it's crazy Stinger panicked and made this potentially 10x bigger than it would have been had he kept quiet and let it die.

"this isn't just about me" seems likely to be about the 2 (at least) Stars pros that knew he was MA'ing. when/if that evidence comes out they get insta-dropped, and Stinger panicked so hard i won't be surprised if there's skype logs that show they 100% knew about this.

I'm with with Lucid Dream on the VPN issue. I never pursued online poker after Black Friday because I didn't want to move out of the country and I didn't think vpn'ing was worth the risks, but I have yet to hear an argument why it is inherently bad, other than 'it makes our games harder.'

The multi accounting is an entirely separate issue, and the way Stinger has responded is terrible.

I wouldn't pay if i had a bracelet bet vs him. Breaking the rules disguises how much you were playing and would definitely change the lines people would be willing to bet at.

VPNs allow people to disguise their IP address, which could be used by co-located players to collude when playing at the same table or MTT. Not saying that's what Brian did but it is one reason why VPNs can be inherently bad.

Hmmm that's a tough one. It's not like there are official rules for situations like these. One must ask himself "why is Hastings so willing to make this bet with me?" Could he possibly have been playing online under another name?"

Are there any actual HU HH v Viktor?

TBH I doubt so as Stinger would know Viktor is currently ahead of him at all games including HU PLO where his experience of HU battles the last few years against the very best is far superior to Stingers. This ain't 09/10 anymore. I doubt Stinger would sit HU v him in any game.

But yeah, if they did play HU and he didn't tell him then it's seriously sick.

It could also be he was rusty and making bad plays but I do remember clearly that he was playing fishy in the beginning of his appearance, and later quite well. I even remember a nlh hand where I made a loose call vs him putting him on a wider range because of that initial image. Can't remember full details other than it was a big pot and that was around when he started playing well

Also about me playing vs bakes I play the mix games a lot and most of the time against most opponents (esp at 100-200) In fact I didn't even know who bakes / whookiddd was till now

Anyway stinger ought to be embarrassed by his actions he can be sure that his reputation will be tarnished from here on end and deservedly so. Also a person betting against him for bracelets thinking he hasn't played in ages is a big factor and if I placed a bet against him with thAt info I would have issues paying him off in full.

I agree with the person saying that any stars pro who knew of the use should be fired as well.

Depends what the disguise is. If you transplant another player's face on top of your own and use his ID card to cash out your winnings, you might get into trouble with the authorities. And the other players won't exactly be happy either.

Is it likely that PS will make a public statement on this matter after seeing the PM and other evidence of Hastings "confession"?