WSOP/Bellagio lll Staking Opp!.!

[stephenNUTS]

I have been working on putting together a fund of monies/investors to stake a "field of horses" in various events at this years WSOP(June 1st-July17th and the Bellagio Cuplll(June 11th-July 13th) Tournament Series.This venture is in the final stages right now,and I will personally be there for the entire time to oversee everything.I already have some proven "name" players interested( I will NOT be naming ANY individuals,so DONT ask),but I am also looking for some fresh faces as well,interested in being staked,with EACH individual deal independent of each other.The following criteria is imperative to be even considered:
1.Some LIVE MTT track record with results,no matter how small the buy-in ,that can be verified via cardplayer,pokerpages,pocketfives,etc.or any other reliable source for confirmation
2.Internet MTT players,will be considered,with verified results/SCREENAMES at various O/L sites that have a +ROI%,and havent had the chance to play live due to age,lack of a casino location,larger B/I funds,etc.
3.Players that a "known" live pro/internet pro CAN and WILL vouch for(not money wise,but CHARACTER,TALENT and ABILITY wise)that are looking for a unique oppurtunity
4.For players that have been staked,or have a current arrangement,..an explanation of your existing/former deal,+/-makeup figure,percentage's,etc.It would be a posistive if your current stakers can be verified in case there is a red figure that has to be dealt with.
5.Obviously those with a proven track record can ,and will be entitled to a much higher % payout,with some potential paid expenses as well .

**P.M. me with a brief bio/resume/proposal ....ONCE (and I mean ONLY ONCE,so dont be a pest),I will respond to ALL SERIOUS inquiries ONLY within a week if I am interested.
Remember that I am looking to make money WITH YOU so unless your name is J.C Tran,dont reply with ludicrous demands.
If I am interested I will PM you with all pertinent contact info to take this to the next step,as June 1st is only 4 weeks away.I would venture to say I am looking for "maybe" 10-15 eligible players.
Anyone contacting me will obviously be kept anonymous!

~stephen

[Tyler Durden]

Post deleted by Lloyd

[GTL]

hey stephen, i pmed you. good luck finding some good horses.

[stephenNUTS]

A couple of things guys:

First of all,I dont reco. posting any personal info on the forum ..e.g phone #'s,e-mails,etc.Send me ONE P.M,and as I said I will get back to everyone.If we go to step TWO I will contact YOU again to then negotiate via e-mail,then phone,then in person to finalize everything in Las Vegas just prior to the Series.
There is NO need to send me "5 thousand duplicate P.M.s" as that has become my FIRST grounds for elimination!

As a LIVE player myself,I have a pretty good feel of the current MTT players available through other pro's oppinions,cardplayer-pokerpages stats,my own experiance with you,etc,but online is abit foreign to me.I have however assembled some pretty tough critics/players that are ONLINE 2+2 members themselves,so its going to tougher to just mention some "BS MTT online tournament you cashed in 3 years ago".

LASTLY,,,,,,,,,,I am not interested in staking anyone playing CASH.It would be much,much harder to monitor that,and you would have be a PROVEN WINNER to ME(that is MY arena), as well as having a much longer business relationship/trust than a basic forum response or mentioning someones name.
On the other hand regarding MTT's,I will be aware of everyone's individual deal,event#,table seating,updates,etc.
Down the road CASH,"may" be considered,but first things first!

Thanks
~stephen

[Tyler Durden]

lol I posted from work and was in a rush and thought I was sending a PM.....[censored]!!!

[THAY3R]

Stephen,

Are you still looking for players to stake?

To be honest I am rather shocked I have not recieved a PM back.

[ShadowBJ21]

Can you imagine how many PM's he may have received since his first post?
I'm sure it will take some time to sort this out.

I PM'd him too and honestly if I don't get a response I just accept that I'm not one of those to be chosen. I don't expect him to response to all people.

But I'm sure he will post here as soon as they made a decision. Until then ... we probably just have to be patient.

Shadow

[DoGGz]

[ QUOTE ]
Can you imagine how many PM's he may have received since his first post?
I'm sure it will take some time to sort this out.

I PM'd him too and honestly if I don't get a response I just accept that I'm not one of those to be chosen. I don't expect him to response to all people.

But I'm sure he will post here as soon as they made a decision. Until then ... we probably just have to be patient.

Shadow

[/ QUOTE ]

Yes, I wouldn't be supprised if he got 100 serious inquires.

[stephenNUTS]

[ QUOTE ]
Stephen,

Are you still looking for players to stake?

To be honest I am rather shocked I have not recieved a PM back.

[/ QUOTE ]

Thay3r
Shocked about what?...
Its THAT kind of response that HELPED me narrow down the field.Besides posting multiple times,numerous PM's,NO verification from ANYONE,and the deparate tone in your posts,etc.........

Think again....YOU are the one looking for backing NOT ME.I think you should look elsewhere,if you feel that quote justifies an immediate response,,,,,,followed by $35K worth of tournament entries......wow!

I should have realized that posting in a public forum,would get me some whacky replies,but I NEVER thought that the many legitimate,PATIENT,requests from what looks like decent tournament results,would think they WOULDNT be investigated thoroughly?
I mean I AM potentially putting up thousands of $$$ to individuals that I have NEVER met,nor done business with.
As in any business venture,doing my homework is a #1 priority.Its a shame,as there are alot of genuine posters/players that displayed TRUE honesty and humbleness in the requests.
I am,and WILL still be staking,a few more of you that I have narrowed down that "deserve" a shot, in a couple of the smaller WSOP events,but that really has been tarnished by the obviously desparate few that make me skeptical recruiting in this manner,resulting in scrutinizing each player in greater depth.Do you really think I would be just sending out monies/backing to anyone who PM'ed me with some tournament results and nothing else?
The process was going to be simple.PM to start,pre-screening,followed by exchange of e-mail/phone contacts,preliminary potential "deal-arrangement" ,eventual meeting personally in LV,and,if all goes well...TEAM MEMBER
I am not finsihed screening yet(I will be by this weekend),but anyone not contacted yet WILL be Monday May 14th.

I have narrowed the field down to about 5-7 more 2+2'ers(I have THREE confirmed horses at this time, and DON'T ASK,as they will not be revealing thier names as well and they know who they are anyway)!
With almost 900 responses recieved, many were not eligible in any way shape or form to begin with.I would venture to say about 80% of these were from players that had LITTLE or NO live experiance,and their respective on-line track record was nothing to speak of as well .However,as I mentioned before I have TWO highly respected and PROVEN MTT winners chosen($2MM+ in career earnings) ,that are forum members,and after they helped me research the prospective candidates,MOST by their standards ,were either too inexperianced,BS'ing,looking for cash,desparate, BROKE......or obviously looking to take shot at me,and most importantly RUINING it for the deserving few.I didnt think that a unique oppurtunity ,would leave such a bad taste in my mouth,after my original sincere legitimate proposal.
Check your P.M's by Monday!
Thanks,
~stephen

[IvanXDurham]

[ QUOTE ]
if you feel that quote justifies an immediate response,,,,,,followed by $35K worth of tournament entries

[/ QUOTE ]


Daaayum.