On the edge of a mental breakdown with Pokerstars security and support

Dmitriy_rus7

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Dear CardsChat Members,

I decided writing a post here, as well as in every Pokerstars related forum, because I am right now victim of an embarassingly kafkaesque situation with Pokerstars Support.

I have been Pokerstars.com player for more than 15 years, I am from Italy but I lived most of my life traveling around the world, mostly by playing poker, online and non. I am currently registered in Kazakhstan, where I have my residency.

In December 2023 I started a solo trip in South East Asia going from Indonesia to Thailand and then to Cambodia, where I am at the moment.
In December 2023 I deposited few times on Pokerstars, played some tournaments, always lost and therefore never managed to cash out. All good.
In January 2024, present month, I started using the exchange feature of the Sport/Betting session on Pokerstars.com, betting on Asia Cup of football, African Cup of football and cricket games which I all sporadically follow. I managed to turn my initial deposit of 150$ to something around 1800$.
I requested a first deposit of 370$ on the 20th of January 2024. My account immediately got frozen.
I have been informed that I am subject to investigation in order to prevent fraudulent activities and therefore I am asked to provide utilty bills or bank account statement from my current location, which was Thailand until few days ago and now is Cambodia.

After clarifiying my situation with Pokerstars, informing in details about my movements, all holiday related, I sent so far:
- PDF receipts of all my flight tickets
- PDF statements of all my stays in Jakarta, Bangkok and Phnom Penh made on Airbnb, Hotels.com and Expedia
- Full picture of my passport
- Full pictures of all the visas I got entering/exiting Indonesia, Thailand and Cambodia
- My american express statement showing my residency address as shown on my Pokerstars account

I made clear that since I am renting hotels and airbnb I CANNOT have an electricity bill in Thai or in Khmer in my name. Yet, I am now threatened to have all my funds confiscated and my account frozen because I cannot provide the required documentation.

I don't know anymore how to get out from this situation. The Pokerstars Support automatically closes my chat when I try reaching them via the website. I need a sort of advice or explanation for any possible course of action I should take in order to fix this issue.
I didn't steal anything from anyone, I didn't use any VPN service, I didn't collude with any other players or used criminal softwares. I have just been betting on worldwide huge events followed by millions or billions of people. I have absolutely no idea whatsoever on what I am presently investigated for. Therefore I don't know anymore what to do.

I hope someone is kind enough to help me out in this.

Regards
pokerstars doesn't need your $1800
if you've been playing there for more than 15 years, you've probably already gone through account verification, but your constant movements around different countries most likely aroused their suspicion and that’s normal.
This is a normal account verification and the sooner you provide them with the documents they ask you for, the faster you will get access to your money
 
luckyfish98

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the only thing I can suggest is that pokerstars is not the only place in the world where you can play
and reading your history and works, I see that you have complicated many things
many poker sites like simplicity
 
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I had a similar situation and managed to unlock it after 2 months.
Worst of all, your account doesn't freeze while you deposit!!!
Why don't they investigate it to deposit too???
That gives me the assurance that it's because you get money and nothing else.
PS support is getting worse
 
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Terrible support with PS.Im trying to withdraw in US funds,IMPOSSIBLE
 
luckyfish98

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I had a similar situation and managed to unlock it after 2 months.
Worst of all, your account doesn't freeze while you deposit!!!
Why don't they investigate it to deposit too???
That gives me the assurance that it's because you get money and nothing else.
PS support is getting worse
Was pokerstars better before?Be patient, you'll be friends again!
 
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Don't blame pokerstars everywhere, take a closer look at your mistakes, because you chose to play pokerstars, so you have to accept their rules and nothing in this world is perfect!
 
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Your mistake is that you played a large amount, you should have withdrawn $100 at a time, and not saved, then there would have been no questions. There are plenty of stories like yours, many have suffered like this.Changing countries of residence is also suspicious.
 
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Уважаемые участники CardsChat,

Я решил написать сообщение здесь, а также на всех форумах, связанных с Pokerstars, потому что сейчас я стал жертвой досадно кафкианской ситуации со службой поддержки Pokerstars.

Я играю на Pokerstars.com более 15 лет, я из Италии, но большую часть жизни прожил, путешествуя по миру, в основном играя в покер, онлайн и офлайн. На данный момент я прописан в Казахстане, где имею прописку.

В декабре 2023 года я отправился в одиночное путешествие по Юго-Восточной Азии из Индонезии в Таиланд, а затем в Камбоджу, где нахожусь сейчас.
В декабре 2023 года я несколько раз вносил депозит на Pokerstars, играл в нескольких турнирах, всегда проигрывал и поэтому так и не смог вывести деньги. Все хорошо.
В январе 2024 года, текущего месяца, я начал использовать функцию обмена в сеансе спорта/ставок на Pokerstars.com, делая ставки на Кубок Азии по футболу, Кубок Африки по футболу и игры в крикет, за которыми я время от времени слежу. Мне удалось превратить свой первоначальный депозит в 150 долларов примерно в 1800 долларов.
Я запросил первый депозит в размере 370 долларов 20 января 2024 года. Мой аккаунт сразу же заморозили.
Меня проинформировали, что в отношении меня ведется расследование с целью предотвращения мошеннических действий, и поэтому меня просят предоставить счета за коммунальные услуги или выписку с банковского счета из моего текущего местоположения, которым несколько дней назад был Таиланд, а теперь — Камбоджа.

