Skype Scammers target Pokerstars players, BEWARE......

A Pokerstars player posted a report on a forum thread about an attempted hack on their account by a skype scammer. The crook adds you on skype with their user name as 'Pokerstars Online Support' and then contacts you.

Pokerstars and Skype are aware of these guys and are taking measures to block them.

A transcript of the attempt was posted and I have reproduced it below.

The English used is pretty dam funny and terrible.




Scam attempt:

[11:25:01 AM] Scammer: Hi, it's pokerstars online support
[11:25:15 AM] Scammer: we have qustions for your account, can you answer now ?
[11:25:28 AM] Player: very quickly lots of tables
[11:25:29 AM] Player: lol
[11:25:46 AM] Scammer: tell me please, do you join at your account today NOT at home ?
[11:26:08 AM] Scammer: someone from Germany join today at your account
[11:26:15 AM] Player: ummmmm no
[11:26:17 AM] Player: im home
[11:26:18 AM] Scammer: we thinks thats your account can be cracked
[11:26:28 AM] Scammer: it's problem
[11:26:51 AM] Scammer: we shoud check your account manual, but u'r play now, and we don't block you
[11:27:19 AM] Scammer: write your password and email, after you game we will check you account and send results and new password
[11:27:27 AM] Player: lol no thanks
[11:27:45 AM] Scammer: ok, it mean that we right now block
[11:28:01 AM] Scammer: you agree ?
[11:28:28 AM] Michael: im not handing out my password via chat
[11:28:52 AM] Scammer: so it means that you agree
[11:29:00 AM] Scammer: i'm sorry but i will block you right now
[11:29:02 AM] Player: if ur pokerstars u should have my details already
[11:29:25 AM] Scammer: it's manual checking, i must ask your password

The full thread can be found here

Downsizing

Making my move down to playing 12 tables from 16. I got no excuse now. If I can't win at a decent rate playing only 12 tables then its time to move on...!!

I want to step up my live play too. I set out from July to go to the casino once a month for a change of scenery but I think I will make it twice a month and then eventually once a week.

Where Them Girls At - David Guetta ft. Nicki Minaj, Flo Rida

Squeeze with it 6-high, lets gamboool it up............

[ ] Poker is dead

Poker Stars $100.00 No Limit Hold'em - 8 players

CO: $248.00
BTN: $89.85
SB: $57.00
BB: $54.35
UTG: $41.50
UTG+1: $51.15
MP1: $100.00
Hero (MP2): $100.00

Pre Flop: ($1.50) Hero is MP2 with K A
1 fold, UTG+1 raises to $3, 1 fold, Hero calls $3, CO calls $3, 1 fold, SB raises to $12, 2 folds, Hero raises to $100, 1 fold, SB calls $45 all in

Flop: ($121.00) 2 T 9 (2 players - 1 is all in)

Turn: ($121.00) 5 (2 players - 1 is all in)


He has 23% equity here as he picks up a gut shot

River: ($121.00) A (2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: $121.00
SB shows 4 6
Hero shows K A
Hero wins $118.00
(Rake: $3.00)

These type of hands are fun against maniacs

66 into 23

Poker Stars $100.00 No Limit Hold'em - 9 players

UTG+1: $100.00
UTG+2: $102.15
Hero (MP1): $100.00
MP2: $203.85
CO: $162.60
BTN: $109.60
SB: $182.50
BB: $100.00
UTG: $46.55

Pre Flop: ($1.50) Hero is MP1 with Q Q
2 folds, UTG+2 raises to $3, Hero calls $3, MP2 calls $3, 4 folds

Flop: ($10.50) 8 Q 9 (3 players)
UTG+2 checks, Hero bets $6.70, MP2 calls $6.70, UTG+2 folds

Turn: ($23.90) Q (2 players)
Hero checks, MP2 bets $66.00, Hero calls $66

River: ($155.90) 5 (2 players)
Hero bets $24.30, MP2 calls $24.30

Final Pot: $204.50
Hero shows Q Q
MP2 shows 9 3
Hero wins $201.50
(Rake: $3.00)

2011 42nd Annual World Series of Poker Main Event Entrants, Prizepool and Payouts

The Final Numbers are In:

Buy-in: $10,000

Prizepool: $64,531,000

Entries: 6,865

Place               Earnings

1st                   $8,711,956

2nd                  $5,430,928

3rd                   $4,019,635

4th                   $3,011,661

5th                   $2,268,909

6th                   $1,720,396

7th                   $1,313,851

8th                   $1,009,910

9th                   $782,115

10th-12th         $607,882

13th-15th         $478,174

16th-18th         $378,796

19th-27th         $302,005

28th-36th         $242,636

37th-45th         $196,174

46th-54th         $160,036

55th-63rd        $130,997

64th-72nd        $108,412

73rd-81st         $90,343

82nd-90th        $76,146

91st-99th         $64,531

100th-162nd    $54,851

163rd-225th    $47,107

226th-288th     $40,654

289th-351st     $35,492

352nd-414th    $30,974

415th-477th     $27,103

478th-549th     $23,876

550th-621st     $21,295

622nd-693rd   $19,359

Half the World - 100 Nations

It amazing to think that your blog has been viewed in half of the worlds countries.

