Negreanu Sees His PokerStars Acct Hacked

Hacker spends $100,000 of his money playing poker

An amazing piece of news arrived this week, and a truly unpleasant situation for famous poker pro Daniel Negreanu whose reputation as a player was almost shaken when someone hacked his account at PokerStars, and joined virtual tables at the venue under his name.

Reputation aside, the person cost Negreanu a sum of $100,000 that they lost at PokerStars, showing a lack of Negreanu’s skill.

In a comment on the event, Negreanu said: "I was on an airplane home while this guy was joyriding my Stars account. He hacked my email and I got that back; still figuring out what happened.

"When I have all the details I'll share when it makes sense to."

On behalf of PokerStars, it was stated that the hack is being investigated and that Negreanu’s account will be made good by Pokerstars.

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