Dear Valued Customer,
Thank you for contacting us.
Absolute Poker Management wishes to inform the poker community of the
following information in response to the most recent claims posted over
the past 48 hours on the 2+2 and Pocket Fives forums wherein again it
is alleged that some person or persons breached Absolute Poker?s
redundant and varying levels of game client security. As was stated in
Absolute Poker?s Official Response released on Friday October 12, 2007,
Absolute Poker conducted an extensive investigation in response to the
claims it was made aware of and received. The results of that
investigation indicated that to the best of Absolute Poker?s knowledge,
information and belief there was no security breach.
Specifically, Absolute
Poker?s internal investigation determined that it is impossible for
any person, device, program, script or other means to see hole cards.
Based on the most recent claims that Absolute Poker has been made aware
of and at the request of some of our players and business partners,
Absolute Poker has agreed to retain a widely acclaimed independent third
party auditor, Gaming Associates, to conduct an independent audit of
Absolute Poker?s security systems. Specifically, Absolute Poker has
requested that Gaming Associates conduct a thorough and extensive review
of Absolute Poker?s practices and security system?s to determine
whether it is possible for any person, device, program, script or other
means to see hole cards thereby gaining an unfair advantage.
(
www.gamingassociates.com)
Absolute Poker has agreed to fully cooperate with Gaming Associates and
its investigative team and to provide the above with unfettered access
to all systems, protocols and databases at Absolute Poker worldwide.
Absolute Poker has also agreed to allow Gaming Associate?s final
report to be made available to Pocket Fives and Bluff Media for their
review.
With respect to the claims that Scott Tom, a former Member of Team
Absolute Poker, is in anyway involved in wrong-doing, Absolute Poker has
requested a formal investigation into that matter as well. Mr. Tom has
not been involved with Absolute Poker for over a year and to the best of
our knowledge, information and belief has not had access to any of
Absolute Poker?s systems, databases or information.
Absolute Poker reserves the right to pursue any and all remedies
whether in law or equitable which may procure to it as a result of any
unlawful and injurious actions taken by any individuals who may have
falsified any information, documents, files, or have by other means attempted
to disparage and/or harm Absolute Poker, its Players, its current or
former management, employees, business partners or affiliates.
Absolute Poker shall bear all expenses related to such investigation
and is eager to learn about Gaming Associate?s findings. Absolute
Poker highly values and intends to protect its players, shareholders,
business partners, and affiliates.
Absolute Poker Management