I noticed today that supernova125.blogspot.com has been viewed in 100 nations.

When I started jotting notes on this site it was merely for me to look over and see how bad my results were each year by month and annually.

Its crazy that I have almost 40,000 page views.

Roll on the next 40,000...!!

Zeitgeist: The Movie (2007)

This week I watched an interesting documentary, Zeitgeist: The Movie.

Peter Joseph is the American writer, director and producer of the Zeitgeist Trilogy of Movies. There is also a 4th movie in the pipeline.

This thought provoking film is split into 3 parts:

Part 1 questions the origins of the Christian Religion and whether it was developed through other Pagan Religions. He also talks about the Jesus myth hypothesis.

Part 2 is about conspiracy theories relating to the events of 9/11 and whether they were actually carried out by the US government in order to gain public support for the so called 'war on terror'.

Part 3, titled 'Don't mind the men behind the iron curtain' questions whether war is deliberately orchestrated for financial gain. Joseph says that the powers behind the Federal Reserve want wars to occur so that the US government has to borrow money to fund these wars and thereby the bankers become wealthier.

This movie is well worth watching if you're into conspiracy theories. Whether you believe the ideas or not it will definitely get you thinking.

I have just watched the 2nd movie called Addendum which is also very interesting and based around the ideology of a resource based world vs a monetary society and how technology would be far more advanced today if we had no money in the world and if everyone just worked towards their full potential in life.

Verdict: 7/10

Top 10 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Bracelet Winners Of All time

The WSOP has been going on since 1970 when Benny Binion kicked things off at the Horseshoe Casino.

Each person that wins an event receives a bracelet and a cash prize based on the buy-in and number of entrants.

Many have won bracelets over the years that have ensued. Some have been lucky or skilled enough to win multiple bracelets.

Here is the all time winners list:

11 - Phil Hellmuth

10 - Doyle Brunson

10 - Johnny Chan

9 - Johnny Moss

8 - Phil Ivey

8 - Erik Seidel

7 - Billy Baxter

7 - Men Nguyen

6 - T.J. Cloutier

6 - Layne Flack

6 - Jay Heimowitz

In other news I briefly played some live poker yesterday at the Vic in London. After spending time at the bar, the restaurant, the roulette tables and generally walking around I sat down to play the £1/£1 game while on the long waiting list for the £1/£2 game. 

I quickly realised my seat draw was the worst at the table as I had the most active and aggressive player directly to my left. I won a couple a three figure pots before shipping a bit to this aggrodonk to my left. He only showed down one hand and it was AA. I have no idea if he ever had a hand the other times but being OOP I had to fold to his aggression a few times as I had weak holdings. I banked a small win for the night and left the table within 45mins. I thought about joining a better table but instead I hung out with my gf and mate.

2011 WSOP Main Event Commences + Hellmuth misses out on number 12 again

So, its all kicked off... The big one has begun and day 1a is over.

I will one day play in this event, hopefully next year.

897 players started the first day with 341 biting the dust and failing to make day 2. The next 3days will be day 1b, day 1c and day 1d. In total it is a 13 day event.

The forecast entrants figure is likely to be around the 5500 mark. This is more than 3000 below the peak of 2006 when 8773 players entered and the final was won by Jamie Gold for a cool $12,000,000.

Some familiar players started day 1a, they included Doyle Brunson, Johnny Chan, Greg Raymer, Annette Obrestad, Lex Veldhuis, Fatima Moreira, Jerry Yang, Vanessa Selbst, Randy Lew and Isaac Haxton.

I wonder who will end up winning the final table and a life changing chunk of change. Last year Canadian Jonathan Duhamel scoop $8,944,310 after defeating the field of 7319 players.

In other news Phil Hellmuth narrowly missed out on a record breaking 12th bracelet when he finished 2nd the the $50,000 Poker Player's Championship. At one stage Phil had a 5:1 chip lead over eventual winner Brian Rast.

In the final hand Phil picked up a flush draw on a flop of JT9dd while holding 82dd. Rast was holding KQ for the nuts as Hellmuth pushed all in. Rast held and Hellmuth was unable to break his own record of 11 Bracelets.

GL to all in the main event.