From Poker News On Monday, PokerStars announced a new security feature designed to protect player accounts. “SMS Validation” was created to reduce the vulnerability of player accounts to unauthorized hackers. The service is free to all users and can be found in the latest PokerStars software update. It will be available first to accounts registered in specific countries before launched globally. To use the SMS Validation option, after a player has activated its use in the PokerStars client, they will receive an SMS text message when potential irregularities with the operation of their account are detected by PokerStars systems. If…