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Old 11-02-2007, 03:15 AM
Weevil99 Weevil99 is offline
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Default Re: Mark Seif responds 1/11/07. Most amusing!

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Warning: This message contains one or more bad poker analogies.

Remember that not everybody who brings a suit to court does so with the intention or expectation of winning a judgement. They may hope that the cost of mounting a defence will deter the respondant from defending. It is sort of like a big stack bullying a short stack, hoping the short stack will not call.

Alternatively, Seif may think that his reputation is so badly damaged that the only hope he has is to mount a civil suit, despite the noted problems for AP. Perhaps so much of his rep is already in the pot that he is calling the turn all-in, hoping to hit his one-outer.

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I think Dan Druff has enough money to fight this off. Also, if he doesn't, I'd donate to his defense fund.

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me too even though i'm one of the few people here who support and believe seif.

one of the worst things for a pro poker player is to be accused of being a cheater. imagine what it would be like sitting at every table wondering who got the story completely screwed up and thinks you are scum of the earth when in reality you did nothing wrong

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The thing is, it's too late to say he did nothing wrong. Even if by some miracle, someone produces proof that he didn't cheat, there is still his behavior throughout all this to consider.

Being wrongly accused of cheating is one thing. But being wrongly accused of cheating in a specific way, and then discovering that the exact method you were accused of using (seeing your opponent's hole cards) was in fact being used on the site you were playing on, were a spokesman for, and maybe even partly owned, well, that's something different.

His proper response was one of contrition and humility. He should have immediately become apologetic and understanding while still protesting his innocence. After all, the people who suspected him were victims, real victims. Seif himself, assuming he didn't cheat, was at that point a victim as well.

He isn't a victim any more. His actions have, in my opinion, made him an accessory after the fact.
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