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09-05-2012 , 12:03 PM

BigRounder9

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The Partouche Poker Tour (PPT), self-stylized “biggest poker tournament in Europe,” has informed players today that the prize pool for its Main Event is only €4.3m, not the €5m originally guaranteed.

The €8500 buy-in tournament, a culmination of many satellites and super satellites held across casinos in France, was originally sold as having a €5m guaranteed prize pool; that is, Partouche will ensure at least €5m is awarded in prizes regardless of the number of entries.

http://pokerfuse.com/news/poker-room...-5m-guarantee/

Last edited by Kevmath; 09-05-2012 at 12:10 PM.

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09-05-2012 , 12:07 PM

Cyluscylus

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This must be illegal right?

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09-05-2012 , 12:10 PM

shpanko

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wow. This is disgusting.

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09-05-2012 , 12:12 PM

GrimeRat420

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Wasnt there a huge thread few years ago about how awful the partouche venue is, even reporting instances of cheating?

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09-05-2012 , 12:12 PM

LolDonkamentz

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Thank god, it had been 30 mins since I'd heard a bit of news from the poker world that makes me ashamed to be part of it.

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09-05-2012 , 12:13 PM

Fragger

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Twitter is exploding with this

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09-05-2012 , 12:15 PM

BigRounder9

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Here's a link to Partouche.be, proudly boasting the 5 million guarantee:

https://www.partouche.be/actu/tournois-live.html

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09-05-2012 , 12:22 PM

mjcace

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No surprise, every year this Casino gets negative feedback from players. boycott

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09-05-2012 , 12:26 PM

jjriverrun

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I hate Partouche almost as much as I hate the French poker scene. Angling scumbags with casino employees backing them up everywhere. I hope PPT burns for this.

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09-05-2012 , 12:28 PM

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SwoopAE

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Has to be a court somewhere that the casino can be sued in for breach of contract

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09-05-2012 , 12:31 PM

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Psycho Boy Jack

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i guess im alone here.
lol sry i dont get why this is such a deal. thats still a big tournament. poker players get annoyed fast these days.

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09-05-2012 , 12:31 PM

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e1cnr

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Originally Posted by SwoopAE

Has to be a court somewhere that the casino can be sued in for breach of contract

did the entry fees / satellites include contracts?

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09-05-2012 , 12:43 PM

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Kevmath

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From Peter Jetten on Twitter:

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One of the head Partouche people told me “this was not a guarentee but a marketing trick

I had someone in the French poker media DM me, stating the same thing.

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09-05-2012 , 12:47 PM

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tarheelbluez

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Wow just wow... Should be called pardouche poker tour now. Next week they will be sorry and everything will be ok again.....

Someone seriously needs to make a regulatory committee and u have to pass thru that process before you can host ANY poker related event. Of course I dont mean home games or such, just any event advertised to the masses that charges a rake.

Like someone said earlier here... Its only been 30 minutes since the last scam was exposed....

What a crock of ****

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09-05-2012 , 12:49 PM

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eric316

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IS there a link to even live updates of the tourney

I cant find anything on the site thats decent

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09-05-2012 , 12:49 PM

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zerosum79

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Not a guarantee but a trick? Isn't PPT regulated? What is their regulator doing about this?

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09-05-2012 , 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Kevmath

I had someone in the French poker media DM me, stating the same thing.

Caught pretty much the same in the French status updates, mind you if that was the case they should take lessons in marketing and stop alternating the website just prior to the event. And well, the players are not amused at all.

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09-05-2012 , 12:50 PM

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09-05-2012 , 12:50 PM

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Go Get It

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Def boycott worthy imo.

And great screen shot.

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09-05-2012 , 12:50 PM

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zerosum79

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PPT = Probably guaranteed Poker Tour

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09-05-2012 , 12:54 PM

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eric316

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https://www.partouche.fr/partouche-clickandchips.html

finally found the chip counts section

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09-05-2012 , 12:56 PM

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Kevmath

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Partouche.fr for updates from the PPT

Also clubpoker.fr and winamax.com for updates, none in English.

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09-05-2012 , 01:08 PM

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Shane Gamble

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Really hope Matt Savage explains this because it's pretty ridiculous

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09-05-2012 , 01:11 PM

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Fold_Pls

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I still don't understand why these poker players are still sitting in their chairs.

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09-05-2012 , 01:11 PM

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Dudd

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What good is the bureaucracy of the EU if false advertising this sloppy isn't in violation of eight million different laws?

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