Russ Hamilton verbally eviscerated; breaks down into an obscenity laced tirade - Page 6 - Poker News

Everyone gives Russ a lot of chit, but forgive the other players who cheat, and I wonder how many would take advantage of the same situation if it came to them.

The difference is that Russ stole $20 million in total.
It was not a small time operation.

Many,many players went broke over this.

Think about how many players went broke, given that he took 20 million out of the poker economy.

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01-20-2011 , 11:03 AM

#127

Pokerpingu

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If karma exists they would keep doing it to him

Also good written story OP. He deserves it

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01-20-2011 , 11:15 AM

#128

CRUDEFINDER

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This story is true, all over twitter yesterday.

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01-20-2011 , 11:32 AM

#129

Cosines11

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what the hell is going on in here? Hasn't it been established that Billy Sharkey IS the OP and he's just posting from the 2 separate accounts?

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01-20-2011 , 11:37 AM

#130

cjay142

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Good to know that Russ Hamilton is an easily recognized figure and hopefully this won't be the last of this sort of thread.

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01-20-2011 , 11:41 AM

#131

SmileyFaces

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Once again karma prevails.

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01-20-2011 , 11:59 AM

#132

billysharkey

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Originally Posted by Gap23Razor

i think i want to know did you & your friend quit winners or losers?

Russ Hamilton has been around gaming for a long time, and was part of blackjack teams during the 1980's...indeed, his demeanor in your game sounds like that of a big player on a card counting team...Negraneau said he did not invest in UB ecause of Hamilton's reputation...indeed, Negraneau's decision turned out right...and there were several others involved at UB, Hamilton was only the 1st named

sooooo, who was winning in the game while you were there?

we played for 45 minutes and game was quite dead, i won 300 he lost 100, russ was probably the only loser in the game maybe 2k

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01-20-2011 , 12:04 PM

#133

billysharkey

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Originally Posted by josecuervos

Nice one Billy!
When are you coming to Vegas?

coming to vegas for a lil of the venetian tourneys, im just paying rent in ct, in miami, then gonna have to pay for hotel in vegas, kinda sucks......no more free rooms, havent done a blackjack blowout vegas in a while now!!

this is a good thing,

this is jose pachon I assume, right?

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01-20-2011 , 12:48 PM

#134

TGB

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high5.jpg

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01-20-2011 , 12:57 PM

#135

Bozzytiger

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There have been polls taken on what would you do if you had a superuser acct. Only difference between us and Russ is he had access to a superuser acct and we didn't.

JUST SAYIN

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01-20-2011 , 12:58 PM

#136

that_pope

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I agree that RH was at fault, but is it 100% all his fault? I seriously doubt he has the programming knowledge to do this. So with that being said, I think he has also been sacrificed as the fall guy, to protect others behind the scenes...

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01-20-2011 , 01:02 PM

#137

Superfluous Man

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Originally Posted by that_pope

Yeah I doubt you have the ballistics knowledge to build a firearm, so it's totally not 100% your fault when you acquire a gun and you blow someone's brains out.

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01-20-2011 , 01:03 PM

#138

that_pope

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So he acted 100% alone and that has been proven? I just think we are letting others get away because UB released Hamilton's name and let him take the fall.

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01-20-2011 , 01:08 PM

#139

xbeatax

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Originally Posted by that_pope

So he acted 100% alone and that has been proven? I just think we are letting others get away because UB released Hamilton's name and let him take the fall.

I think if other names were involved, people on here wouldn't shy away from calling them out/harassing them, etc.

also, voted 5 stars.

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01-20-2011 , 01:24 PM

#140

billysharkey

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Originally Posted by xbeatax

Billy when you coming back to CT? just wondering

coming to ct in march I think. I love the weather and poker and everything else in florida though so I dont know, I might stay longer

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01-20-2011 , 01:29 PM

#141

billysharkey

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If I was to go back to try to find him and make a video of some more 'eviscerating', what are some good lines? (he is fat, btw, so that can be incorporated in the needles, also I believe he pays the floor there also to protect him, so that can be touched on too)

This is not a promise, but I am seriously considering doing it, though I think I will get perma banned from the poker room, which will kinda suck cuz they got a sick 5-10 plo game that runs regularly

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01-20-2011 , 01:38 PM

#142

Chef B.

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THIS HAS TO BE THE BEST 5 STAR STORY/THREAD OF THE NEW YEAR
GREAT WORK BILLY

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01-20-2011 , 01:48 PM

#143

ppatak

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I hope that thief gets **** everywhere he goes. Gj Wp

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01-20-2011 , 01:55 PM

#144

CRUDEFINDER

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Originally Posted by billysharkey

What's a perma-ban from a 2nd rate poker room vs 2p2 imortality? Songs will be written and photoshops will be done about OP's exploits.

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01-20-2011 , 02:06 PM

#145

DonkDonkDonkDonk

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you gotta go back man!! Do what's right!

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01-20-2011 , 02:29 PM

#146

SleepyLaBeef

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Originally Posted by Morris King

+1, travesty to see a former ME winner treated with such disrespect. Unless OP was there OP did not know what really happened IMO. Sounds like guy could have had a heart attack FFS.

I don't detect any sarcasm here, which is really disturbing.

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01-20-2011 , 02:34 PM

#147

ElevenGrover

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Originally Posted by Bozzytiger

There have been polls taken on what would you do if you had a superuser acct. Only difference between us and Russ is he had access to a superuser acct and we didn't.

This is ridiculous. For one, rake is high enough online the company is guaranteed to get that money anyway. Russ = owner via shares. After the scandal, they lost over half their customer base with a big drop in the rake sweet spot.

Most of "us" would have been smart enough to recognize this. Apparently you would not.

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01-20-2011 , 02:44 PM

#148

Dr. Pauly

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Nice work Billy. Be prepared for a future encounter. Look into buying a hidden camera, which are relatively cheap and can be purchased online at spy shops and home security retailers.

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01-20-2011 , 02:46 PM

#149

jspill

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Originally Posted by SleepyLaBeef

I don't detect any sarcasm here, which is really disturbing.

that poster is a troll gimmick account, mentioned in the thread a dozen posts up, and it can be seen as ironic sarcasm, as russ said 'you weren't there man, you don't know what really happened' when he blew up

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01-20-2011 , 03:19 PM

#150

Lovesantiques

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Originally Posted by Morris King

+1, travesty to see a former ME winner cheat at poker and rob millions from his fellow players. Unless OP read any of the thousands of posts detailing this, or read about it elsewhere, or talked with anyone who has been following this story OP did not know what really happened IMO. Sounds like guy could have had a heart attack FFS.

Fixed your post.