Bryan Micon Rolled for 12k by O-town singer's buddy

[edfurlong]

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Micon,,,=douche bag imo...but whatever...me thinks you were trying to out ball the baller and started throwing around ur money....once the tight ass jew you are, woke up, freaked the [censored] out and started to panic.

you are an idiot, its ur fault and you're lucky ur not killed over the you tube video you dumb jew.

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Plz take this opportunity green dudes and dudettes.

[glimmertwin]

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There is an incorrect assumption that Micon is directing all of the harassment against Smith. He's not. Basically, Micon put the story out there, and a bunch of degenerates are attacking Justin on their own

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I've ragged on Micon a fair bit in this thread, but to be fair, I think this is completely believable. When you listen to the phone calls with Smith ranting and Micon just sitting back laughing, it's pretty clear that he had nothing to do with the YouTube vid.

However, there's one bit about all this that I don't understand.

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out of pure hatred of scammers in general.

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If this is true, then why don't they also hate Micon?

[glimmertwin]

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Mr druff, if Micon is your friend and he is now busted and not working, tha=en I assume money will be coming out of your pocket to put Micon in whatever game or tourney to help him get started again, so this affects you too.

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$11k is peanuts to Micon. He's a poker professional who crushes and dominates poker tournaments using a foolproof roadmap that can't possibly fail. He's earning at least $30,000 every single month while playing poker from his kitchen.

[ericicecream]

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There is an incorrect assumption that Micon is directing all of the harassment against Smith. He's not. Basically, Micon put the story out there, and a bunch of degenerates are attacking Justin on their own, out of pure hatred of scammers in general.

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this is [censored], he has gone so far as to say Id give out 'x' to receive 'y' unless he has edited the thread since Ive read it. Anything people have done to harrass this guy, Micon has praised those that claim to have done it. Micon is a cry baby piece of [censored] who cant deal with his own [censored].

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[davidlong14]

LOL...hahaha...Karma's a bitch.

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Mr druff, if Micon is your friend and he is now busted and not working, tha=en I assume money will be coming out of your pocket to put Micon in whatever game or tourney to help him get started again, so this affects you too.

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$11k is peanuts to Micon. He's a poker professional who crushes and dominates poker tournaments using a foolproof roadmap that can't possibly fail. He's earning at least $30,000 every single month while playing poker from his kitchen.

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Wow what a scumbag. He actually has a pic of himself in the ad wearing a WSOP bracelet he never won.

On top of that ..

"Well, you will definitely like this... At first, my executives wanted to sell this professional poker guidance and way to success for $247 and they thought it was worth even more.

But I stepped in, since I wanted the information to be readily available to beginners at a realistic and affordable price ... I demanded they slash the price A LOT.

You see, no one helped me when I started out... and I promised myself that I would do whatever I could to make it easier for those who want to turn into professional poker players. And so, I decided to share everything I've ever learned at the tables for a cheap and reasonable price!

This is my fulfillment on that promise.

That's why, for a limited period of time, "The Micon System 2: Full Disclosure" will sell for only $97 !!!"

These neverwin guys (Justin Woolf, Micon et al) must all be sleezeball money grubbers. I knew there was a reason I was getting so much amusement out of this story.

What I can't figure out is precisely why people are helping the guy. Does he seem like the type who would lift a finger to help you in a similar circumstance?

[Dan Druff]

Guys, you're getting away from the real issue here.

If you don't like Micon personally, or you are turned off by his snake-oil-salesman-type marketing of his product, that's fine. However, Micon and Justin Smith cannot be compared. While Smith is clearly a scammer, Micon isn't.

Micon's advertisements are basically saying, "I'm a great poker player! Buy my poker tutorial, and learn from me how you too can become a great poker player!"

Poker skill is a very subjective thing. A great player to one guy can be a donkey by someone else's opinion. We can all agree that Phil Ivey is a great player and that a guy who plays 100% of hands pre-flop is a donk. However, most people in between can often be difficult to rate. Most people see themselves as better than they really are, and see most of their opponents as worse than they really are.

My point? Even if you think Micon is not good enough to be making a "Micon System" product, he seems to feel that he is. The guy did finish 63rd in the huge '06 WSOP main event, and made a final table that same year in a field of nearly 3,000. He seems to feel that qualifies him to make these "Micon System" products and sell them for a lot of money. You may not agree, but you're not forced to buy them.

Micon does not lie about his record, nor does he sell the product on false pretenses. Even if you dislike him or the product itself, it still doesn't make him a scammer. He would only be a scammer if he took your $97 and sent you nothing, or if he had actually never played poker in his life and made up the stats he posted.

If you have a good reason to personally dislike Micon, I can understand why you might take joy in watching him get rolled. However, it's wrong to feel he's getting "karma" for his own scams, since he hasn't actually been scamming anyone.

[grdred944]

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p.s. did anyone care when rick astley filled us in on the lead singer of 0-town

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Yeah, that was as much b.s. as Micon's story.

[traxamillion]

I felt bad for this micon d-bag until I saw MICON SYSTEM thing. Is it painful for you too look in the mirror?

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p.s. did anyone care when rick astley filled us in on the lead singer of 0-town

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Yeah, that was as much b.s. as Micon's story.

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that was done to add insult to injury.