PPA should disassociate itself from scandal ridden CEO Poker tour

[burningyen]

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I would like to say that you guys should give Maria a second chance. I met her when I played in the CEO Poker Tour event at the Venetian (which was an extremely well run event) and she was nothing but honest and kind.

You all should really believe that she would never try to deceive anyone and that her ethics are top notch.

I hope to see you in the next CEO Poker Tournament.

Good Luck!

Juan

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This deserves a gimmick account medal.

[stephenNUTS]

My gut feeling is telling me that the PPA will be distancing itself from this mess as each post/day passes IMO.

Its JUST as bad publicity-wise for them,as for the CEO Poker Tour,the TAJ/Venetian,and as well as themselves who gave them their blessing in the first place!

NOW lets see if they step up to the plate for the defense of their principle cause.....THE PLAYERS who paid a fee to them as well,for fairness/support in the Poker World

~stephen feraca

[kaiser773]

Suzzer99 posted a note purporting to be from Jeffrey Gordon in the now-locked thread. The mispellings and poor writing style is similar to the choppy style found in some of Maria's notes. I would be surprised if the CEO of a legitimate / established charity would write "recive," "striken" (instead of "stricken"), "physcologically" ("physchologically"), and "rest assured that everything is on the up and up" (would the charity describe itself as "on the up and up"?).


I didn't see this posted anywhere else, and thought it might provide a laugh: http://www.thecommercialexpert.com/. Seamless photoshopping. also note the title of the page.

[Dranoel]

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Suzzer99 posted a note purporting to be from Jeffrey Gordon in the now-locked thread. The mispellings and poor writing style is similar to the choppy style found in some of Maria's notes. I would be surprised if the CEO of a legitimate / established charity would write "recive," "striken" (instead of "stricken"), "physcologically" ("physchologically"), and "rest assured that everything is on the up and up" (would the charity describe itself as "on the up and up"?).


I didn't see this posted anywhere else, and thought it might provide a laugh: http://www.thecommercialexpert.com/. Seamless photoshopping. also note the title of the page.

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That's hideous.

Their heads look photo-shopped on the bodies.

[Nroz]

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I wanted to respond regarding the Taj Event where you stated that $70,000 was missing. This is not correct and let me explain why.

There was an error in the number of players stated on the website, our apologies.

May 23rd - 62 players, previously stated 77.
May 24th - 32 players, previously state 45.

This can be easily verified by the casino.

We have made the correction and stated on the website that a correction was made, so everyone is aware that the original numbers were not correct.

You can verify this just by looking at the number of players paid. Usually about 10% of the player get paid.

May 23rd - 6 players paid.
May 24th - 5 players paid.

Hope this clears up these tournaments. I will send an email to Card Player and Bluff to update those tournament numbers.

Regards
Maria
CEO POKER

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Having read this entire thread it seems like this overstatement 'error' of total participants was a dishonest attempt to make the CEOPoker events seem more successful than they actually were. It fits perfectly with this:

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Without the CEO Tour actually sending me a written guarantee,you told me flat out that there were 150+ CEO's,Pro's,players,etc that had deposited $500 to "lock-up" a seat ,and I better sign up before the event sold out!

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It seems CEOPoker's MO has been to use deception from the very beginning.

It's more than a little scary that people like this can convince properties like the Taj and the Venetian to allow them to run these skimaments in their facilities.

[PokeReader]

I did some more research on the Maria/William combo, and will write it up soon, but thought all would like to know that aside from just being an item, the aforemention couple are married.

ReachOn, an email-driven business development company, uses an audio logo that can be heard when a new lead arrives in a customer's inbox. "The audio logo is our sound identity that penetrates and elevates an emotional response by clients. For us it is efficient marketing; the customer is always within earshot of our brand," explains Maria Peraza, CEO. "The sound message trigger builds a sonic brand and delivers a share of mind that visual branding alone cannot achieve."

http://www.fastcompany.com/resources...st/111504.html

[GaryTheGoat]

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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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[/ QUOTE ] Outside Accountant: Aurthur Anderson

I found this pretty funny since Arthur Anderson = BUSTO!

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Not to mention that it is misspelled...Arthur Andersen. lol

[chalk7]

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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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so comical. hi maria.

[doublejoker]

&lt;img src=http://www.reachon.com/images/luismariawilliamcar3copy.jpg&gt;

[doublejoker]

The link is a picture of maria......