WPT should be sued

[olivert]

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Hi Oliver:

I have decided to "THINK" before making this post. Here's what I "THINK": If I thought anything was threatening the well being of my unborn child, the WPT could threaten me with all the disqualification or blinding out or permanent barring they wanted. I would be taking my wife to the hospital immediately and without any further consideration.

This is not a "cheap shot" against you, or anyone else. It is simply what I would do, and I would always be surprised to come across anyone else who would not feel the same. The reports to date certainly made it sound as though there was some imminent danger so I'm surprised they didn't drop everything and go to the hospital. If the reports are inaccurate and she and the baby weren't in danger, then fine, there's no big deal in staying.

Sensitive or not, that's what I "THINK" about the situation, and if she is "big enough" to have a high powered agent with his own blazer and tie like yourself (see now THAT was a cheap shot against you), she should understand that she is under public scrutiny.

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Again, the decision whether J.J. Liu continued was not my call. Dan Alspach was the one who made the decision as his wife's manager. J.J.'s family kept me as much in the dark as possible and I was unaware of the severity of the situation until after the TV final table was over.

As for educating my client regarding "public/media scrutiny", I did that, several times, in the past 6 months, starting with my meeting with J.J. and Dan 2 days after J.J. won WPT Ladies Night IV.

At this point, I cannot offer my opinion of what decision I would have made if I were in Dan's shoes. That is NOT my job.