Fossilman's Account Hacked?

[yimyammer]

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Why couldn't all of you and sit down and try to arrive at a solution speaking man to man to man that is in the best interest of the game of poker for all players?

Was there no way you could have sat down with Lyle & Co. and said come on bro, let’s work through this without dragging everything through the courts.

That, in my humble opinion, would have been the most beneficial for all.

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We agree, it would have been the best way. However, we tried that, and the only word we ever got from the WPT was "NO". They simply refused to amend the release, improve the final table structure, or make any other changes of more than very minor significance. We tried the nice way, and now it is time to go to court, or give up. We don't like to quit.

Later, Greg Raymer (FossilMan)

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I was afraid you were going to say this.

You mean Lyle(I keep saying Lyle, but I may have the name wrong, I mean whomever the guys are that started this, Lipscomb or whomever) just rebuffed you guys and wouldn't even give it any consideration?

How was it brought up? Diplomatically or in attack mode?

Or did you have to talk to the WPT attornies? If you had to talk to their attornies, then I don't think you could have ever expected a compromise. My experience with attornies is that they will always give advice that is the most advantageous to their clients (and understandably so). If you couldn't get a face to face meeting with Lyle, who I assume is a decision maker, then I don't think you guys could have ever expected to get anything accomplished.

As each day goes by, it just seems to be getting more and more contentious, which is a real bummer for everyone.

I wish I knew Lyle, I'd be badgering the crap out of him (in the friendliest and most thought provoking way possible) to come up with a solution so everyone could enjoy a beer together and put the whole mess behind them.

As time passes and emotions, pride and egos get inflamed, these situations always seem to get worse, not better.

I'm a big believer in diplomatic confrontation and I don't give up too easily either. I wish there was someone doggedly pursuing this option.

If cooler and more reasonable minds could prevail, I am confident this could be resolved without any litigation.

I hope a mutually beneficial solution can be reached as soon as possible.