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Hi there,
I recently posted on Dilabi4's post regarding collusion, and im afraid to say that I have now personally caught some more.
Worst still is that I too have experienced the slow customer service from Skypoker in sorting this out that Dialbi spoke of.
The game number was 27348706 and I reported three players all from Sheffield, and chip dumping in the most obvious ways possible - one of them even wrote in the chat box "AA", then raised 4 x pre flop and his friends folded!!!
Now, where my issues lie are similar to Dilabi4's - I sent the email on Wednesday and only today (Sunday) did I get a reply saying it "had been sorted" - whatever this means. Honestly, anyone with an inch of knowledge on dym games could see this was collusion within minutes; I know Tikay said on the other thread that they have to check other games too to confirm that it is collusion, but two of them had only played a few games in total so it shouldnt have taken very long at all.
- Why did it take 4 days to sort this?
- Are the players in question banned?
- Why did I have to email priority club to ask if the issue had been resolved?
- Were the other two players who were cheated out of 11 pounds refunded?
Sorry to have a moan guys but the speed of these things is far too slow, and not knowing how the issue has been resolved when Sky have finished with the case is frustrating to say the least - if it wasn't for regulars like myself and Dialbi reporting it, then it's likely these guys would have got away with it - a thank you wouldnt go a miss for cleaning up the site!
Rant over!
Comments
They are ripe for all sorts of implied and explicit collusion.
Would the site not be better off without them?
Hi Jacquelyn.
I can't comment much I'm afraid, as I don't have access, or am I kept informed, as to these sort of matters. Quite right too, it's better that way.
All I can do is pass the thread upstairs, which I will do right now.
As to making players aware of the outcome of these matters, there are a myriad of legal, Compliance & DPA issues which means it's highly unlikely we will ever be told anything beyond "it is sorted". That's pretty standard across the Industry, as far as I am aware.
Just as an aside, when it comes to proving collusion, you wrote this example:
"....The game number was 27348706 and I reported three players all from Sheffield, and chip dumping in the most obvious ways possible - one of them even wrote in the chat box "AA", then raised 4 x pre flop and his friends folded!!!...."
I have to say, that offers no proof or even conclusive evidence of anything.
If the case ended up in a Court of Law, the fact all 3 were from the same City does not offer a shred of proof beyond circumstantial. As a player, if I ever get accused of malpractice, I would be extremely disappointed if the Site regarded living in the same town as another player as proof. I actually play, exclusively, PLO8 DYM's, which has a fairly limited player pool, & my most frequent opponent has the same field address - Ilkeston - as I do. (Though in fact, we live 150 miles apart). Does that necessarily mean we collude?
As to "I have Aces" followed by a raise of 4x, I would disregard that completely. You & I have played long enough to know that, more often than not, that means nothing.
Anyway, I hope this particular issue has been satisfactorily dealt with, & thank you very much for letting Sky Poker know. As I stated above, I have sent the thread Upstairs, & that's all I can do.