No internet for the last hour and a half, pissed about missing happy hour for SNC, then find out everyone missed it. Small consolation, but still wanted to play tonight. Oh well.

are they refunding rebuys as well?

Is anyone inclined to believe this? I would like to think it isn't true but the argument does seem convincing. One reason I am starting to align with this way of thinking is their terrible software that never seems to improve. I do understand back-end issues are going to happen and I'm not saying I am convinced but am interested to see if anyone has further evidence pointing either way.

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Some seriously moronic posts lately. WPN is built by and around one of the biggest sportsbooks in the world. What the parent company makes from casino/sports pales in comparison to poker so why would they then be inclined to push customers away?

If you are that sure that WPN is doing something shady stop playing there and stop posting here.

Edit: deleted some nonsense posts. Tin foil hat rambling with no proof whatsoever will always be deleted.

Is there any way the high traffic during large guaranteed tourney series could cause the site to be more vulnerable to supposed attacks?

One of the main challenges WPN faces is they don't have access to the best cloud infrastructures. They can't set their system up on AWS, Google, Azure, etc, and get access to cutting-edge tech and unlimited scalability. It's whatever they can set up in Costa Rica.

So, IMO, and I haven't had a very high opinion of WPN lately, they do a good job for what they have in regard to DDoS. They're fighting off the ropes for sure.

Lol if you honestly believe WPN would cancel MTTs because they were going to miss a GTD prize pool or two you obviously have been paying little to no attention to their business model over the last few years, nor do you understand basic customer retention strategies.

They are blatantly not scared to push GTDs in the face of potential overlays.

They have had a few overlays lately...I just think they don't want to invest in security...assuming it is DDOS....which i'm not convinced of.
Clients are still "configuring" whatever that means.

site and website are still down :/

man i dont get DDoS attackers, why would they attack a random poker site, other than that they have been running bad and lost all their monies.

More than likely it's just server issues, and they're putting up DDoS attack to make it more sympathetic on our end. Potentially they have some cheap servers. Minimizing expenses is a smart business strategy tho i hear.

What makes you think its a "random" poker site for the attacker(s)? Do you think this is the result of someone who ran bad?

What? Source?

Announcing to the public that they have been targeted for DDOS attacks that have crippled them is alarming. They don't care about sympathy, they care about business, but probably feel obligated to tell the truth?...I mean if they are going to lie about what's causing this, a massive DDOS attack isn't exactly reassuring.

Ransom. Attack a site that is cash (bitcoin) rich, but operating in a legal grey area where they might not be able to just run to govt investigators. Take down the site until they send however much bitcoin. Gambling sites have a long history of being prime targets for these types of attacks.

Can't get into the client. Guess everything went down last night?

WPN server has been down for a while now... the site is offline too... Can at least any WPN representative tell us what is going on?

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We are experiencing another DDOS attack, our techs are working in order to mitigate it. All running tournaments have been paused

I don't tend to be an alarmist - nor do I subscribe to conspiracy theories re: online poker - however I have an unshakable feeling this time, it's the end of ACR.

C'mon guys there is overlay like everynight in the $.11 $100 gtd and it doesn't get DDoS'ed. Take off the tinfoil hats.

I just got a cashout Today for 2000usd everyone relax

I would do the same. Wish I knew how to DDOS

Anyone want to teach?

It's very simple. take control of lots of devices, have all of those devices send requests to login using bad credentials...repeat..repeat...repeat

It's a very low tech way to take something down.

Security is super weak.. I guess this is what you have to deal with when you arent regulated and allowed to use AWS or Google Cloud. Doesnt look like it will be fixed anytime soon since the trouble has been here since 2013.. That's why I just play for fun now and don't even try to build a bankroll..


If this was my website, id start treating customers with respect instead of sending the forum pitbulls out to bash every client.

Other than an unshakable feeling, and the site being down, any evidence?

I've been playing for three years, and have seen the site go down - and come back up - literally dozens of times. And it used to happen more frequently.

I expect every grey market poker site to disappear and screw over their customers eventually, but I don't see much reason to think that today is that day.

I hope they keep the site down until they can be certain it won't crash three times a day.

Really? Well the holy grail of poker, for all those that cannot play there, PokerStars had the same thing happen to them in their last series and it crashed their entire network for awhile. The attackers know the sites are vulnerable. What level of security prevents mass attempts of logins? I have had lagging, crashing, and other issues on every site I play.

Their online customer service is mostly useless. The reps here have taken care of a couple of issues I had same day.

After the site came back up yesterday around 6pm PST I noticed i was refunded for 1 tourney that I started around noon PST (i believe oss 52 for 10$)and in which i got knocked out (in addition to tourneys i had registered for and /or just started around the time it went down).
The noon oss52 tourney was still running around the site went down though. Does this mean maybe the attacks targeted/altered the results of some hands? I don't see otherwise why i would refunded that tourney and not others which started around noon and were still running at the time it went down(and in which i had also already been eliminated). Could I maybe ask for refunds for those ?