PPA should disassociate itself from scandal ridden CEO Poker tour

[jedi]

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It seems William and Maria have created their own childrens charity - http://www.firebasesoftware.com/PR%20New...%20Needy%20Kids

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At worst this is a scam. But even at best, it's conflict of interest if moneys from CEO poker tour went to their charity.

[doublejoker]

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The PPA should disassociate itself immediately from the CEO Poker Tour. The tour has shown a repeated pattern of misleading marketing and incredibly high fees that do not benefit the poker player rights in any way...

Poker Players Alliance: Press Releases
CEO Poker Tour Partners with Poker Players Alliance
by Maria Gomez, CEO Poker Tour

CEO Poker Tour Partners with Poker Players Alliance

The CEO Poker Tour (www.ceopokertour.com), where executives battle for the title of Chairman of Poker, is partnering with the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) (www.pokerplayersalliance.org), which supports poker player rights, by strategically including PPA in the year long poker tour.

(PRWEB) April 25, 2007 -- The CEO Poker Tour (www.ceopokertour.com), where executives battle for the title of Chairman of Poker, is partnering with the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) (www.pokerplayersalliance.org), which supports poker player rights, by strategically including PPA in the year long poker tour.

The partnership will include a strong presence at every tournament location to include: placement of PPA items and information in CEO Poker gift bags, poker room banner, CEO Poker website insertion with link to PPA website, logo on direct mail pieces, and more.

"We are excited at the possibility of reaching more potential members through our inclusion in the national CEO Poker Tour," says Michael Bolcerek, President of the Poker Players Alliance. "The Poker Players Alliance is committed to defending the rights of poker players, and we search for opportunities, at strategic poker events through out the country, to further our message of protection of the poker game in the US and globally."

PPA's first strategic marketing presence will be at the CEO Poker Tour, at Trump Taj Mahal, May 19-25, where players will battle over the green felt of the poker table with buy-ins from $500-$5000.

"This is the first time that PPA will be included in a poker tournament kit and will mark an important step in furthering the support of thoughtful legislation to protect the game of poker," says William Peraza Jr. CEO of CEO Poker. "We see this as a long term relationship that will only grow over time."

PPA with over 350,000 members and counting is supporting poker player rights in a variety of ways, including partnerships with companies that believe in the importance of protection of the game.

Poker Players Alliance
The Poker Players Alliance is a nonprofit membership organization comprised of poker players and enthusiasts from around the United States who have joined together to speak with one voice to promote the game, ensure its integrity, and, most importantly, to protect poker players' rights

CEO Poker Tour
CEO Poker Tour is an Executive Games company that produces executive games and events, where players network as well as compete for titles, cash and bragging rights. William Peraza, JR., CEO of Executives Games, and Maria Gomez, President of Executive Games, developed the concept of executive entertainment event productions to give players the ability to release stress, have fun and network. Executive Games is the ultimate in player competition.


Author Contact Info: Maria Gomez, CEO Poker Tour

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Greg, the PPA and people from the CEO Poker Tour have been totally silent on this issue for several days; both entities had promised a statement and none has been forthcoming.....

[Josem]

while i understand the importance of this, i just wanted to highlight that the supersonic speed of threads on an internet forum.

many organisations in the "real" world don't operate at these sorts of speeds, and it seems a little unjust to hold the PPA (or even the CEO Poker mob, if you pardon the pun) to those standards.

[Professionalpoker]

And a couple of those days were weekend.

[chalk7]

[/ QUOTE ]Greg, the PPA and people from the CEO Poker Tour have been totally silent on this issue for several days; both entities had promised a statement and none has been forthcoming.....

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i thought Greg was pretty honest and clear:

"I'd like to remind those expecting action from the PPA to realize we are an organization with a Board, all of us busy people who do it for free, and as such things can move slowly sometimes. The connection the PPA had/has with the CEO PT was done by our President without Board input, and thus happened more quickly. Now that the Board is aware of these concenrns about the CEO PT, we are getting involved, but things are not going to happen overnight."

[doublejoker]

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[/ QUOTE ]Greg, the PPA and people from the CEO Poker Tour have been totally silent on this issue for several days; both entities had promised a statement and none has been forthcoming.....

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i thought Greg was pretty honest and clear:

"I'd like to remind those expecting action from the PPA to realize we are an organization with a Board, all of us busy people who do it for free, and as such things can move slowly sometimes. The connection the PPA had/has with the CEO PT was done by our President without Board input, and thus happened more quickly. Now that the Board is aware of these concenrns about the CEO PT, we are getting involved, but things are not going to happen overnight."

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what was the date on that response from Greg? Also we havent heard from anyone at CEO for almost a week after they said they would update us daily and offered a $100 settlement ...

[Hopey]

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Also we havent heard from anyone at CEO for almost a week after they said they would update us daily and offered a $100 settlement ...


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Once Maria's attempt at a mea culpa blew up in her face, so did your chances of ever seeing that hundred bucks.

[Rottersod]

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what was the date on that response from Greg? Also we havent heard from anyone at CEO for almost a week after they said they would update us daily and offered a $100 settlement ...

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Cmon DJ, you've made about 100 posts in this thread so just chill out. You think that everything revolves around you and this thread? The people who are on the Board at the PPA have regular jobs or are Pros and trying to earn a living. They have other issues that also need to be worked on. Greg told you what the score is on that so just have some patience and wait a couple of weeks before you shout out to them again.

And I'd be extremely surprised if anyone from CEO comes on this board again after they were exposed mutli-accounting.

[Rottersod]

I also want to add that some of you sound as if you are in college and think that everything revolves around you and if you yell loud enough on an internet board everyone will stop, drop what they are doing and help you. That's not the way the real world works. I'm surprised at a few of you on this thread who make dozens of posts a day here and expect that people with real jobs and an actual life beyond this board can read and absorb them and still have time to act on anything before you make your next dozen.

rant off.

[doublejoker]

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what was the date on that response from Greg? Also we havent heard from anyone at CEO for almost a week after they said they would update us daily and offered a $100 settlement ...

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Cmon DJ, you've made about 100 posts in this thread so just chill out. You think that everything revolves around you and this thread? The people who are on the Board at the PPA have regular jobs or are Pros and trying to earn a living. They have other issues that also need to be worked on. Greg told you what the score is on that so just have some patience and wait a couple of weeks before you shout out to them again.

And I'd be extremely surprised if anyone from CEO comes on this board again after they were exposed mutli-accounting.

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Do you really think it takes a "few weeks" to see that the CEO Poker Tour is not an organization that should be endorsed by the PPA which is an organiztion supposed to protect Players rights?