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The fact that the Group of Arbitrators, despite possibly being weighted in Ivey's favor, suggested the outcome of the wagers be adjusted indicates that . . .

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What are you talking about? Where are you getting this "Group of Arbitrators" stuff from?

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As I read the story, Phil and Ram talked about putting the question to Arbitration. They met at a Tourny where Phil had gathered some people, including Barry G, to possibly act as Arbitrators. As I understood it, the Group made the suggestion that an adjustment be made to what Ram owed.

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Ah, okay. Your reading differs from mine. (When Ram said that the Phil walked in with his "very own arbitrators" who "were obviously on his side" I took that to mean that Ram declined to arbitrate.)

But thanks for the answer. Now I understand your post and agree with your general take on things.

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Here is what Ram said in the Post linked to by OP:

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When we arrived in Monte Carlo and had our meeting to try and resolve this Phil walked in with his very own arbitrators, Barry Greenstein and Martin De Knijff, who were obviously on his side only having heard his side of the story. The four players were there as well as Richard Redmond who is a mutual friend and who also played with us on the second day. Of course it wasn’t long before it was agreed that the handicaps were more than a few shots out.

Then there was talk of finding the value of the missing shots in the handicap and taking it off the money that was won/lost but I didn’t agree that I should pay anything due to the fact that it was a total con. As far as I am concerned it’s a void game.

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So according to Ram there was Talk about adjusting the amount owed which Ram disagreed with, wanting a Void Game. Ram's reasoning for why he declined at that time is not really relevant to what I was saying about the implications of that "adjustment" idea.

Of course the whole thing is moot now with these latest developments. Although I wonder if this new Arbitration Group of 3 decided that payment should be made In Full. I wouldn't be suprised if they kept the terms of the final agreement confidential.

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