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Old 09-20-2012, 08:59 AM   #1
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Phil Galfond Sues Bluefire Poker

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http://www.onlinepoker.net/poker-new...-profits/16730

Cliffs: The suit alleges that Bluefire was not paying Galfond what they were supposed to: 38.33% of profits. This is probably why he left the site.

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"Apparently, Phil Galfond agreed a joint venture when the website launched in 2009, and was to receive up to 38.33% of its profits in return for releasing videos, blogs and being involved in the all the company’s major decisions. Subsequently, Galfond said he received from William F. Murphy $179,000 for his first year’s service, and over $238,000 the following year, but has yet to be paid for 2011. Galfond also claims he was never shown accounting records or tax returns to validate the sums he was given."

This is probably the only time I will have occasion to start an NVG thread so I hope it is newsworthy.
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Old 09-20-2012, 09:03 AM   #2
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Re: Phil Galfond Sues Bluefire Poker

Get 'em Phil!
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Old 09-20-2012, 09:06 AM   #3
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Re: Phil Galfond Sues Bluefire Poker

If Phil Galfond sues you, you know you got problems.
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Old 09-20-2012, 09:11 AM   #4
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gl phil...i snap left that site when galfond left...anybody else remember that weird ass thread that came out when he left??...somthing about one of the coaches was in love with another? and that same coach that said he was a pro soccer player or some ****??? it was def a strange thread..
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Old 09-20-2012, 09:12 AM   #5
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Damn 200k is a good salary for posting a video once in a while
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Old 09-20-2012, 09:15 AM   #6
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wow wasnt expecting this. go phil
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Old 09-20-2012, 09:15 AM   #7
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This is probably the only time I will have occasion to start an NVG thread so I hope it is newsworthy.
WAY beyond the minimum qualifications for it to be newsworthy Mr. McKracken. Looks like this OP is going out on top.
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Old 09-20-2012, 09:16 AM   #8
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gl phil...i snap left that site when galfond left...anybody else remember that weird ass thread that came out when he left??...somthing about one of the coaches was in love with another? and that same coach that said he was a pro soccer player or some ****??? it was def a strange thread..
Lol, I don't recall coaches being in love with each other but I do remember the soccer pro/liar coach being outted or w/e.

Yeah, it def was huge blow when Phil left, I didn't renew ether.
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Old 09-20-2012, 09:22 AM   #9
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Damn 200k is a good salary for posting a video once in a while
Seems like a bad deal to me. He is giving up some of his thought process for 5 buyins. Also I am suprised that he did not have a piece of the ownership of the site.
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Old 09-20-2012, 09:22 AM   #10
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Lol, I don't recall coaches being in love with each other but I do remember the soccer pro/liar coach being outted or w/e.

Yeah, it def was huge blow when Phil left, I didn't renew ether.

im pretty sure it invoved the same ppl ..one of the coaches left a blog post on bluefire confessing his love for the other coach....lol obv but all that **** happened the same day that galfond peace'd out...cant find the thread
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Old 09-20-2012, 09:25 AM   #11
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also, foreverjobless.com is murphy's newish blog which i have enjoyed reading so far. hope hes not a scumbaf

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Old 09-20-2012, 09:25 AM   #12
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He released a statement when he left saying it was on good terms so maybe they just refused to pay him.
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Old 09-20-2012, 09:36 AM   #13
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Re: Phil Galfond Sues Bluefire Poker

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/29...uefire+galfond

* ONE OF THE POSTS IN THIS STRANGE THREAD


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Guys, I am traveling and do not have access to the internet. However, I have spoken on the phone with Martin and Billy about the recent developments. Having learned of Don's ridiculous and slanderous accusations, I decided to drive over 30 minutes just to use an internet cafe to make a quick response.

Don's accusations are absolutely false. He is a disgruntled liar who appears to be a very disturbed individual. I honestly do not know what or why he seems to have some kind of ill will towards me, but I would like to point out that on two different occasions, he made a blog post about me that was taken down by BFP administrators. The first time, he talked about masturbating to a photograph of me. I am not aware of the contents of the second one (I saw the first one before it was taken down), but I understand that it also involved some sexual innuendo involving me. There is a reason that Don has not worked for Bluefire in quite some time.

I would also like to point out that Martin and I are very good friends. I spoke with him on the phone this morning - and he assured me that he believes me 100%. The post that he made in this thread is 100% legitamate (and he has verified that on twoplustwo). Another point: if Don's accusations were in fact true, how would he actually come to learn about them? Either I - or Billy (the owner of BFP) would have had to have informed Don. Obviously, if this had really happened, neither of us would ever have done so.

If necessary, I will respond to Don's moronic lies in more detail (and explain what really happened at the beginning of BFP when we collectively renegotiated our contracts) after I get back home. But for now, I just want to emphatically and categorically deny Don's ridiculous accusations. He is clearly a mentally disturbed individual who has some kind of strange fascination/vendetta with me.
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Old 09-20-2012, 09:49 AM   #14
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Re: Phil Galfond Sues Bluefire Poker

If Phil Galfond sues you, you lost the case
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Old 09-20-2012, 09:53 AM   #15
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Damn 200k is a good salary for posting a video once in a while
That wasn't Galfond's main or only value to the site. His credibility was a big part of it.
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