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October 8, 2009 - Why anyone would play at Full Tilt Poker does indeed blow my mind, not to mention my eyeballs, stomach and heart. It seriously is unfathomable to me. But then again, what you don't know, can't hurt, right? I guess as long as you continue never knowing about it.

That said, I hope there are people reading this. Are you out there? Is that an echo I hear? I mean, I don't care if nobody reads the rest of my blogs, and for that matter, they probably don't. But if you can hear me, if there is anyone alive out there, READ THIS!

If you are already familiar with Full Tilt, you likely know about the cheating scandal that went down there shortly after the huge scandal at Absolute Poker. What, maybe less than two years ago. By the way, did you know that Full Tilt and Absolute are owned and managed by the same group? Coincidence? I think not.

Now, I'm not one to just go and blast every online casino and poker room who gets complained about. But when there is hard evidence, and the poker room has no choice but to admit the wrong doing and reimburse players hundreds of thousands of dollars, well then, that's for real folks. And yes that really happened at Full Tilt Poker. And yes, it's happened again.

Only this time around, Full Tilt Poker acted first by deleting the accounts of pro players, Larry Kennedy and Greg Omotoy, claiming the pair were colluding with poker bots to beat out players to the tune of $80,000 in winnings, which Full Tilt Poker apparently seized. I know what you're thinking. But that's not Full Tilt Poker's fault. But here's the kicker. Immediately following the seizure, Kennedy and Omotoy returned fire, filing a lawsuit against Full Tilt Poker and citing several big name pros (who just so happen to have ownership stake in Full Tilt), including Chris Ferguson, Phil Ivey and Howard Lederer.

Kennedy and Omotoy, who apparently helped with developing Full Tilt Poker's software code, say that Chris Ferguson took part in developing poker bots to fill tables and steal player's money. In other words, fake poker players. Those are some serious accusations, and I wouldn't be surprised if they prove true. It sounds to me like there was a falling amidst "owners" of Full Tilt Poker, and became a story of "who pulls the trigger first".

Now, if I read this, I wouldn't think twice about playing at Full Tilt Poker and Absolute Poker, especially considering there are many other poker rooms with impeccable reputations and credentials. Poker Stars is one of them. And considering their size and free cash bonuses, they get the Best Poker Room recommendation here at Online Casino Suite.

Originally published: October, 2009 | Categories: Online Poker