FTP Discussion Thread (Everything but big new news goes here. Cliffs in OP)

[WindigoBob]

Even the AP now is running Tapie is done, Stars is negotiating.

Almost everyone should be fairly pleased with this turn of events.

Those who didn't trust Tapie.

Those who simply wanted their money as soon as possible.

Those who flat out hated FT and would forever.

Leaving those who loved the FT software to be the disappointed class.

[Braindead2000]

For over a year the most rediculous gossips/assertions/futilities have been made here and now there is really big news and everybody is gone.

[WindigoBob]

All gone to the BIG NEWS thread

[cl72]

Wow.. U must have just got here today because u were pretty much wrong on everything...

But still good news for all it looks like so cheer up

[Bene Gesserit]

Originally Posted by Braindead2000

For over a year the most rediculous gossips/assertions/futilities have been made here and now there is really big news and everybody is gone.

I posted that this thread will be a ghost town as soon as really BIG NEWS hit. I think GBT pulling out of the deal IS fairly worthy of a NEW thread DUCY? Come on over and lets watch everyone post their ass off for a few days!

[cl72]

Last post was for three dee btw. Best wishes

[Braindead2000]

Originally Posted by Bene Gesserit

I posted that this thread will be a ghost town as soon as really BIG NEWS hit. I think GBT pulling out of the deal IS fairly worthy of a NEW thread DUCY? Come on over and lets watch everyone post their ass off for a few days!

126 pages in half a day. I could read a good book in the same time. I guess you had to be there from the beginning. I think I stay in this desolate desert.

[ra1sy]

So guys I was reading this:
http://www.pokernews.com/news/2012/0...tars-12516.htm
what really caught my eye was (in bold)
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April 24, 2012 14:45 p.m. PDT:PokerNews caught up with GBT attorney Behnam Dayanim Tuesday afternoon and asked him some follow-up questions regarding the statement.

Read more: http://www.pokernews.com/news/2012/0...tars-12516.htm

How long do you think it would have taken for GBT to repay players?

What we had agreed to do was 1.) Reinstate player balances immediately so players could use their balances on the site, and 2.) We said we would allow for a withdrawal of those balances over a period of time that would depend on a number of factors. The overwhelming majority of players would have been paid back within a year — a substantial majority of them immediately. Only a few of the large balances would take longer.

--
So, maybe its even good that deal was terminated

[MillimeterPeter]

Originally Posted by Braindead2000

126 pages in half a day. I could read a good book in the same time. I guess you had to be there from the beginning. I think I stay in this desolate desert.

you're doing it wrong

[TheDarkElf]

Originally Posted by three_dee

And that's the problem with your reasoning. You think that because your personal happiness is the most important thing in the world to you, it's the most important thing in the world to everyone else involved in a nine-figure business deal.

Your comfort and peace of mind is irrelevant to making a deal happen and easing your concerns about the money would do nothing to help you get your money back.

To make matters worse, the few times FTP or anyone else involved in these negotiations ever said anything publicly and it appeared in 2+2, it was immediately shat on. So they figured out pretty early on that the only announcement anyone wanted to here is "here is your maneys".



We read about the job postings because they leaked out. Not because Tapie held a press conference to announce them.



The reason for no communication is because they don't owe you an update, and as I said in an earlier post, they know that it will have not one iota of an effect on their future business plans, except the potential of raising hope and then dashing it. So there is no upside for them to bother with it, and lots of downside.

I guess you posted this one before reading the rest of the thread.

Ever hear the expression: look before you leap?

[bear187]

so glad to be on the verge of never having to check this thread or see it near the top of NVG again

[Bubbleblower]

Originally Posted by Kirbynator

a little bird.

He was right after all!

Given what he said precisely that has some interesting implications.
GBT pulling back now was just part of the big plan.

[Chinamaniac]

LOL @ tapies plan to pay ROW players

absolute joke

[cl72]

Just came from the big news thread. What a mess.! Lol... Everyone is still arguing with each other. It must be in poker player's nature

[dontwork]

Tapie was going to pay people back in 5 years. If they had anything left after deductions or inactivity.