If OP really did tell FTP ahead of time that they were a couple its likely he wouldn't be worried about this. Its not like he needs to hide the fact they are a couple. Making withdrawals at same time is 100% fine.

I suppose there could also be tax benefits to someone who plays under two accounts. Otherwise don't see much benefit.

gl op.

disgusting that ft would take advantage of you for trying to help in the email spam issue.

I've just withdrawn all my money from ft and will be moving it to Stars.

Way too many of these instances with ft, they steal from the poor to give to Lederer and Ivey.

ft = the anti-robin hoods.

High stakes rat holing. 6 figures, multiple accounts, cut the timer in half as there are not that many tables available. This seems fairly unlikely given that it seems most all rat holers besides the spanish ones have given up, but is at least one more plausible motive.

I do not play on FTP but I find it odd that while both you and your wife play poker to support yourselves, you only have one computer.

Swapping out two accounts to rathole would be pretty obvious to FT if it was occurring. But changing screen names still doesn't give the player much chance to sit right back at the same table if it is a popular game type. I don't think that's a workable strategy and I doubt that is what happened.

I'm pretty much 100% a number of the former rat holers were multi accounting to bypass the timer. And what are they going to say if you just say you're room mates and can provide unique id/banking/etc information for both players? At the Stars high stakes game there are currently a number of rat holers who everybody is more or less sure are multi accounting but Stars does nothing about it since they're just "room mates".

And obv it's not about a single table. It's about rat holing as many tables as you can until it's getting difficult to find fresh tables, and then swapping to the other account and doing it all over again.

Of course in reality OP is probably not a rat holer so this is probably a nonissue.

Mute point...somebody coached by Hellmuth would not be winning vs. Durr...

otherwise, agreed

So on occasion, op and wife would play on different accounts, at the same time, on the same computer???

That is odd. Don't know what it means, but it is odd.

Maybe something like this: "hon, I wanna play now." "But Snookums, I've got a table with three huge fish." "But they're almost broke. I'll finish them off while I transition to my own account, move."

Disclaimer for skimmers: above dialogue is totally invented.

You are an idiot. I don't understand why because they have made money at poker that means they both need their own computer? Also people are not attached to their PC their entire life so sometimes they don't reply to emails immediately.

Don't have much to say except I'm never playing FT again!

Can some mod delete this post?

OP you sound pretty innocent as far as I can tell. I think it would be best for you if you don't mention things like "my wife and I feel the same about X" it just makes it sound more and more like there's only one real person involved.

Can you describe your play habits? Do you for instance play for an hour then log off and your wife logs on right after and plays for an hour and then switch again etc? Do you ever log off and your wife goes right to the table you just left? Do you guys use HEM or PTR and share a database?

They mentioned chat in the email. Do you often chat on FTP while you play? Do both of you use very similar phrases and in general speak the same way? Do you ever mention each other's account when you chat?

How about transaction history? Do you transfer money between accounts? Do you transfer with any other players? Do both accounts transfer to/from the same 3rd party account?

Anyone who has a brain know's it's you on both accounts.

So you have a poker account and your wife wants to play the same site you play, at the same stakes when you AREN'T playing, why create a second account?

Try not to write a 1000 word essay about morals or violating T&Cs.

Many respected posters have already sided with the OP here.

I was actually in your favor and now I feel as if we all been duked, well most of us. OP, your posts dont add up, and you know the saying, " tell one lie, you have to tell a thousand more", well your not good at it. I reread everything you posted and indeed feel as if it's all you. and I also doubt you have 6 figs. Why lie, if you really feel like getting attention, troll the "Poker is rigged" thread and make a ass out of of yourself. It works wonders, just ask AMEC, and Pooflinger

haha ad hominem then appeal to authority.

OP sounds very genuine, but when you think about it something is a little odd about them having one PC. I can't imagine having one machine in a house, much less between two poker players my god.

There are some good questions here.

I read through the post but didn't see this addressed, and I don't know what FTP's abilities to detect this would be. But OP, do you and your wife share a HEM or PT database? One computer, one HEM, two players databases linked to it? Would FTP even be able to detect this? This could be a possible source of concern to them as each account would effectively have access to data from hands they were not involved in.

If this were a real police investigation, it'd be pretty easy to clear up. Bring both in for questioning, put them in different rooms and grill the hell out of the Op's wife on anything poker related. After an hour or less, it should be pretty clear whether the story is true or not.

I wish there was some way we could get an acceptable conclusion to this whole issue.

Op claims both accounts have RB. OP claims they don't play HU so hiding your identity at the table would not seem to be much of an issue. If he's not legit what is OP's angle in playing 2 different accounts? I don't see any significant benefit.

I agree that it is hard to find the benefit/motive for the setup as it is. However, it is also hard to shake the feeling that something strange/suspicious is also going on. I don't know the answer to either one, but I'd be surprised if this is all just a misunderstanding.

I think the storie can be true, full tilt cant ban 2 accounts without beeing 100% sure that theses accounts are against the rules, if we let full tilt do this we are letting them decide whenever they want to ban an account for whatever reason they have.

Like in our justice system, we better have 5 criminal outside then one innocent inside. Because if YOU are that innocent, you will now undertsand the whole point.

The whole 'there must be a motive' thinking is overstated. Humans do all sorts of ******ed things for seemingly irrational reasons all the time.

Not saying this is one of those times, but who cares what his angle might be, let's just figure out if there is one.

Has OP posted his screen names? If not, after numerous requests, then he is trying to hide something. If he is not willing to then this whole thread should be locked. If you want help, you have to give a little.

-Ya, you have a family and have only one computer at home to manage a 6 figure bankroll, sounds not professional?
- Under those conditions i would not even play poker with my family around, more likely to rent an office.
-Always having one on your shoulder playing straight long sessions does not sound very robusto and does not create a picture as if you were capable to maneuver your big bankroll optimally.
+ Not a very good time management from both of you sweating each other.

Some really fishy odd points imo!

BUT where the heck is the motive?