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[ChipFish]

This shows all of you the importance of:
1) Using a password with both numbers and letters (no words)
2) Changing your passwords frequently
3) Not using the same passwords for different accounts.

He could be out of luck here.

For the record, he is a very reputable player and does very well in the high buy-in online tourneys.

[Talking Poker]

4) Only keeping a reasonable amount of bankroll any any given place at any given time.

I'm not saying that applies here - maybe he sits down with that kind of money... but it's still worth considering.

[MadNinja]

If someone wants to go through the hassle of stealing the $0.26 I have left in my UltimateBet account they can have it.



All kidding aside I think that's BS how UB is trying to pawn off the responsibilty on him. He won the money in UB's tournaments and they claim to be so safe and secure about deposits, and look what happens. It's quite possible that their trying to stiff him. Is Dutch Boyd running that site?

I really think UB needs to take the fall for this and hand him his money that he rightfully won.

[omahilo]

UB has had these issues before when they took XXRAGGEDXX (however you spell the name) money from his account when they got a email from someone he beat and took money off of, telling them that he was under 18 or 21 dont remember which.

Anyways UB took his money from his account (like 25K or more) and wasnt going to return it. I do believe they eventually returned it.

[Talking Poker]

It depends. If their records show a successful cash out (to wherever), they would have no reason to suspect foul play. If they do hand him his money, what's to prevent me telling you my UB password, you going and there and cleaning out my account, and me telling them they need to give me my money back too? Then you and I split what you took... or better yet, I do it all myself and double up?

See... it's a bit more complicated than it might first appear.

[MadNinja]

I agree, it's more complicated than it first appears. However, in this case I believe that he did not cash out. It was taken from his account.

[Talking Poker]

Agreed. My point was, UB can't just go and give him the money. If they did, that would open the floodgates for people faking similar situations.

[GeoffM]

Well, James is a little slow, but the money was re-deposited to them, despite UB not yet finding the money.

For those of you wondering, this guy was in the WSOP last year and won $20,000. He also made the final table I believe at an Aruba event and made another tiny profit.