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Hi been looking for a poker forum for a while now and this seems to cover everything.....From Oxford UK
just wondered if it was just me that thought this bit of dodginess was me just being paranoid??????

Here we go..... i was playing a satellite on Sky poker last night and got on a table with a chrissy86 and a chrissy909 both players coming from a place called Morpeth UK population 14000,i instantly started questioning wether they were in fact the same person,i actually emailed sky stating my fears,they came back that they were not the same people....i put up a thread on the sky community forum like this, posting some screen takes from the game,the thread was immediately deleted because they said i had named players that was against their rules........on other threads players are named when certain hands are being discussed accompanied by screen takes.

here are a few links to the final table...........

http://i43.tinypic.com/2z5n41l.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/2qaiypj.jpg

Was i being a bit paranoid????? wadya reckon????

by the way i have qualified for the main event and the "2" chrissys have also

Uhh, did you actually notice and softplay or collusion etc? If not then wtf?

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11-07-2011 , 08:02 PM

#152

ArtySmokes

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Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 6,999

Two players on one table having similar screennames isn't odd, but for them to both to be from Morpeth (a tiny place) seems like such a ridiculous coincidence that I'd be very suspicious.
If they were completely unrelated, I'd expect them to be discussing the amazing coincidence in the chatbox, so if no one remarked on the strangeness it would definitely seem fishy.

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11-08-2011 , 09:38 AM

#153

Big_Mick00

Verified Coach MTT

Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 8,688

Like someone already said prob husband and wife. Relatives it is a small community so it happens all the time. Aslong as they wasnt soft playing. And you mentioned it to support so your did what ever you could.

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11-08-2011 , 09:46 AM

#154

Wiki

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 5,939

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Originally Posted by Big_Mick00

Like someone already said prob husband and wife.

Whilst husbands and wives tend to share a surname it's not particularly common for them to share a first name.

It's also somewhat rare for a man called Christopher to shorten his name to 'Chrissy'.

My original comment that two colluders representing as living in the same small area and using the same name would need to be particularly stupid (probably too stupid to collude profitably), stands.

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11-08-2011 , 04:17 PM

#155

gerryq

grinder

Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 532

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Originally Posted by ArtySmokes

They might have discussed it to death the last ten times they were on the same table.

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11-14-2011 , 10:32 AM

#156

aroyalshark

journeyman

Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 311

hmmmmm i know im gonna start a scam... im gonna do it on sky poker a small site where everyone knows each other, im gonna make 2 account and play one on a dongle and another on another connection they will never know its the same person.

ahhh dam it i called them both chrissy and from the same place oh well know one will be suspicious il just continue my master plan to take over the world anyway

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11-14-2011 , 11:38 AM

#157

rakemeplz

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Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 12,648

dude if i were colluding i'd probably call myself something like chrissy990a and chrissy990b, and not the two completely different screen names above. Your post is absurd. Perhaps you enjoy absurdist humour, you cheeky monkey, however it is lost on me.

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11-21-2011 , 09:23 PM

#158

PurpleNose

adept

Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 835

Where are my notes stored? Made some of them years ago, drunk. I'd like to **** them off.

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11-21-2011 , 11:32 PM

#159

Megloooo

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Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 8,634

would really love some kind of colour code system for notes, rather than the universal green.

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12-03-2011 , 12:31 AM

#160

BlackStar9

banned

Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 783

The rake at the micros is why no-one should play there:

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/32.../#post30150409

Last edited by Mike Haven; 12-03-2011 at 04:41 AM.

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12-03-2011 , 03:24 AM

#161

Mylife0115

old hand

Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,753

why sky poker doesn't accept players from canada?

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12-03-2011 , 07:22 PM

#162

ArtySmokes

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All it says on the site is: "Due to our products/services being prohibited and/or restricted by local laws we do not currently accept new accounts from any other countries."

I wasn't aware of laws preventing Canadians playing on UK sites. :/
For the record, the only countries that Sky currently allows are:

United Kingdom
Ireland
Bulgaria
Cyprus
Finland
Gibraltar
Greece
Sweden

http://help.skybet.com/al/12/2/artic...=4&r=0.8494596

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12-03-2011 , 08:04 PM

#163

39suited

But it was suited

Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 8,189

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Originally Posted by ArtySmokes

In Canada, online poker is pretty much a gray zone and they want to establish their own national licensed online poker site ... which already exists for example with Loto Quebec. Similar to the move of Genting though, let's just pull out of all markets where regulation is unclear.

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12-06-2011 , 09:41 PM

#164

PurpleNose

adept

Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 835

****ed this off. It really is just too ****, even if 350% of the players are just dribbling on their mouse, its not worth it for the appalling software and customer service.

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02-02-2012 , 05:11 PM

#165

Keiju

enthusiast

Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 95

Is there any volume at £10 HU SNG?

Will I have a problem getting games on a consistent basis, during peak times?

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02-05-2012 , 01:50 PM

#166

GLifUlose

centurion

Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 132

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Originally Posted by Jack0

Thanks, just found out, they only accept players from the following Countries.

United Kingdom
Ireland
Bulgaria
Cyprus
Denmark
Finland
Gibraltar
Greece
Poland
Spain
Sweden

It seems they dont allow rakeback affiliates to operate. No HUDS seem to work on skypoker. Support dont even know what a HUD is. I know HEM doesnt support it.

http://apps.groomi.net/skyhud

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03-06-2012 , 07:58 PM

#167

king shark

stranger

Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 10

I,ve just canceled regestration for a £33 torny on sky poker they took the money of me without refunding it to my account .I complained to them and they stated they don't give the money back. .I know poker stars do refund that is why i assumed they did .There was not even a warning to say i would lose my money .Does anyone know what i can do about this?

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03-06-2012 , 08:06 PM

#168

Big_Mick00

Verified Coach MTT

Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 8,688

If you buy in the unregister they give you your money back I have done it.

They don't exchange tickets you win in satellites however

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03-25-2012 , 01:06 PM

#169

satka

stranger

Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 3

Hey, Ive tried searching everywhere for their terms online but cant find them, and im sure they are 100 pages long anyway so thought it better to ask here.

Im playing on an account registered in someone else name and credit card (of course with theirr permission), also im playing from another country (Turkey, the other person is in the uk). Does anyone know if this is breaking any terms? I would hate to find out after months of playing they wont give me any of my money because of something like that!

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03-25-2012 , 01:09 PM

#170

Mike Haven

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Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 14,548

Of course you can't play on someone else's account, on any site.

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03-25-2012 , 01:58 PM

#171

satka

stranger

Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 3

Why is it of course? And I finally found the terms & conditions but couldnt find anything about it there. I am not doing anything unfair to anyone, and am not breaking any laws either.

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03-25-2012 , 02:39 PM

#172

Mike Haven

Moderotor of Moderots

Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 14,548

Of course you are.

Please don't be ridiculous.

In fact, why haven't you asked Support if you think it might be ok?

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03-25-2012 , 02:46 PM

#173

39suited

But it was suited

Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 8,189

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Originally Posted by satka

Why is it of course? And I finally found the terms & conditions but couldnt find anything about it there. I am not doing anything unfair to anyone, and am not breaking any laws either.

What did support say after you asked them?

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04-24-2013 , 04:54 AM

#174

Elzibab

enthusiast

Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 60

Just noticed a tweet from the Devilfish; not that he tweets much that is serious but wondered if anyone else had heard anything that players should be aware of?

@devilfish2011 David Ulliott ‏
HAVE HEARD BAD NEWS RE SKY POKER WONT BE PLAYING ON THERE !! RT TY