Выяснив мою ситуацию с Pokerstars, подробно проинформировав о моих перемещениях, обо всем, что связано с праздниками, я отправил пока:
- PDF-квитанции всех моих авиабилетов
- Отчеты в формате PDF обо всех моих пребываниях в Джакарте, Бангкоке и Пномпене, сделанные на Airbnb, Hotels.com и Expedia.
- Полное фото моего паспорта.
- Полные фотографии всех полученных мной виз для въезда/выезда из Индонезии, Таиланда и Камбоджи.
- Моя выписка American Express с указанием моего адреса проживания, указанного в моей учетной записи Pokerstars.

Я ясно дал понять, что, поскольку я арендую отели и Airbnb, я НЕ МОГУ выставлять счета за электроэнергию на тайском или кхмерском языке на свое имя. Тем не менее, теперь мне угрожают конфисковать все мои средства и заморозить мой счет, поскольку я не могу предоставить необходимую документацию.

Я уже не знаю, как выйти из этой ситуации. Служба поддержки Pokerstars автоматически закрывает мой чат, когда я пытаюсь связаться с ними через веб-сайт. Мне нужен своего рода совет или объяснение возможных действий, которые мне следует предпринять, чтобы решить эту проблему.
Я ни у кого ничего не крал, не использовал VPN-сервис, не вступал в сговор с другими игроками и не использовал криминальное ПО. Я только что делал ставки на масштабные события во всем мире, за которыми следят миллионы или миллиарды людей. Я понятия не имею, за что меня сейчас расследуют. Поэтому я больше не знаю, что делать.

Я надеюсь, что кто-то будет достаточно любезен, чтобы помочь мне в этом.

С уважением
Personally, I had a situation with two accounts. I created an account with them a long time ago and forgot about it. Then when I wanted to play pokerstars again, I created another account but they blocked it and said that I already had an account so they left the old account and allowed me to continue playing on it and the new account was simply blocked so something happens))) and if my memory serves me, I read the rules before, then vpn was simply allowed when the box office did not open to watch it, but now you need exactly one more time read the rules they change)))
 
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Dear CardsChat Members,

I decided writing a post here, as well as in every Pokerstars related forum, because I am right now victim of an embarassingly kafkaesque situation with Pokerstars Support.

I have been Pokerstars.com player for more than 15 years, I am from Italy but I lived most of my life traveling around the world, mostly by playing poker, online and non. I am currently registered in Kazakhstan, where I have my residency.

In December 2023 I started a solo trip in South East Asia going from Indonesia to Thailand and then to Cambodia, where I am at the moment.
In December 2023 I deposited few times on Pokerstars, played some tournaments, always lost and therefore never managed to cash out. All good.
In January 2024, present month, I started using the exchange feature of the Sport/Betting session on Pokerstars.com, betting on Asia Cup of football, African Cup of football and cricket games which I all sporadically follow. I managed to turn my initial deposit of 150$ to something around 1800$.
I requested a first deposit of 370$ on the 20th of January 2024. My account immediately got frozen.
I have been informed that I am subject to investigation in order to prevent fraudulent activities and therefore I am asked to provide utilty bills or bank account statement from my current location, which was Thailand until few days ago and now is Cambodia.

After clarifiying my situation with Pokerstars, informing in details about my movements, all holiday related, I sent so far:
- PDF receipts of all my flight tickets
- PDF statements of all my stays in Jakarta, Bangkok and Phnom Penh made on Airbnb, Hotels.com and Expedia
- Full picture of my passport
- Full pictures of all the visas I got entering/exiting Indonesia, Thailand and Cambodia
- My american express statement showing my residency address as shown on my Pokerstars account

I made clear that since I am renting hotels and airbnb I CANNOT have an electricity bill in Thai or in Khmer in my name. Yet, I am now threatened to have all my funds confiscated and my account frozen because I cannot provide the required documentation.

I don't know anymore how to get out from this situation. The Pokerstars Support automatically closes my chat when I try reaching them via the website. I need a sort of advice or explanation for any possible course of action I should take in order to fix this issue.
I didn't steal anything from anyone, I didn't use any VPN service, I didn't collude with any other players or used criminal softwares. I have just been betting on worldwide huge events followed by millions or billions of people. I have absolutely no idea whatsoever on what I am presently investigated for. Therefore I don't know anymore what to do.

I hope someone is kind enough to help me out in this.

Regards
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