[Idi the Nigerian]

My friends,

Maria has hired my firm to compensate the hundreds of players who were inadvertently overcharged in the recent poker tournament at the Venetian. In the interests of expediency, I would ask all affected players to PM me with your banking information so that we may direct deposit $100 into each of your accounts.

Alternatively, we can send you a cashier's cheque in the amount of $1000 US dollars. Nigerian banking regulations prevents us from sending cashier's cheques in smaller amounts. We ask that each player cash their cheque, and then mail us the difference at their earliest opportunity. For players who choose this method of reimbursement, you may keep an additional $25 US DOLLARS as compensation.

Maria, pokerdoc101, thepokerace1 and I sincerely hope that this will be a first step in closing the rift that has developed between the poker community and the CEO Poker tour.

Let the healing begin, my friends.

Idi