PPA should disassociate itself from scandal ridden CEO Poker tour

[stephenNUTS]

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Stephen,

First I did tell you that we had over 150 registries, which we did for the $500 event at the Taj. You were there, you should know, you played in those events, and were extremely happy with the turn out, as you stated to us on the first and second day.

May 19th - 258 players
May 20th - 163 players
May 21 - 138 players

Based on the numbers that we had for the first few days we estimated the rest of the days, just like any other tournament.

We did have the number we stated to you for the $500.

We are trying from our end to work with the players, you may not want to believe it and that is your choice. You played in the Venetian event because you were satisfied with the overall turn out of the Taj.


Maria
CEO POKER

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Maria,

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.

I WILL find out just how much your company profited,how much YOU and WILLIAM recieved ,the amount of the check written out to the charity was,and the amount the respective casino's "charged" you for usage during the tournaments for staff/fees/etc!

I sure hope you dotted all your I's and crossed your T's,as this is NO joke.Based on your Cuba rant ,maybe this is commonplace down there,but it aint going to fly up here.
All I know is I payed the CEO Tour series at the TAJ,as well as ONE event(the $1k at the Venetian)almost $9000,of which a much smaller dollar amount entered the prize pool,than I was led to beleive

Out of curiosity,how do you plan on dealing with each persons individual charitable donation from an IRS standpoint?

My accountants were asking me that specific question today in fact,as this whole thing falls under a completly different set of laws in the IRS's eyes as charities,donations,fraud,P&L statements,etc., as when issues such as these arise,they can get quite complicated,esp. on your end!

~stephen feraca

[stephenNUTS]

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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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Is that until you can go cover all your bases real quick?

I am going to give you ONE word of advice/caution........in todays world of technology/computers there is ALWAYS a papertrail........remember Martha's changed intra-office e-mail?

She only did a mere 6 months for that little blunder!

[ceopoker1]

What are you talking about?

Anyone can verify how many players played at the Taj. And the pay outs can also assist you in determning the number of players. Look at the pay outs for the $500s, an average of 10% got paid.

So the head counts that I stated above are correct based on the pay outs for each event that were always on the website.

Maria
CEO POKER

[PITTM]

am i the only one who hasnt bought pretty much anything this maria person says? she still doesnt seem to understand:

a) general business ethics
b) a standard poker tournament rake structure
c) why people would be upset when you take far more money than you advertise that youre taking.

I think the PPA needs to step in here quick. The whole point of the PPA is to protect players. Showing an organization that their incredibly unethical behavior is unacceptable seems like a natural first step in that progression.

[pokerdoc101]

I read her response and she seemed to address all those issues you mentioned. I also played in her tournament, was treated well, and will give her and the company an opportunity to make right.


Pokerdoc101

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I read her response and she seemed to address all those issues you mentioned.

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I read your response and thought I'd mention that you and her seem to live at the same address.

[David LoPan]

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I read her response and she seemed to address all those issues you mentioned.

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I read your response and thought I'd mention that you and her seem to live at the same address.

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Can 2p2 do an IP address ping on pokerdoc101 and CeoPoker1, I can venture an educated guess that the IP addresses are identical!

[Dranoel]

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I read her response and she seemed to address all those issues you mentioned.

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I read your response and thought I'd mention that you and her seem to live at the same address.

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How do you say...

Game. Set. Match.


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[Dranoel]

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I read her response and she seemed to address all those issues you mentioned.

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I read your response and thought I'd mention that you and her seem to live at the same address.

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Can 2p2 do an IP address ping on pokerdoc101 and CeoPoker1, I can venture an educated guess that the IP addresses are identical!

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They don't have to ping. IP number is usually recorded when you post- it's just not displayed for us (the normal users).

[brendanb438]

If a MOD can verify those are the same IP address then CEO needs to be blacklisted by the 2+2 community. Also we can get people to get word published in some of the major mags out there.

-Brendan