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Howard's mention of the age would probably be controlling even without the "freak" comment. It would look pretty terrible for FTP to sponsor an under-21 American to play in a tournament when many of the leaders of FTP (Lederer, Ferguson, etc) are lobbying with the PPA re: online poker, especially if they say that they could keep online poker 21 & over.

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11-07-2007 , 08:24 PM

#78

grando

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Who is this kid i wanna see a pic of him. I hate FAT people, fat people sit on buses and take 2 seats. FAT people have Diabetes. Fat people invented AIDS

fat people also multiaccount bc they need at least two seats during a tournament imo

lolz

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11-07-2007 , 08:25 PM

#79

Victor

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Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 71,951

link to gobbo vids. im curious how "weird" he was.

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11-07-2007 , 08:29 PM

#80

JP OSU

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Lederer must feel embarrassed, and he probably shouldn't have called Jimmy a "freak," but just to take his side for a minute...

Howard represents FTP and is obviously counted on to make good decisions for the pros who join the team. Fact is, Jimmy, as good a player as he is, does come across a little weird on TV. He IS very young, he HAS made some fairly negative statements about other pros, and it's *probably* true that his type of image is not the image FTP wants to promote. So he was just making a fairly reasonable business decision, even though the way he made it was impersonal and insulting.

But the point is, he wasn't saying it to Jimmy and wasn't trying to harm Jimmy. I blame the FT emailer for outing Howard and showing Jimmy an email Jimmy had no business seeing. Believe me, I've said tons of things about people behind their backs that I only said because I knew it wouldn't get back to them. We all have. Doesn't mean we're all scumbags.

The villain here is FTP, with Howard only being a minor accessory.

This is the nice way of saying

" The guy's a freak and a very weird dude. He is also quite young. I think we should stay away."

You should have went a different direction with your email.

Hi I am morbidly obese. My 5x Full Tilt jersey is guaranteed to be seen on TV from anywhere in the room. You get more bang for your buck by me wearing a tarp disguised as a jersey. People will have no choice but look at your logo as I waddle past them.

[censored] like this makes me so [censored] angry, will you people get a life and give him a [censored] break...

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11-07-2007 , 08:29 PM

#81

aislephive

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This is awesome on so many levels. Hahaha, gotta love FTP's incompetent customer service.

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11-07-2007 , 08:30 PM

#82

its_just_me

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This is awesome on so many levels. Hahaha, gotta love FTP's incompetent customer service.

qfmft

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11-07-2007 , 08:30 PM

#83

ADK

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lol lol

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11-07-2007 , 08:30 PM

#84

Panthro

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so awesome. gawd i love the interweb

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11-07-2007 , 08:32 PM

#85

rothko

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LMFAO i saw his pic lol. Do u plan on losing any weight? I can get u into my Ballys under a family plan. I will say ur my ******ed cousin.

Dude and ur in Champaign if u goto school there man i wanna drive down from Chicago only if u promise me that i can poke you with a Stick.

U think they will sponsor u, u look crazy and who the hell do u think u r.

go walk in traffic

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11-07-2007 , 08:34 PM

#86

Madman Madman

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Dang I really wanted to hear matusows opinion

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11-07-2007 , 08:34 PM

#87

nuggetz87

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wow thats so [censored] up

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11-07-2007 , 08:35 PM

#88

deaders

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its funny because you got called a freak and very weird dude by someone who comes across as being a freak and a very weird dude himself.

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11-07-2007 , 08:35 PM

#89

metsfan88

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Dang I really wanted to hear matusows opinion

someone should call him on his show the mouthpiece and ask about this lol

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11-07-2007 , 08:36 PM

#90

THAY3R

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wow thats so [censored] up

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11-07-2007 , 08:36 PM

#91

ddrstel

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Met you outside Empire Casino just before the HORSE WSOPE event began and genuinely one of the nicest guys I've met.

I kinda respected Lederer before this. It's amazing how unprofessional and dickish people can be. [censored] Lederer and i would really love to see if he replies

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11-07-2007 , 08:36 PM

#92

ImsaKidd

CHOO CHOO

Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 20,758

Guys i went out to eat w/ gobbo one time and I think I ate more than him.

Do I get a gold star?

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11-07-2007 , 08:37 PM

#93

1968

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Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 3,218

howard is obv jealous of gobbos success..
cant believe how unprofessional ftp are.. its like a bunch of American frat boys run the site..

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11-07-2007 , 08:38 PM

#94

Chodeaments

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Can u ride a bike man?

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11-07-2007 , 08:39 PM

#95

rounder00

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In before Howard is more hated then annie

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11-07-2007 , 08:39 PM

#96

NewTeaBag

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LOL

Priceless coming from HL.

Gobbo, you should feel quite happy to be insulted by a site owner which proudly supports convicted felons, high stakes gambling cheats/hustlers, drug addicts, degenerate gamblers, unprofessional and ungentlemanly public spectacles and others with assorted sordid backgrounds.

Best of Luck in your hunt for a sponsor and in the tournament.

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11-07-2007 , 08:40 PM

#97

blah_blah

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Guys i went out to eat w/ gobbo one time and he definitely ate more than me

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11-07-2007 , 08:41 PM

#98

Chodeaments

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LOL

Priceless coming from HL.

Gobbo, you should feel quite happy to be rejected by a site which proudly lists convicted felons, high stakes gambling cheats/hustlers, drug addicts, degenerate gamblers, unprofessional and ungentlemanly public spectacles and others with assorted sordid backgrounds.

Best of Luck in your hunt for a sponsor and in the tournament.

Who was a felon? And who was a cheat? and who is a Drug abuser? Who is a degen?

I wanna know cuz FTP is rigged