Haven't kept up with the last few pages of this thread but sent an e-mail to stars security a few days ago and got a response, if anyone is interested:

Hello Michael,

Thank you for your email. Your email was escalated to me as a Senior Manager in the PokerStars Security Team for further review. Since you have raised a number of issues, let me take the time to address each point in turn.

* 1) Is there an investigation into the events
* detailed in the thread as mentioned?

PokerStars has previously reviewed a whole series of the accounts alleged to be involved in the fraud here. PokerStars has consistently found insufficient evidence of fraud.

We are also continuing to review new evidence as it comes to light, and this continuing investigation includes analyses that have been conducted after the most recent thread on the issue was started on TwoPlusTwo.

As you would be aware, PokerStars is regulated by the rule of law, and when considering confiscation and redistribution of player funds, we need to make decisions that are consistent with the regulatory regime that we operate under. Consequently, before confiscating funds from a player, we need to have strong and clear evidence of misbehaviour, such as hand histories or equivalent.

PokerStars is aware of no new evidence that we could rely upon in a court of law to prove these allegations.

* 2) What things are being investigated - HHs, IP
* addresses, software running on machines,
* softplay / collusion signs, tweets, 2+2 posts?

PokerStars reviews all the data that is available to us on any given issue. While we do take into account information that is posted on Twitter and TwoPlusTwo (and equivalents) please do keep in mind that the original post of the TwoPlusTwo thread was an anonymous individual who received information from another anonymous individual, who themselves received the alleged information in an unclear manner - that information is hardly very strong.

* 3) In similar cases, what has been the outcome?
* Have player balances been seized and distributed
* to those affected? Have players been banned?

Where PokerStars has proven that players have been able to see the hole cards of other players, and used that information to defraud players, PokerStars has taken action including seizing and redistributing funds to victims. The accounts of offenders have then been banned.

Please note that these situations relate to offenders installing malicious software on the computers of their victims. There has been no player who has been the victim of insecure hole card storage or transmission by PokerStars.

* 4) High stakes players should clearly take
* responsibility for their own hardware, but are
* there any measures either in place or being
* planned that could help defend the poker
* community against this sort of attack?

Theoretically, it is possible that some malicious software might reveal your hole cards to a particular player. Such a scenario is unlikely, and our investigation has found insufficient evidence to prove that this is the case here. However, in the interests of openness and honesty, we do highlight this theoretical risk to players who voice a concern about such issues. If players are concerned about such possibilities, they should consult with a computer security expert to secure their computer.

At the end of the day, the onus is always going to be on the end user to protect the security of their computer. We simply have no ability to monitor whether your computer has malicious software on it, and it is true that a clever cheater of this nature may be able to hide from detection on the basis of the poker play alone. To make a simplistic analogy, in a live poker environment, it is the responsibility of each player to protect their hand - but the house will step in if it becomes aware of concerted efforts to deliberately defraud other players (such as through marked cards or similar).

This is why we advise that you consult with a computer security expert with physical access to your computer machine if you are concerned about this - the poker experts employed by PokerStars have found insufficient evidence of fraud here.


* 5) Would you ever contact the relevant police in
* this sort of case, or have you ever been
* contacted by the police?

We certainly have a real and genuine interest in operating games that can be trusted, and if there is a criminal investigation into the alleged hacking of computers, PokerStars will cooperate with law enforcement officials in accordance with the regulatory regime that we operate under.

PokerStars routinely cooperates with police forces in various jurisdictions.

I hope that this further email clarifies PokerStars' position on the matter, but please let us know if there is anything else that we can do to assist you.

Regards,

Michael J
PokerStars Security Team

http://stureplan.se/sok/Samer+Rahman

^^ Photos of him at some at what looks like some partys, dont know who the people are with him.

Most interesting photo, although probably total coincidence, take a look at what it says on the other guys shirt. Photo below.

This story is far from over. Cant wait to see @adzizzy tweets once he wakes up out of his haze this morning and sees this

Doesnt confirm who REGISTA8 is, and of course maybe just has the same nick, but sure his name could be got from this.

http://www.partypoker.com/blog/wpt-s...lona-2010.html

I asked it long about a week ago and I do it again...is samer still trying to get this thread locked and deleted?

LOL. Pretty awesome.

My eyesight is terribad, what does it say?

Cheers

trojan

*hearty chuckle*

Tyvm.

LOL.....yeah probably just a coincidence. NOT!!!

HAHA nice find!

and lol @ reason for edit

Lauren Klings description of herself on Twitter. "Entrepreneur, Poker Player, Coach, Life Enthusiast, OPTIMIST"

Excellent description and if she's back with ADZ trying to work things out as reported, she truly is the eternal optimist.

Now she is using her Entrepreneural skills on Dan Shak who is backing her at EPT Barcelona... +EV Dan....she is such an amazing player-lol

An anonymous poster who has a post count of 1 who he then claims to another poker player was his girlfriend, Lauren Kling, who is the identity behind the leaking of this info.

Can't wait for the day he presents his case in court and Lauren Kling is to pay damages in the form of butt waxing for being guilty of defamation.

Then Matt can continue being a self proclaimed "face of poker" with a clean public image and be able to **** his girlfriend without having bum hairs caught in his dick after doing so.

All the best, Matthew.

Matt would have to subpoena 2+2 for OPs info. Then he would have to subpoena an internet provider for that persons identity.

Just fwiw

LOL. Bet the negotiations of her backing went something like this..."why don't we discuss this at my place while you look over my women's shoe collection?"

I am actually leaning to a not guilty verdict now and think we all owe MM an apology.

The most successful murderers and big criminals are usually the smart, well-spoken and socially established men. You wouldn't know he is a monster until you see what he has done.

But on the other hand, Matt is not considered as smart among those who claim to know him. So I think he is a victim of sorts, intended to be used and wasted by those who is the real criminals.

Patsy Marafioti?

The guy who i believe is
Regista8 (and he is on that list)are a very aggressive player but in a professional way,a serious guy, smart and known as a top player here in sweden , it would be very strange for me if he had done anything like cheating. He dont need to do any cheating , he has already in earlier livetourneys and on net earned a lot of money, he has also during the last 5 years taken out most of the fishes playing high stakes at the local casino.

Yeah.....shouldn't there be a more fitting name like Noodles? Muggsy?

Matt "Muggsy balla" Mafioso, 60+ ..

Coincidence (98%):
Benjamin Lega-Goldfarb (other guy) seems to DJ, if you google him you will find ....

His shirt has most likely something to do with this...

http://store.universal-music.co.uk/e...invt/78082002/
as it is the same logo.

Very very good reggae record company though. Highly recommended.

Sorry if my post came across as i meant REGISTA8 was involved in anyway, i had just seen a few posts about people asking who is he and was he involved in this or other hacking.

I came across some evidence of who he may be which could confirm who he was and therfore any links to said hackers.

http://www.pokerlistings.com/easy-ga...video-mini-doc

This been posted yet? Couldn't see it anywhere