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Poker Legends Sued for Robot Fraud

Posted Oct 2nd 2009 12:01AM by TMZ Staff

The biggest names in poker are being sued by two people who claim they were defrauded on an online poker site.

Chris Jesus ferguson and howard lederer
Lary Kennedy and Greg Omotoy claim they opened an account at fulltiltpoker.com and -- as luck would have it -- they amassed winnings of more than $80,000.

The famous poker defendants who own the site -- including Chris "Jesus" Ferguson, Howard Lederer, Phil Ivey and Mike Matusow -- allegedly accused the plaintiffs of using an automated play functions called "robots" instead of playing the game themselves. Since using robots violates Full Tilt's rules, the site's owners confiscated more than $80,000.

poker playersThere are other gripes as well in the lawsuit, filed today in L.A. County Superior Court, including an allegation that fulltilitpoker.com manipulates the game through the use of robots of its own so it becomes more a game of luck than skill which is outlawed in California.



Tags: chris jesus ferguson, ChrisJesusFerguson, fulltiltpoker, fulltiltpoker.com, greg omotoy, GregOmotoy, jesus, lary kennedy, LaryKennedy

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1. Yikes! Mr Roboto!


Posted at 12:39AM on Oct 2nd 2009 by mrez golucky

2. Only idiots gamble online.

Posted at 12:47AM on Oct 2nd 2009 by Paparazzo@frog.cc

3. Just stupid stuff. No more comments about it. : P

Posted at 12:57AM on Oct 2nd 2009 by Simone

4. More information can be found about this lawsuit at neverwinpoker.com.

http://www.neverwinpoker.com/forums/shooting-off-f1-third-lawsuit-against-full-tilt-poker-filed-today-t71007.html

Posted at 1:13AM on Oct 2nd 2009 by Neverwinpoker

5. Actually they're called Bots not robots.

Posted at 1:25AM on Oct 2nd 2009 by Your Name:

6. Now I don't know much about video poker but I'm wondering if both sides are utilizing 'robots'; how is it possible to amass ANY winnings?

Posted at 1:27AM on Oct 2nd 2009 by I am

7. pretty stupid to gamble online and think its legit!!

Posted at 1:38AM on Oct 2nd 2009 by mel

8. It's impossible for a female to obtain a 3.65/100 flinging poo.

Posted at 1:45AM on Oct 2nd 2009 by Mason Malmuth

9. I am taking out all of my money from FULL TILT immediately. I had no idea they would try and screw people. Isnt there anythign they can do about these bots?!?

Posted at 2:31AM on Oct 2nd 2009 by rob jenkins

10. ...and online poker takes another hit. As a recreational player these scandals are especially frightening to hear about. Is it too much to ask for a fair game, with real players?

Posted at 2:51AM on Oct 2nd 2009 by baltimorebob

11. These guys were obviously cheating and got caught. There just pissed cause they lost 80k

Posted at 3:27AM on Oct 2nd 2009 by shane

12. The whole lawsuit sounds like complete BS. But I guess thats what you can expect when you can get millions for spilling hot coffee on yourself. I play at Full Tilt Poker and the only type of cheating I have ever suspected is collusion (http://europokerpro.com/news/collusion-online-poker-cheating.html) I think creating a poker bot that could win in online poker is impossible. And why would Phil Ivey use a bot. He is the best poker player in the world and just made the final table in the WSOP... I cant believe he would put his name in risk like this.

Posted at 6:57AM on Oct 2nd 2009 by Man with a donk face

13. If you gamble, there's 99.99 percent chance of losing. Robot or not, you'll either lose or break even. It's simple statistics. If you want to win, play a fun game with your kids in the backyard. That's a guaranteed win.

Posted at 7:05AM on Oct 2nd 2009 by Don't Pay & Expect to Win

14. This lawsuit as well as most of these comments are completely retarded. There is no way FTP is using bots lol. The people sueing FTP are cheaters and were caught red handed. They deserved to get their money confiscated. And FYI, Over 1/3 of all online poker players are winners

Posted at 7:21AM on Oct 2nd 2009 by Heeeere donkey donkey donkey

15. I know groups of people that get on the same table online and then open up a conference call so they all know who has the best hand in the group. The others in the group either fold or bait the suckers not in the group that stay in. The group then splits the profit. They win a ton of money using this system.

Posted at 7:30AM on Oct 2nd 2009 by truth_serum

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