PokerStars SW BUG? SUPERUSER POSSIBILITY?
Join Date: Feb 2010
Posts: 117
Yesterday my friend played on pokerstars and he contacts me on AIM:
"lol, I just found a bug in pokerstars software."
I was very curious what should it be and he told me, that he saw an opponents cards for a while in one hand. He said that when he hover over the player position, he was able to see his cards. He saw cards of only one opponent and only in one hand. After this it doesn't happen again. His opponent had AA and he open-shoved pre-flop. Everybody fold.
I laugh at first but then I realized, what if there is any superuser possibility? My friend isn't like highstakes baller or something, he played some stupid freeroll. He's not grinder or something. But what if this happens in Sunday Million for example. Or cash game? What if somebody can find a leak and saw opponents cards whole time?
If PokerStars is the biggest poker site, they should work on their software first. That's some serious stuff...
Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 1,225
SOUNDS LEGIT!
SHUT DOWN IMMEDIATELY!
Join Date: Feb 2010
Posts: 117
Yeah I'm not saying to stop playing. And I would like to take sarcasm aside. I'm not joking and that guy who told me that is not kind of person who like to make things up. He's honest and I trust him.
Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 1,225
everyone lies, even about things they shouldn't lie about or things that are obvious lies.
I can assume your freerolling friend is not too happy with his state of affairs in the poker world, or his life altogether.
I have and had freerolling buddies, and even was a freeroller myself for a few weeks.
I know you've heard about impossible beat stories ("omg I lost AA vs KK vs QQ vs JJ vs TT!!! I SWEAR!!!", "wow they hit 3 1 outers vs me today!", etc), which is the most common example of freeroller/micro player dementia.
what is more likely:
1. a single occurrence of superuser abilities happened during some ******** freeroll, to your friend who plays ~100 hands per day at most, and in this occurrence the offended player had exactly AA and chose to open shove.
2. a common occurrence of a desperate stupid friend with a small habit of lying or feathering the truth, seeking compassion, vengeance or simply attention.
if you can't bet on the correct odds, this probably isn't the hobby for you.
take your friend out to dinner or something, my best guess he just needs someone to pay attention to him for a little while.
Join Date: Feb 2010
Posts: 117
Like I said - he's not the person who needs to make things up, neither to have attention. He have regular job, he likes what he is doing and he is playing poker really just for fun. He knows that he will not be some poker pro etc.
Some people just don't have to lie. He is that person. I trust him for more than 100%, he is my close friend.
I know - it sounds ridiculous. And nobody here will probably trust this story. His fault was that he didn't make a screenshot.
I've asked him for some detailes and he said, that some players were eliminated so he was moved to another table. Like not imediately. He was moved out, he still saw his old table with new players, his cursor was on his seat. Cards were dealt and he saw AA and he moved his cursor out and cards disappear. That player moved allin, everybody fold and then he was moved to another table.
Join Date: Feb 2010
Posts: 117
Nobody else have something to say about this? Does it happened to some of you?
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 3,695
This has been reported in these forums a number of times and is generally accepted to be a security risk about playing there. The fpp program is so good that most people tend to overlook it. I suggest emailing stars but they will likely just give you a canned response but if enough people email them maybe they'll fix it
Join Date: Feb 2009
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/LMAO at this thread and anyone stupid enough to fall for it ^
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 135
OMG thanks for letting us know ... Just today I lost with AK against 78s CAN YOU ****ING IMAGINE ?
I am moving my roll to Absolute poker because I don't want to be cheated out of my money ever again - I suggest all to do the same !
Join Date: Aug 2008
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you ******s with the level posts fail to realize any new player who googles "pokerstars bug superuser" or whatever else crap gets here and has no idea you're joking.
Join Date: Jan 2010
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Wanna bet villain just showed the hand after shoving because "OMG ACES!" and your friend thought he saw it before he shoved?
