Howard Lederer speaking on Inside Deal on why Durrrr isn't signed to Full Tilt:


"I'm sure that Full Tilt would love to have him.

"I think its just a matter of Full Tilt and Durrrr working it out, and working out a fair price.

"I don't think there's anything in the way of that happening, exceept for both sides deciding to make it happen.

"Obviously Durrrr is an enormously talented player, one of these days it would be great if he were representing the site."

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pay him the right amount and he will sign its that simple

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iirc durrrr didn't want the standard deal of 35hr/100% rb,

was intrested in the same type of deal as patrik's on i think? which is a % of the sites revenue...

i respect him alot for not taking a deal with a pokersite and being his own man, tom should just open up his own poker site imo, **** the rest!

How much do you think durrrr is losing in rake per year?

One of the biggest reasons I respect him is because he doesn't walk around acting like a billboard.

ptr has him paying about $15k just for holdem. Since I am a master exrapolator, I will guess no more than $50k for all games.

Pay that man. Pay that man his money.

I don't think this will happen

less than a buyin at the nosebleeds i would imagine

i think they're done chopping up the site's revenue, i.e. Team Full Tilt

after that, i don't think it's about money alone. I think it's more important to have the freedom to work with other companies/ have other deals (at least, from what I can recall from interviews).

hmm, I wonder why that was, I can't see why that wouldn't appeal to him?

Full Tilt have the upper hand becuase Durrrr has camped out on FTP, playing about 75% of his play there if not more? If the time comes when he does want sponsorship, for more exposure etc. or whatever, he'll be the one going to them, they don't need him because at present he won't bring anyone new to the tables.

Are FTP thinking that it's not worth giving up another percentage as Patrik perhaps hasn't delivered on the marketing potential they saw when he signed?

Since signing PA, he's only worn company colours on HSP and was ill for most (if not all) of the WSOP.

actually if he and his friends pooled their money this might not be a bad idea for a bunch of rich young dudes who know everything about poker but are probably sick of playing it by now. It seems like the older generation of poker big names have all gone into the business side so they will have to eventually also right? If playing high stakes is a dream then what is collecting rake every second? the best dream?

I find it interesting that Lederer speaks of Full Tilt in the third person when he's the mac daddy there.