Real Name: Andres Coppini
PokerStars: Llambias
Had issues with Llambias in regards to his volume from the start; he was signed to play 500 games/month and failed to eclipse that number once during the contract. In his first full month with us, he fell short of that volume goal but binked $15k -- according to the contract, his split was to drop from 55/45 to 40/60. But since he had played ~close (483) to the amount required, I decided to allow him to chop at the 55/45 rate.
Over the next few months, his volume worsened. He didn't play more than 200 games per month and built up low five figures worth of MU. Recently, he shipped the same tournament, paid back MU, and sent my profit cut at 55/45. However, since his volume was far under the allowed amount, I insisted he send the extra 15% specified in the contract.
He refused. Among the excuses were:
1) I made enough money in the contract
2) He didn't read the contract
3) He had told me that he couldn't grind as much because of a side business
#1 and #2 are obviously laughable, #3 is somewhat true. I went back through our Skype logs and found two instances where he mentioned a side business.
The first one occurred after he suffered a bad beat deep in a MTT and was lamenting his lack of binks, when I told him that he'd have a better chance of hitting a big score if he grinded more frequently
The second took place during a discussion when he was trying to add higher buy-ins to his schedule
Neither time did he say anything about the volume requirements being too high and/or wishing to change the rules in regards to the penalty for missing his volume goals.
Looking back, perhaps it's on me to say something about his lack of volume. I felt I didn't need to provide 'warnings' that he was missing volume goals. While every other backer I've talked to has agreed with me, I understand that Llambias feels (or claims to feel) that he doesn't owe the money and offered to split the amount (Pay 7.5%) with me. He declined.
Therefore, I have no choice but to at least make the community aware that he is a horse who does not adhere to the contracts he signs. The 15% difference in dispute is $1413.45.