Totaling More Than $ Million To Its Board Members. We will. The disruptions started yesterday late in the evening and almost every player found themselves disconnected or sitting out from the tables. Tom Waters, PartyPoker Managing Director. You upset them because you disrupt their table. PartyPoker put out a statement acknowledging that the interruption to play was caused by a DDoS attack. So I grew up playing tournament style NLH in a safe environment. . Company Allegedly Used Poker Player Money To Pay Distributions. You can still access the PokerStars website but only for play money. AGAINST ITS OWN PLAYERS. I moved. He kept complaining about the casino and the poker room specifically that we were playing at. Stalking/harassment: Following another player from table to table to harass, abuse, intimidate and intentionally disrupt the game is prohibited. Playing poker for real money is not allowed on PokerStars in Australia. The disruption only affected gaming. Stalling disrupts the pace of the game, and makes poker less enjoyable for professionals and amateurs alike, but it's unfortunately becoming. The technical issues did not affect the payment system as players were able to make a deposit or withdrawal. I played poker growing up, my family ran a local club in a small town.