PPA should disassociate itself from scandal ridden CEO Poker tour

[BeaucoupFish]

Incidentally, did anyone check this one, just for completeness:

Jeff Gordon
President/CEO
Nevada Childhood Cancer Foundation
“Embrace the Life of a Child”

[stephenNUTS]

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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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Hey RS,

I agree 1000%,that I was played like a fine violin by Maria(and feel like a JACKASS no less),but I am NOT,nor want to be the center of of this mess.I am TRYING to put my first hand knowledge to use due to the fact that I was one of the FIRST CEO guinea pigs.I am in no way in this only for ME,as my $9k investmnet did have a "chance" of making some money,but so did everyones else who entered any of the events.The fact is there are OBVIOUSLY monies still unaccounted for from the collected entries/prize pool ratio,and I would venture to say CEO,Maria,and William had a nice payday with those "missing prize pool funds" after each event ,no matter how small the fields were.All I know os WE got cheated and were completely scammed into this underhanded method of running a tournament.I hope the TAJ,and Venetian are prepared for the onslaught to come,as them being only hosts,does not make them the innocent "we didnt know what was going on" victims as well.I cant believe between the casinos themselves ,the NGC,etc that NO-ONE questioned this highly unethical way of creating a fictitious prize pool?

They STILL havnt even addressed that part,and its making make sick!

I am taking this to the mat,because I WILL NOT stand for liers,cheats,scams,etc.in poker or any other thing I decide to venture into.I am on the ENTIRE poker scenes side,and its actually going to "COST" me money in the hope,I see some justice/recoverd fess/funds for all involved,but I feel it is worth evry [censored] penny!

The biggest joke is, I have directly caught her in 10 different lies,and she is back-peddling bigtime each time,and I only want to see EVERONE get what they are fairly entitled to down the road.That would be a COMPLETE refund of the fees collected that were not in the prize pool ,beyond the normal 3-5% costs of any of the thousands of other tournaments out there

Did they think they discoverd a new "Poker Tourney Model" that no-one would notice or care about,and they could just line their pockets with some serious $$$?

I really dont give a [censored] about the money in my own personal case,BUT I know how hard the tournament variance trail is,and a 20% haircut makes it IMPOSSIBLE to overcome.Her attempting to throw a $100 bill to all tells you right there HOW GUILTY they are,and quite insulting!

The funny part is she actually made a comment yesterday about the TAJ not having a charity connected to it originally....HUH,then WHY start at the CEO Venetian then,as I guess this was the brainstorm I predicted days ago?

"How can WE(CEO/maria/william)make some damn money with all this degenerate poker money around in Las Vegas for the WSOP,and future events"

"Lets FINEPRINT a charity,take 18-20% vig,as most poker players cant read nor care anyway,throw them a bone of a prizepool,and then whack up the difference"

Sounds like a pretty big glorified "bait and switch scheme" to me IMO!

Am I missing something else in your post?

Thanks,
~stephen [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

[stephenNUTS]

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Maria,

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

Best,
Matt

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Out of curiosity beside this poll being funny,what is this Cuba thing Maria and William keep reffering too?

Thanks,as I must be missing something with that one,or is it just another deceptive trick to take attention away from the real crux of the problem [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[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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Out of curiosity beside this poll being funny,what is this Cuba thing Maria and William keep reffering too?

Thanks,as I must be missing something with that one,or is it just another deceptive trick to take attention away from the real crux of the problem [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

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From Maria's earlier post:
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Many have mentioned that I have another site that encourages those that have lost land in Cuba to reclaim it, as if I where scamming people in some way. Please know that I was born in Miami, Florida from Cuban immigrants who came to the US in the 60's after their land was stripped from them by Castro. My father was forced to move his family to Miami, Florida, when Castro’s soldiers met him at his front door step and told him to get out of his property because it was now owned by the government. My partner’s family faced the same situation when his family business was taken away by Castro’s regime. This is not an unfamiliar story for children of Cuban immigrants and it was the reason I created the portal StateofCuba.com.

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Who knows, it could be simply another scam. Let's see if those Cuban exiles who have been "pre-approved for property reclamation" need to send in "good faith money" in order to "secure their claims" once Castro dies.

[Dranoel]

Glad to see the thread is back...


Did it need to be burped? [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[Emperor]

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Are either of the IP's related to the Cuban lost land URL?



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I am clueless what this refers to.

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Maria's other scam

[Gullanian]

lol great read A+ would read again

[CaseS87]

Maria- You are the worst scammer ever.

LOLZ

[Paul B.]

lol at this thread. I really hope Maria gets fired.

[doublejoker]

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lol at this thread. I really hope Maria gets fired.

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Before she gets fired give her a chance to respond to the latest accusations about the Taj Mahal as well as Venetian events; and to refund moneys to players overcharged for tourney entry fees as she promised.