E-mail I received from PokerStars

[CleBrownsfan]

Anyone else been involved in something like this?

Hello,

PokerStars has become aware of two players who were working together in our Sit & Go tournaments to the detriment of other players. You were involved in at least one tournament with these players and as a result you may have been adversely affected. The players' accounts were closed and their funds frozen pending a thorough investigation, which is now complete.

In a case such as this it is our policy to confiscate the colluders' winnings or
balances and to distribute them to the players affected by their actions in as
fair a way as possible. To confirm your credit, log onto your PokerStars
account, go to the 'Cashier' screen and click the 'History' button. Your share
will be shown "Credit Purchase", followed by the amount of the credit.

I regret that we will be unable to answer questions as to how your specific
credit amount was calculated. Likewise, we are not at liberty to identify the
specific games or players in question. Suffice to say that they have been
barred from the site and you will not encounter them again.

The integrity of the games at PokerStars is of paramount importance to us and we will not abide cheating or collusion in our games. We work hard to police our games and prevent such instances. In the rare cases where collusion has actually occurred, we make sure that any players affected are compensated
appropriately.

Thank you for your continued play here on PokerStars. Please do not hesitate to let us know any time we can be of help.

Best Regards,

Alvin
PokerStars Support Team

[Pumpy Tudors]

My wife got a similar e-mail after a $1.10 SnG, but I know who the players were because I reported them myself.

[MrBigglesworth]

Originally Posted by Pumpy Tudors

My wife got a similar e-mail after a $1.10 SnG, but I know who the players were because I reported them myself.

How could you tell they were colluding?

[Pumpy Tudors]

Originally Posted by MrBigglesworth

How could you tell they were colluding?

They were openly colluding in the chat box. It was incredibly easy to catch. I was only watching, but nobody else seemed to complain, so I reported it myself.