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Originally Posted by byronkincaid
This looks terrible from so many angles...
1. A hidden £200 vig, which was not made clear to the players.
2. This extra vig was supposed to be "for the dealers". But apparently the dealers did not get any of it... it all went to some guys that were flown in from the US (I think to help organise the event but this is not clear). Clearly it is pretty bad to take an extra vig without being totally transparent about it from the outset. But many players might still (grudgingly) accept this if they know it is going to the guys who dealt to them for the duration. And of course then they can decide not to tip if they cash without feeling bad about it. But when it turns out that this hidden and enforced vig did
not actually go to the dealers at all... well it is just really, really bad.
3. The card room manager from the Palm Beach has posted in the thread trying to defend the situation. But his post is really bad, and actually makes the situation look even worse in some ways! He's obviously not great with words, and some of what he says does not fully make sense. But it appears like he is arguing that it was ok to impose a hidden extra vig and then give it all to the guys from the US, because these guys were responsible for getting some of the US 'stars' like Ivey to fly out and play the event. I find it hard to believe that this really is what he means, but it does appear that way - "Hey guys you should all be happy to pay that extra £200 to these American colleagues of mine. After all, they managed to persuade PHIL IVEY(!!!) to come and play with you!".
The whole thing looks awful imho.
Last edited by CurryLover; 09-09-2010 at 11:17 AM.