If just a short while ago a security company, Symantec by name, producer of the famous Norton Anti-virus tool, has reported that online casinos and especially the poker branch of them have been targeted by cyber criminals that use the opportunity to set up bots in order to launder money and transfer the cash from one to another, now F-Secure has deemed it necessary to warn of a different angle of wrongdoings encountered.
The poker tables haven't been left alone by online fraudsters, and F-Secure reported the case that caught their attention: "A professional online poker player was attacked by someone he would play against regularly online. And we're talking about professional players, and big money. Hundreds of thousands of euros on the table at a time," said Mike Hyppönen, the chief researcher at the security company. While most people play the game out of sheer pleasure or with the desire to win, to others it has become an obsession to amass as much credit into their accounts, no matter what. The compulsive need to win should be treated in institutions just like the gambling addiction, but that's only a personal opinion.
These people have gone to great lengths to secure their win, but through the wrong means. The attack was disguised as an odd calculating tool that one player would send to the other, and after the file transfer would be complete, the true nature of the software would be revealed: with the help of a little Trojan, the sender would be able to see the screen of the receiver, after his computer had been infected. That's the lowest form of cheating ever to be resorted to - seeing the opponent's hand. What ever happened to the classic "may the best man win" or the thrills? Greed must have had them covered and muted in its embrace.
There's some good news, though, in this particular case, so those infected aren't doomed to perdition. They must be careful, though, to never accept any file from others they have met online, but if they did, the Trojan is usually detectable with most virus scanners, but not so easily removed, unless a little technical knowledge is provided, so as to carry out the task of manual deletion.
If there's a lesson to be had, it's that even people met online and considered as friends at the poker table can't be trusted. After all, they are your competition, and they want to win just as badly as you do - if not more. So update your security software, set up some new filters if you know how, and under no circumstances accept file transfers from others you know from online casinos. Even though they might pose as friends, they're not, and we're talking about your experience and money here.
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Friday, 14 March 2008
JENNIFER HARMAN'S "ANIMAL LOVERS" TOURNAMENT
Most people focus on just one thing in life besides family, and that is a hobby. While some say that they find it easy to balance them both (and it's really not that difficult, except if the hobby is whale-watching or something else that might keep them apart from their families), having a third occupation and sticking to it with fanatic-like fervor might disrupt the harmonious combination.
Jennifer Harman-Traniello, however, has the above trifecta managed down to perfection, although she admits that sometimes it's difficult to keep the balance. You might remember her as the little girl with the candid smile sitting down at the poker table with big-shot superstars who did not shy away from raking a pot worth a million bucks. That was the first of the three, poker playing, where she's become a true legend. She still plays now and then, but family life has gotten to her so Jennifer has had to cut down a little and leave the hands be dealt without her sitting at the green canvas table.
Nevertheless, giving her new family a bigger spot in her life has been very fruitful, as now she's the proud mother of twin boys, but her mother's instincts had long been exercised over the third and final highlight of her life, the love for animals. Besides the two toddlers, the Harman-Traniello home is filled with pets that need just as much attention. Everybody loves the little puppies or kittens, but once they grow, some forget that they are responsible for the animals' wellbeing and leave them loose on the streets. And Jennifer is all against it.
She's a very important member of the Nevada Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and her latest idea to turn into a real event are the two events that support that cause. It's not her first, though, as last year she hosted a live poker tournament at Caesars Palace that brought the NSPCA over 130 grand. Many pros honored the event with their presence, and some even tossed in other player's buy-ins and rebuys as the tournament unfolded, according to Poker News, just to benefit the cause.
This year she's doubling the number of the tournaments, and the first will be hosted by FullTiltPoker.com on the 16th of March, at 9 PM EST. Dubbed "Animal Lovers," it can be found under the "Tournaments" tab in the lobby. If you need some more info, it's Tourney #42450298, and it will be $10 up front as an entry fee, with 50 percent of all the money going to the NSPCA and the other 50 percent making up the prize pool for the winners. "Having a tournament online will allow more players to participate and support our efforts to save animals from euthanizing them and help find them loving homes," Jennifer said. For further details about how to help the animals if you can't make it to the tournament, please visit http://www.nevadaspca.com/.
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Jennifer Harman-Traniello, however, has the above trifecta managed down to perfection, although she admits that sometimes it's difficult to keep the balance. You might remember her as the little girl with the candid smile sitting down at the poker table with big-shot superstars who did not shy away from raking a pot worth a million bucks. That was the first of the three, poker playing, where she's become a true legend. She still plays now and then, but family life has gotten to her so Jennifer has had to cut down a little and leave the hands be dealt without her sitting at the green canvas table.
