His options are:

-- Liquidate assets (home, investments, properties), if any

-- Reach a settlement/payment plan with the IRS

-- Attempt to negotiate payment plans/settlements with his creditors

-- Borrow money from family/friends, if possible

-- Bink a tournament/make money @ cash game while staked

If that fails, enter bankruptcy (likely chapter 7) and discharge as much debt as possible, and then repeat the cycle. Given that the IRS tax liens have already been levied, and they are not an insubstantial sum, they won't go away with chapter 7.

It's pretty hard to know exactly how deep in the hole he is without knowing his assets, but IRS tax liens are not the option of first resort for the IRS. My guess (and it is just that, a guess), is that his financial situation is fairly dire, and he's yet to come to grips with it entirely.

Livin' De Life a little too large, and a little too long, imo.

Pimp out his woman to all the internet poker geeks!!!

has anyone posted the pic of him in his fam room with a thousand flat screens across the wall. Wonder what happened to that room

Bob,

I'm routing for you to bink the 1 drop! (if you play). Sick tweeter. Good guy. Rare in the poker world. Good luck with the remaining 10% from E-DODGE

one thing I never understood about these situations is how the degens like him who owe the money don't end up with broken legs or worse? Sometimes I think because what good would that do if he can't pay the money back, but on the other hand, then I see him in tournaments etc. So people are hoping he binks these under staking arrangements and then actually pay them back? This seems ridiculous.

Oh my lord. I was watching this hand and I was thinking ok he's slowplayed his aces and when the king hits the turn although I wasn't a fan of his play here it looked like it was going to pay dividends and I was wondering why this hand was posted. Then I thought the K must hit the river and he looks like a douche for slowplaying his aces. King doesn't hit the river and I'm thinking well what's the problem here he's going to get paid off and then the bomb shell fold on the river and the realisation why this hand was posted and what an utterly moronic fold that was. Thanks for posting

Already confirmed he was playing, purchased the seat from a Satty winner afaik. I can see the Dos Equis meme already "I don't ever play poker tournaments,... but when I do they are $1mil buyins".

and +1 love to see you ship this (as long as that means you wouldn't quit live tweeting games)

I'll never feel bad for a thieving, unethical degenerate who was making more than $200k/mo and freerolling every tournament who then ends up millions in debt, and you shouldn't either.

FYP

Lindgren Bubbles In The Strangest of Circumstances

Read more: http://www.pokernews.com/live-report...ha-six-handed/

Just wow

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doesn't say anything, says "details to follow" (so yea...I guess it does say something)

Probably a good idea to have pointed this out. For no particular reason that I can think of, I'd completely accepted that poster's assertion is true.

weird...they have now taken down that post about Erick

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Weird indeed...what did it say?

Daniel Hindin made a standard raise from the cutoff, Erick Lindgren made the call from the small blind and that was about as standard as this hand got!
Flop:
Lindgren check-called a Hindin c-bet.
Turn:
Lindgren put out a pot sized bet of 32,000 and Hindin started to think…and think…and think…and think. A few minutes passed by and the other tables in the room ended their action and started to gather around. Meanwhile Hindin continued thinking…and thinking…and thinking.
"Geez, what have you got?" Asked Lindgren.
Back to Hindin, who periodically checked the clock, while continuing to think…and think… and think. After at least five minutes Lindgren calls the clock and the floor arrive. The countdown from ten started and we were thinking, "Either Hindin is completely nuts or he doesn't know it is his turn to act!"
The countdown reached zero, neither Lindgren nor Hindin moved a muscle, the dealer moved the chips towards Lindgren and the activity started to disperse, "Wait! I won the pot!" Said Hindin, "What are you talking about?" Said Lindgren.
To cut a very long story short, Hindin told the table that he had announced he was 'all-in'. Tom Marchese confirmed what Hindin was saying and both Jan Collado and Naoya Kihara said they heard Hindin say 'pot'. Neither the dealer nor Lindgren had heard Hindin, and he had not pushed any chips forward to indicate he was all-in.
"Why would I call the clock on myself?" Asked Lindgren.
The floor went to get a senior power to make a call on the hand, but the two players wanted to continue and play it out. In the end they were allowed to continue and so Hindin's pot size raise stood, Lindgren moved all-in and Hindin called. Still with us?
Lindgren
Hindin
So Lindgren had the straight and the re-draw to the diamond flush draw and Hindin had a set and redraw to the hearts and full-house.
River:
An amazing card for Hindin and tragic news for Lindgren. The filled up Hindin and the pot - that was initially Lindgren's - now sat in front of Hindin and E-Dog was out.

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wow, sucks for the IRS.

wth is going on in that gif?

http://www.pokernews.com/live-report...hips.31334.htm

lindgren is not an old school live pro. he came from magic the gathering, same as many internet kids. he played a ton of magic online, pretty sure.

Are you not confusing him with fellow poker playing Eric - Eric Froehlich, who did play a lot of Magic?

http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news...eric-froehlich

sorry to revive an old thread... but this seems to have come up again...

Grinder Mizrachi had an interesting "rant" on on Twitter... these are several posts combined into one.

Question?What If someone makes a bet lays 5-1 on a bracelet bet u lay 20k to win 100k and when It comes to pay he says he files bankruptcy!
Hi Michael I am sorry but certain circumstances came up and I had to file bankruptcy. I listed you to in the list and I know you received letter from the law office Bricks. Again I am sorry but there is nothing I can do My response: Why did you make a bet if you can't honor it ? I paid $47,500 to every 1 who had action! You can work a payment plan Will reveal the name after. Keeps going on and on. His last words. This is my last answer. GL in your Tournament's Any thoughts? He claimed to have a bet with Durr last year and collected ... Obviously took a shot at me to win 20k and couldn't pay !! Offered him a payment plan... Said there's nothing he can do. Just claiming his bankrupt. Why make the bet!!Why not cancel during series? My fav 1: Sorry this happens after the bet. During the WSOP the multibank did a garnishment and I dident get the 46000 I won in event 9. This is why I could play more any events at WSOP. Sorry but you should now after bankruptcy there is no payment to nobody. Trustee is in charge. Sorry for any inconvinience finished 12

to which Mike The Mouth Matusow responded
everyone knows this is lindgren who did this to you its your fault for not knowing his situation #donk

Thats just Matusow being a know it all as usual. Grinder went on to say who it was. His name was Giorgio Medici or something like that.

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Was watching the 2011 (last year's) Main Event coverage just now and came across this gem, from Norman Chad (via Erick):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVxL6...ilpage#t=1142s

I enjoyed it, anyway.

Also, this from earlier in same vid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVxL6...ailpage#t=301s