Poker Stars 70-billionth hand controversially won by unethical players

The latest landmark event at Poker Stars – 70-billionth hand was dealt this weekend, but the happy occasion was spoil by foul play by the winner.

The event every poker fan has been waiting for at Poker Stars has passed this weekend – the 70-billionth hand was dealt and the winner received a whopping $73,380 prize. However it turned out that the winner in question “koenigskeba” has cheated to achieve the milestone.

It was discovered that he worked together with another German player, “DodgeUrOuts”, to achieve the win. The two players were open-folding for a few hours to maximize their hand counts before the landmark hand.

Naturally they weren’t paying any rake, and were found to unethically free-roll to achieve the best position for the amazing prize. Poker Stars launched an investigation into the matter, yet concluded that the behavior of the two players contradicted the free competition spirit Poker Stars strives to promote.

However their actions didn’t contravene the Terms and Conditions of the promotion, subsequently the decision to award the first prize of $73,380 to “koenigskeba” and second prize of $1,690 to “DodgeUrOuts” remained in place.

Poker Stars management stressed that the future promotion format will be reviewed to exclude the repetition of this unsavory conduct during other landmark events.

Poker action at the renowned online poker site didn’t suffer any fall out and is going on in normal fashion, hosting thousands of cash games and various tournaments. Poker fans can still enjoy the hottest poker games at one of the best online sites in the world.

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