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