WAS ISILDUR1 PREJUDICED BY INFO SHARING?
18 December 2009
Controversy erupts over blog admission
One of the low points for the unknown high stakes poker
phenom Isildur1 recently was his multi-million dollar
thrashing by CardRunners pros Brian Hastings, Brian
Townsend and Cole South, each of whom made serious dents
in the mysterious Swede's bankroll.
The roller
coaster clashes on the nosebleed tables at Full Tilt
Poker.com captured the imagination and attention of the
entire online poker community as millions changed
hands...but behind the scenes was there questionable
activity that may have been in conflict with Full Tilt
rules?
That possibility surfaced this week on the
well-informed twoplustwo message board and in reports at
Crunch Poker. The reports are based on posts allegedly
made by Hastings on his blog that appear to make the
startling admission that he shared extensive hand
histories with other Team Cardrunners members -
including Isildur1's other two big beneficiaries
Townsend and South - in order to analyse and master
Isildur1's betting patterns.
The suggestion
among experienced pokerheads is that this would be
tantamount to breaking the rules at Full Tilt, which
inter alia forbid:
"Shared hand history databases
and "data mining" software, including subscription
services and the exchange of personal databases:
"The use of shared hand histories provides detailed
information on opponents a player has little or no
personal experience playing against, and is deemed to be
an unfair advantage. Violating this policy is subject to
the maximum penalties for prohibited software use.
"Players are not permitted to use the hand histories
for hands that they have not personally participated in.
Software designed to collect hand history information
from games that the player did not participate in is
prohibited. Some specific examples include: community
shared hand histories and exchanging hand histories with
a friend"
It is not clear what the consequences
of Hasting's actions may be should Full Tilt decide to
enforce its terms and conditions. With millions of
dollars involved there are a number of outcomes, not
excluding legal action.
Isildur1 has been
inactive for the past few days after taking some heavy
financial hits, but he is undoubtedly following the new
developments and discussions with keen interest.
Online Casino News Courtesy of
Infopowa
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