I want to start by first off apologizing for all my failed apologies in the past. It has always been my wish to come clean and be accepted into the community like I was at the very beginning of my career, but the reasons behind my words weren't what they needed to be for me to realize the impact of my actions on the players, the poker community, and the outlook on online poker by the rest of the world. I have made the decision that it is time to move on with my life and to finally mature. It is necessary that I put myself on the back burner and dedicate myself to promoting this game and to repairing the image that I have created for it.

It was never my intention for my image and negative impact on the game to get this out of hand. In the beginning, I was a misguided kid with undeveloped morals and ethics. Once I got thrown under the bus by my actions, I always wanted to come back and to return where I once was, but this thinking is exactly why I am where I am now today. I never admitted that I had a true understanding of everything that I was doing, how I was affecting such a bigger picture than just being talked about in private conversations and on the occasion poker forum thread. I never made this clear because I never truly believed it. I always just wanted to be accepted, I didn't realize the first step was to come clean and understand once and for all the impact I had on the community.

With this being said... I would like to formally apologize. I apologize for all the players I have affected and the unfair equity that I stole from them in tournaments. I apologize to the entire poker community for highlighting the flaws of internet poker and giving it such a bad reputations in parts. It is a privilege that we should all be very thankful for, and I am deeply sorry that I took advantage of it for my own personal benefits. I apologize to everyone I offended, whether it be top name pros or micro stake grinders. I apologize to all those that have been close to me and have been affected negatively for associating with me. It is not fair for these people to be punished for my actions, but it is a grouping affect that they had to be aware they were getting themselves into.

I would also live to say that I am not the poker god that I tend to be talked up to be on the forums. My accomplishments have been vastly exaggerated, even by those close to me. I am aware that a part of this persona I have been given is because I have been the mentor to many phenomenal poker players in their own rights. I have to renounce this, however, and say that I have been very blessed to have such great minds come to me with the desire to improve and learn. I did nothing for them that they could have not have done for themselves. I merely helped them open their minds and to see their potential. I am very thankful for the praise I get for this, but I assure you I did very little and am merely very lucky to have worked with such great minds.

It is unfair how highly I am looked upon as a poker player, as well. No one should ever get some of the praises I get. I assure you that in poker, no one is vastly greater than anyone else on any given day. Poker is about evolving and adapting to every single hand in every single situation. The game merely rewards those who are bright enough to keep up with it.

I also haven't made nearly as much money as people think I have. I have lost a majority of my worth through the forms of failed staking arrangements. This is also something that tends to be greatly exaggerated.

Starting now, I will dedicate as much time and effort as needed in an attempt to right my wrongs of the past and restore faith in online poker. I understand if I cannot be forgiven for my actions, but I would like to repair the bad image the I helped create. I want to work with major poker sites and offer my guidance on how I feel this can be stopped completely and wiped out of online poker. Security is evolving everyday to get more sophisticated, and I commend the sites for that.

It is time that I move on with my life and right the wrongs of my past. I sincerely apologize for the mistakes that I have made and the corrupt image I have made for such a unique and beautiful game. The time calls for me to do everything in my part to receive forgiveness and to try to prevent any abuse to go on in the future. I will volunteer my time to the top sites if they will have me. I will also answer any questions that anyone might have, either about myself or my actions. I understand that the road to recovery is long and bumpy, but I assure you I will do everything in my power to amend my past and move on to a more ethical, aware, and self-understanding future.

omg

lets get on with it then, screennames please

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Frank Abagnale #2

WOW

didnt he already apologize

hellooooooooo...

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nice

wow, SN's plz

Screen names and major success on those names?

Or a more applicable question-

If you worked for a pokersite stopping multi-accounters, what would you do that they are not currently doing?

that was a lot of words to not really say **** at all

yo check it out, i typed a lot of words, can we forget i was a cheater and unban me and my friends? kthx.

Also I love these sincere apologies always come when either a) he needs to confront those he has wronged or wants to play a PokerStars sponsored live tournament or b) gets caught and has funds seized.

These empty apologies would be a lot better if you didnt make them after being caught over and over again. Also, screen names.

oh we're doing the apology thing again?

timing is everything

Names that I have used in the past include: iemdavid, misterblair, i<3$-flow, NewSeptember(ftp), bigtruck4w, BufuVoodoo(ftp), whitefish77, g0t t!lt? ... these are the major ones I remember, if I think of anymore I will post them.

This certainly is a start

ya hate to sound like a broken record but sn's are a must

tournaments you've won when you won them under what names

we need everything if you're coming clean

everything

EDIT: ****KKK you're IEMDAVID I ****ING KNEW IT GODDAMNT ****KKK

Given any thought to how you'll be returning this money? Obviously impossible to determine exactly who was affected and how much, but that doesn't mean it's OK for you to keep it. For starters, what was your cut when you took over for Plattsburgh? Perhaps contact FTP support for their recommendation as to how it ought to be distributed among the other players in that tournament?

And as others have said, list screennames as well as people you've ghosted or taken over for or who have let you use their accounts.

wait so you're not goglobal74?

So you made an apology when you turned 18 and promised to never multiaccount again because you wanted to play live tournaments and be accepted and not threatened/harassed.

Then you continued to steal from us.

Then stars really comes down on you and I assume is making it very difficult for you to play online poker so you come to us again with the same bs as last time because you want the community to accept you in some hopes that you will be allowed to play online again.

I really hope nobody falls for this/supports him.

Yes this was another. I have been forced to bounce around amny screennames so I don't remember some of them off the top of my head.