Hastings bothered

I'm betting that if the twoplustwo detectives digged a little deeper, they would unearth more accounts that suddenly 'appeared' then 'disappeared' at high stakes over the years. The Stinger account is probably just his 'front' account.

Go back to playing 10/8 and stfu, ok?

Shout-out to your friend and LATB colleague Melanie Weisner.

Omg. That would suck for everyone. Online poker would be viewed as one big playground for cheaters.

dont know her AT ALL, never did a show with her. is she still on LATB? seriously. no clue. do you know?

Did stinger get banned in the end or what did stars do?

If nothing then that's pretty bad since he openly admitted vpn and MA...

Afik Stars has done literally nothing. As in not even acknowledged that this story exists.

You do realize stars is not allowed to release information about a specific case like this? Also every other site does this, they are not at liberty to discuss the actions taken of another player. I would imagine this has something to do with privacy laws/identity protection. Also every case is different so I think they keep results of an investigation private simply because at the end of the day pokerstars/every other site can do whatever they see fit.

Honestly the only thing pokerstars is able to publicly say about a case like this is, "we can assure you this is being investigated" and a statement about their rules. If you were to email them and directly ask about this case that is exactly what they would say. I would imagine some players ITT have written to stars about this. They are simply not allowed to come out and say "Brian hastings has been banned from online poker at pokerstars".

Not defending pokerstars I just don't understand how players can't see why they are unable to come out and say we have banned player XX. No site does this.

That being said if stinger88 ever appears on stars again that is absolutely disgusting.

Not sure why u are being so hostile mate.

I never said anything about stars releasing info at all or if they had

Just does anybody know if stinger has been banned or not. If he has it's very likely somebody has heard about it

Not being hostile sorry if it came out that way.

I sent an email to Stars, here is the answer:

Hello xyz,

Thank you for your contacting PokerStars.

Your email was escalated to me as a member of PokerStars Game Integrity Team for further review.

We are aware of the 2+2 discussions of this issue. Our investigation and review has included the publicly available information that has been posted there, and also further technical information from PokerStars' own records. There is a significant amount of information to consider, and it is our view that this issue is important for PokerStars to take the time required to come to the right conclusion.

Regardless of the outcome of our investigation, PokerStars does not expect to make public statements about the decisions as they apply to individual player accounts. Making public accusations of rules breaches would not be prudent considering the various laws and regulations that apply to us in the Isle of Man, United Kingdom, and in other jurisdictions where we operate.

If you have any other questions or queries, please do not hesitate to let us know.

Regards,
James
PokerStars Game Integrity

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p.s. I have activated the auto doom switch on your account .

Double Regards,
James
PokerStars Game Integrity

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On the subject of the so called multi accounting high stakes cheating,it does not now nor never has existed,and moreover we have made excellent progress in combating it if it does or has,which,of course,it doesn't and hasn't,unless you have compelling evidence that you're about to show us ,in which case we're late for a very important meeting.

Serious question here...

Are there actually laws that prevent them from commenting on individual investigations, and if so are they publicly available to view? I find it hard to imagine BOTH the Isle of Man and the UK have come up with laws so specific to the nuances of illegal actions regarding online poker, but I am just guessing here. It seems like it is a vague self serving interpretation of a law to me, if it exists at all.

I am also not from the UK or the Isle of Man so this may just be ignorance on my part.

That's one of the gayest pics I've ever seen

The laws might not specifically apply to 'online poker' but I'm sure that there are laws that govern either privacy or gambling laws in the UK. But I would not be surprised if the Isle of man has specific laws considering how long PS has been there.

Sickest 1st post in 6 years ever

No one will know l unless refunds start appearing in accounts that have played in those games.

This dude is so corny it isn't even funny. The fat kid with a chip on his shoulder, lol.

RASVA

he's not being banned and Stars really doesn't give two ****s. They're tryin to find ways to kill the game n rake us to death. This is the least of their concerns.

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At this point I think Stars effectively dictates the laws on the IOM and their gaming commission.

Either way, this has always been there stance. I remember reporting multiple instances of collusion in SnGs and I don't believe they ever confirmed that the players were indeed cheating but I'd know because I'd assume because I'd get an email about a refund some days later.

This chubby little funster really aggravates me.

That is all

Wondering if Ike could answer this question, as it doesn't have anything directly to do with the current PS situation at hand.

But seeing as you were extremely critical of Phil Helmuth for never publicly commenting on his involvement in the UB controversy, do you now wish you took a softer stance against him? Not saying you condone his actions (or inactions), but now that ur a sponsored pro are u perhaps more sympathetic of someone in that position? (For the record, I think it's INSANE that PH has been able to pretty much get away without ever having to comment about his involvement or what he knew etc.)

Is Brian Hastings done commenting on here about this? Wondering what his main defense is? Is it that it's so prevalent/everybody's doing it type of thing?