignoring this because I've yet to hear anything from them.

It would just be sick if this issue was ignored by them.