Professional Players boycotting WPT events

mhcmarty · #1 01-20-2006, 04:01 PM

I searched for this so I appologize if it's been covered. CardPlayer has a small article concerning the lower # of entrants in this year's WPO and mentions a "small contingent of professional players is boycotting WPT events".

Is it known who is boycotting WPT events???

freekobe · #2 01-20-2006, 04:31 PM

Andy Bloch has voiced his opposition to the World Poker Tour release. I think Ferguson was boycotting or considering boycotting. I read somewhere that Lederer didn't like the release either. I'm sure there are others too.

MCS · #3 01-20-2006, 04:43 PM

Bloch and Ferguson for sure.

I believe Ferguson said that he thought his sponsor agreements made it IMPOSSIBLE for him to agree to the WPT's terms.

NoSoup4U · #4 01-20-2006, 05:07 PM

I know Richard Brodie is avoiding them. It sounds like it is a lot of the Full Tilt guys.

Sponger. · #5 01-20-2006, 05:15 PM

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I know Richard Brodie is avoiding them. It sounds like it is a lot of the Full Tilt guys.

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I think I speak for many 2+2ers when I ask who the [censored] is Richard Brodie

Punker · #6 01-20-2006, 05:28 PM

He was the lead programmer behind MS Word in the early days of Microsoft and is a very rich man I suspect. He has an excellent blog about playing the WPT circuit as a basic amateur. If you google for "Quiet Lion" you should find it.

doc_1982 · #7 01-20-2006, 05:31 PM

I think maybe Paul Phillips is boycotting them too, although i'm not sure.

Why are they boycotting them?

Quicksilvre · #8 01-20-2006, 07:33 PM

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Why are they boycotting them?

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Mostly the release forms that the players have to sign to get in; a lot of players are bothered by the freedom the WPT has in using their names. Also, the crappy round structure at the final table probably contributes.

crackhead · #9 01-20-2006, 07:38 PM

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I think I speak for many 2+2ers when I ask who the [censored] is Richard Brodie

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Brodie is a super-wealthy former Microsoft guy who now apparently plays big $$$ online poker under the name QuietLion. And like Punker said, if you google his name, you'll find he's got a blog that talks about a lot of his poker experiences.

Sponger. · #10 01-20-2006, 09:00 PM

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I think I speak for many 2+2ers when I ask who the [censored] is Richard Brodie

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Brodie is a super-wealthy former Microsoft guy who now apparently plays big $$$ online poker under the name QuietLion. And like Punker said, if you google his name, you'll find he's got a blog that talks about a lot of his poker experiences.

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Seriously though, who the [censored] is Richard Brodie.