[6PackBear]

The password game is like sailing through pirate-infested waters I have come to realize.

I would never give a password. I have, however, steered people to forums to sign up and get their own. No crime in that.

BUT.....

I have absolutely no network of friends who play poker online...I am the only one I know, in fact. So I spend my mornings in search of tournament information. You know, the kinds of qualifiers with finals...large prizes. I made the mistake of giving the site information (never the PW) to someone in confidence who exchanged a site with me.....

NEVER AGAIN !!!

That person, i come to learn, is the head of a league and has a large network of contacts. Suddenly, a great tournament with a small enrollment turns into the main event of the night ...WITHIN 30 MINUTES. I don't think this was coincidence, looking at all the player names that suddenly appeared...all related somehow. (I have only been a poker player since November, but long enough to recognize the names)

I learned my lesson the hard way....

NOT ONLY SHOULD YOU NEVER DIVULGE A PASSWORD.....
DON'T EVER SHARE SITES FOR TOURNAMENT INFORMATION.
WHY DO YOU WANT MORE COMPETITION ???

As for me....MY LIPS ARE SEALED FOREVER. I want my hard work to pay off for ME, not the bigwig rollers who win everything all the time.

[hayden1009]

those 3 names are well known in the forum world as pw stealers ....but the poker sites only pay lip service to the problem ...I always see the forums say they are going to get them banned from the site and the very next day they are in another tourny. the poker sites need to support the forums and actually police when this is taking place. but alas its about money and putting butts in the chairs.

[tonzza82]

this is sad if something like that happen

[newpokerplayer]

I had no ideal there was such a large scam of this going on...i think the best way to handle Ive seen so far is to release the password 15 minutes b4 gametime....what do you guys thinj?