Canadian pro Matt Marafioti poker player is currently at the heart of a case of piracy. If the story is true (which at first sight seems), Marafioti and his colleague, poker pro Swedish Samer Rahman, wanted to ensure that play Will "molswi47" Molson heads-up, giving himself a small advantage.
The new way out when one anonymous poster has put online on the Twoplustwo forums, what it claims to be the exact transcript of a discussion between Marafioti and Rahman Skype. In this discussion, it is question of a draft of the molswi47 computer hacking to allow Marafioti to see hidden opponent's cards. Marafioti would have written;"We'll trap molswi. I have access to its computers, I believe and it will play without a problem all day".
In their defense, the two young players have different versions, which obviously does not help. Marafioti said that he and Rahman were indeed friends but that the Skype conversation had been "settled." Rahman, for his part, flatly refuted any friendship between him and Marafioti.
On the other hand, if you look at the photo of the item, you see Marafioto and Rahman one beside the other. They air to be friends and to know? It will let you judge.
Marafioti denies having used such manoeuvres, but acknowledges having been informed. It offers even a million dollars who would give evidence. It seems he suffered.
Rahman on his side, the alleged accomplice, was also linked to Mohamed Kowssarie, himself accused of having deceived others Patrick Antonius.
To add a little drama, a third person and friend of Will Molson and Marfioti, William Reynolds, has posted on Twitter that he knew Will and Marafioti and asked Marafioti to stop lying and to defend the truth!
Remember that Marafioti (his first name Matt) is known on PokerStars tables under the pseudonym "ADZ124".
The strategy now Marafioti is to delete messages on 2 + 2 and attacking the site. It runs even on Twitter: "if you don't clear my name and that thread from your site, you will face massive legal ramifications".
ADZ has also tried to obtain the removal of the 2 + 2 thread, arguing that its own computer had been hacked and that it was not the author of excerpts from cat at the root of the scandal. The credibility of the accusations nevertheless led 2 + 2 officials to reject this request.
To read the Skype conversation, you can visit the thread of this story on the 2 + 2 forums: ADZ124 at the heart of a case of hacking!
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