Nevertheless, giving her new family a bigger spot in her life has been very fruitful, as now she's the proud mother of twin boys, but her mother's instincts had long been exercised over the third and final highlight of her life, the love for animals. Besides the two toddlers, the Harman-Traniello home is filled with pets that need just as much attention. Everybody loves the little puppies or kittens, but once they grow, some forget that they are responsible for the animals' wellbeing and leave them loose on the streets. And Jennifer is all against it.
She's a very important member of the Nevada Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and her latest idea to turn into a real event are the two events that support that cause. It's not her first, though, as last year she hosted a live poker tournament at Caesars Palace that brought the NSPCA over 130 grand. Many pros honored the event with their presence, and some even tossed in other player's buy-ins and rebuys as the tournament unfolded, according to Poker News, just to benefit the cause.
This year she's doubling the number of the tournaments, and the first will be hosted by FullTiltPoker.com on the 16th of March, at 9 PM EST. Dubbed "Animal Lovers," it can be found under the "Tournaments" tab in the lobby. If you need some more info, it's Tourney #42450298, and it will be $10 up front as an entry fee, with 50 percent of all the money going to the NSPCA and the other 50 percent making up the prize pool for the winners. "Having a tournament online will allow more players to participate and support our efforts to save animals from euthanizing them and help find them loving homes," Jennifer said. For further details about how to help the animals if you can't make it to the tournament, please visit http://www.nevadaspca.com/.
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CELEBRITY POKER GALA HOSTED BY MONTEL WILIAMS
Now and again events are being held to aid those in need, and the poker world could not be absent from helping such humanitarian causes. Usually it's an extraordinary event, aimed at raising the awareness levels of those interested about the various diseases, children with special situations or even large areas that have been war torn and their inhabitants are left with little else than what they can carry.
Montel Williams, who needs no introduction, will be hosting such an event in the aid of Multiple Sclerosis charities tomorrow, and the entire world will be able to view it in the comfort of their homes, as it will be streamed online for a better impact on the target public and not only. Everybody interested will be able to connect to the transmission, not just poker fans, and the event will be transmitted in the pay per view system, the best means for generating the all so much needed money.
The prime time TV show host has repeatedly pledged his time and capabilities to helping find a cure for MS, with founding the Montel Williams MS foundation and going public about his battle against the degenerative illness in 1999. All of the contributions made by individuals during the gala will go directly to research institutions that are working on researching the disease and finding a way to put an end to it.
The Poker Gala will be themed around a roaring twenties speakeasy, as 777 reports, with attendees being nothing less than stars themselves. Poker pros and celebrities will be competing for prizes, but those winning at the end will most definitely be the people suffering from Multiple Sclerosis, a progressive, incurable, usually fatal disease of motor neurons, affecting the brain and spinal cord, and more often than not resulting in damage to all systems in the body. In case you're not quite sure what it is and if the medical terms used baffle you, an example that would clear things up is in order, and you've most definitely heard of him: famous scientist Stephen Hawking.
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It won't be only full, hardcore poker playing at the gala, there'll also be loads of entertainment with live music and even poker lessons delivered from the pros attending. Speaking of pros, let's name a few of those attending: Annie Duke, Jamie Gold, Susie Isaacs, and Russ Hamilton. To see them in action all you need to do is pay the $9.95 fee and then simply connect to the streaming, that is to begin half an hour before the festivities' start - at 7:00 PM Eastern Time.
Montel Williams, who needs no introduction, will be hosting such an event in the aid of Multiple Sclerosis charities tomorrow, and the entire world will be able to view it in the comfort of their homes, as it will be streamed online for a better impact on the target public and not only. Everybody interested will be able to connect to the transmission, not just poker fans, and the event will be transmitted in the pay per view system, the best means for generating the all so much needed money.
The prime time TV show host has repeatedly pledged his time and capabilities to helping find a cure for MS, with founding the Montel Williams MS foundation and going public about his battle against the degenerative illness in 1999. All of the contributions made by individuals during the gala will go directly to research institutions that are working on researching the disease and finding a way to put an end to it.
The Poker Gala will be themed around a roaring twenties speakeasy, as 777 reports, with attendees being nothing less than stars themselves. Poker pros and celebrities will be competing for prizes, but those winning at the end will most definitely be the people suffering from Multiple Sclerosis, a progressive, incurable, usually fatal disease of motor neurons, affecting the brain and spinal cord, and more often than not resulting in damage to all systems in the body. In case you're not quite sure what it is and if the medical terms used baffle you, an example that would clear things up is in order, and you've most definitely heard of him: famous scientist Stephen Hawking.
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It won't be only full, hardcore poker playing at the gala, there'll also be loads of entertainment with live music and even poker lessons delivered from the pros attending. Speaking of pros, let's name a few of those attending: Annie Duke, Jamie Gold, Susie Isaacs, and Russ Hamilton. To see them in action all you need to do is pay the $9.95 fee and then simply connect to the streaming, that is to begin half an hour before the festivities' start - at 7:00 PM Eastern Time.
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