Kan Isildur1 få sine penge tilbage pga snyd?

Brian Hastings udtalte i et interview til ESPN efter han havde vundet fire millioner dollars, at han og Brian Townsend havde lagt taktikken efter at have studeret hans spil via flere databaser med handhistories, hvilket er ulovligt.

Således står der Full Tilt Pokers terms and conditions:

Not Permitted Under Any Circumstances:

2. Shared hand history databases and "data mining" software, including subscription services and the exchange of personal databases:

The use of shared hand histories provides detailed information on opponents a player has little or no personal experience playing against, and is deemed to be an unfair advantage. Violating this policy is subject to the maximum penalties for prohibited software use.

Players are not permitted to use the hand histories for hands that they have not personally participated in. Software designed to collect hand history information from games that the player did not participate in is prohibited. Some specific examples include:

•community shared hand histories
•exchanging hand histories with a friend