PPA should disassociate itself from scandal ridden CEO Poker tour

[ibluffoldladies]

it has to be the real CEO poker rep. It was confirmed by the PPA spokesperson...

[David LoPan]

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...Before we get into a he said/she said,I normally wouldnt have even played in your pre-lim events,as I SPECIFICALLY asked about the Main Event #s....not the $500,not the $1500,not the Sat.s.As you just stated I played in good faith in just about ALL of them,giving your new company my support,and with the exception of the first Saturdays event,the player turnout was a complete BUST.
At that time I didnt even have a hint about this being a "charity" based tournament and the juice involved,and as I have stated numerous times before,I give to charites of MY own choice,and even if they are not on my list,I think I am entitled to the right to know about the particular charity in detail(as are EVERY other participant) BEFORE I plunk down $5k,where 20% of the prize pool,of the non-existant players anyway is taken out by its officers...

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Hi Stephen,

I appreciate your concern at being played by Maria to enter this 5k tourney but honestly, the bigger picture for this thread is that the CEO Poker Tour can't explain the missing prize pool money and before that it was the 18% vig and the deceitful way they took most of that out of the players' pocket by hiding it in the fine print, and the way they turned part of it into a charity event without letting the players know in advance. If you got played then that's bad but in the greater scheme of things it's not that big a deal for everyone else- you still played in the event and had a chance to win some money.

RS

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um wait.. Its horrible he got screwed, but its not that bad?

The only person with a chance to "win money" was the house. DUCY?

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You think he got screwed? He entered the event that had 41 players who each put up the 5k so he had a chance to win money. Don't confuse this issue with the large vig which is a different issue entirely. I feel bad for him but my point is that this thread is about much larger issues with CEO Poker Tour than one player who says that he was mislead as to the number of people who were going to be entered.

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from the other thread you can see that Stephen only has unselfish intentions, he advocates everyone being righted by CEO

anyway, my work here is done, lurking from now on

-David

[Cornell Fiji]

When the story first broke I spoke to Maria via email. She is ceopoker1... and apparently she is pokerdoc101, thepokerace1 and twisterpoker too.

[doublejoker]

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What 18% did we take at the Taj? At this point that is not true. The rake was not 18% at the Taj. We didnt even have a charity component.

And as I explained in the thread above the numbers above proove we didnt have an 18% or 20% juice. Please look at the pay outs.

My statement I believe addresses what type of action we are ready to take to address the concerns of the players and the forum.

Maria
CEO POKER

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Maria you have really pinned yourself in a corner. You claim the Taj Mahal entrants were not overcharged. Here are the exact numbers form the prliminary events at the Taj. They follow a similar pattern of excessive juice.



Here are the numbers for the events you claimed werent overcharged.

BUY-IN $550

Prizepool $116,100
Entires: 258

258 x $450 = $116,100
FINAL RESULTS: May.19 VIEW STANDINGS: May.19

$450 of each players $550 went into the Prizepool.

Each Player paid $450 + $100


May 20th 163 entires at $550

Total Prizepool $73,350

163 x $450 = $73,350

Again the players were charged $450 + $100


May 21 138 entries at $550

Total Prizepool $62,100

Guess what

138 x 450 = $62,100

Three tournaments where players paid $450 plus $100 juice

Next was the $1625 buyin

77 Entries

Prizepool of $85,250

This tourney was a staggering $1107 + $518 juice.



Can you dispute these exact numbers?

Every CEO tourney from the Taj, Palms and Venetian all have the same pattern. An entry fee that shows 8-10% juice but an actual 18-20% taken out.

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Will wait for someone from CEO to dispute these exact numbers....

[MattSuspect]

Maria,

Was this a full time job? If so, what will you do now?

Best,
Matt

[5_year_old_bully]

I found this on their website, you might find it interesting:

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<u>Administrative Board</u>
President: Maria Gomez
CEO: William Peraza, Jr.
Public Relations Officer: Justin Bonomo
Outside Accountant: Arthur Anderson

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[ridonkulous]

This is one of the all time great threads.

[kipin]

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I found this on their website, you might find it interesting:

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<u>Administrative Board</u>
President: Maria Gomez
CEO: William Peraza, Jr.
Public Relations Officer: Justin Bonomo
Outside Accountant: Arthur Anderson

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LOOOLOLOLOL

[frommagio]

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Maria,

Was this a full time job? If so, what will you do now?

Best,
Matt

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[Emperor]