Re: seif rips gold
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I'm not really trying to make this a insult towards you but IMHO your comment doesn't say much for you does it? Unless I misunderstood you then you're basically saying it's ok to lie to someone as long as it's not in writing.
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If Gold reneged on a deal then I hold him in as much contempt as anyone else
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I was not saying it was morally acceptable. I was saying that if two people privately agree a deal with nothing in writing it's going to be exceptionally difficult for the aggrieved party to seek legal redress.
In this particular case there may well be additional evidence from third parties or voicemails which will be germane. I was making a more general point that if you're going to fall back to using the law to resolve a dispute then you should have something down in writing to start with. If you're going to rely on a warm, fuzzy sense of fair play and trust then don't expect the court system to necessarily bail you out when things turn sour.
I found Seif's article rambling, incoherent and illogical despite its brevity. If that's the finest legal mind fighting Leyser's corner then he's got big problems.
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There were a few sentences in your OP that looked like it's ok to lie as long as noone can prove it. If you didn't mean it that way then I'm sorry.
Once again I havn't followed this case so I have no real clue as to what went on between Gold and the other fella.
But from what I read (or thought I read) it wasn't Gold denying saying all that. Just that he wasn't going to pay up. Didn't he admit to calling this guy and repeating the agreement so there was proof?
If that is even close to being the truth then I think Gold should have to pay him the 6 million and interest since the day Gold won the WSOP. I don't say that just because you could convince a judge or jury. But maybe that will stop the next scumbag from trying to cheat someone out of something they owe.
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