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02-27-2012 , 03:01 AM

#18026

aggo

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 10,422

Part 1
Fact finding
Part 2
The shortfall
Part 3
Howard holed up in his mansion depressed
Part 4
Nuclear option becomes popular
Part 5
People take sides, get moderated
Part 6
A white knight appears
Part 7
Black
Part 8
Reduced to cheap laughs
Part 9
??? Tbd

Last edited by aggo; 02-27-2012 at 03:07 AM.

02-27-2012 , 03:08 AM

#18027

floptuf

banned

Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 339

Quote:

Originally Posted by OnWithTheShow

I heard the deal s dead. That is the word on the street if it wasn't already painstakingly obvious.

You heard? State facts. No one is dumb enough to listen to "I heard" anymore. Plus it's not obvious. There is facts that deal is very much alive. So shut your face until you can provide facts.

02-27-2012 , 03:10 AM

#18028

ShipItYo

veteran

Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 2,041

Quote:

Originally Posted by OnWithTheShow

I heard the deal s dead. That is the word on the street if it wasn't already painstakingly obvious.

for the 1000000000th time, if the deal were "dead" then we would all know about it by now.

02-27-2012 , 03:14 AM

#18029

Blizzuff

veteran

Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 2,713

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShipItYo

for the 1000000000th time, if the deal were "dead" then we would all know about it by now.

Well, maybe you just found out.

02-27-2012 , 03:20 AM

#18030

OnWithTheShow

adept

Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 903

Common knowledge it is over. Not sure why no one has mentioned this is the talk around poker other than it is so obvious it isn't worth talking about. I mean we wouldn't really sit around how wet water is.

02-27-2012 , 03:23 AM

#18031

Wreed Platzak

centurion

Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 159

Quote:

Originally Posted by OnWithTheShow

Strong post, Thanks !

02-27-2012 , 03:29 AM

#18032

ShipItYo

veteran

Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 2,041

Quote:

Originally Posted by OnWithTheShow

how is it common knowledge? what credible source do you have? none? thought so. until you have some type of source to back up your claims, please stop trolling this thread with pointless posts. thanks.

02-27-2012 , 04:14 AM

#18033

SuperJez

banned

Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,087

Howard, Bitar and Jesus are not going to announce the deal is dead, they have been stringing everyone along since black friday itself and no way they are saying that. The DOJ has never made a single announcement on this deal at all so I guess they are not about to start now.

That just leaves Tapie to officially announce the status of the deal. It might happen but they have been less than communicative so far so doubtful.

Gonna just be no news and ever increasing disappointment after the 29th? Seems that way sadly.

02-27-2012 , 04:22 AM

#18034

nickname

journeyman

Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 375

so what about diamondflush? she got to know better what the current situation is. anyone contacted her lately?

02-27-2012 , 04:26 AM

#18035

epix-

adept

Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 1,066

Quote:

Originally Posted by nickname

so what about diamondflush? she got to know better what the current situation is. anyone contacted her lately?

pretty sure if he/she has new information, it would be on the page.

02-27-2012 , 04:26 AM

#18036

starvingwriter82

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 7,793

Quote:

Originally Posted by OnWithTheShow

I heard the deal s dead. That is the word on the street if it wasn't already painstakingly obvious.

Well, if a random guy in a random thread on an internet forum said it, it must be true.

Case closed everyone, time to pack it up.

02-27-2012 , 05:02 AM

#18037

coduresa

journeyman

Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 350

Quote:

Originally Posted by SuperJez

thats what I was thinking,why would anybody be keen to announce that the deal is over,it could have happened a month ago and we might still not know about it,given FTP,DOJ and also GBT's lack of communication in the past.

02-27-2012 , 05:13 AM

#18038

foldacedeuce

journeyman

Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 253

Hi All and a new week, but the same old roundabout of "deal dead" and then arguments that "how do you know?"

I really hope that it is all decided and we all know where we are this week.

Come on Tapie's tell us something this week or gonna go mad.........

02-27-2012 , 09:30 AM

#18039

insidemanpoker

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 3,590

Good or bad I think it is really strange that Diamond flush has all but disappeared from this thread or commenting on the situation at all. To say nothing is going on right now is just bogus so either their sources don't know anything, they cannot share, or they are withholding information are the only options, which all sort of suck for the community.

02-27-2012 , 09:45 AM

#18040

AntiHer0

adept

Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 1,167

Quote:

Originally Posted by insidemanpoker

[x] sources don't know anything, obv.

When they have information, they (DF or Noah) usually allude to that fact even if they don't outright disclose it.

02-27-2012 , 11:00 AM

#18041

KingKongGrinder

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 3,598

Call me an optimist, but I think all the silence is a strong sign the deal isn't dead. I think if the deal was dead, we would have heard whispers from many very credible sources already.

02-27-2012 , 11:27 AM

#18042

AntiHer0

adept

Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 1,167

Quote:

Originally Posted by KingKongGrinder

Call me an optimist, but I think all the silence is a strong sign the deal isn't dead. I think if the deal was dead, we would have heard whispers from many very credible sources already.

agree 100%. If the deal had definitely fallen through there's no reason for silence toward the issue, I think we would know about it. People are just freaking out unnecessarily imo

02-27-2012 , 11:35 AM

#18043

foldacedeuce

journeyman

Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 253

The trouble is the silience can be interpreted either way, good or bad and players just want to know and so can move on.

The only thing is if there is progress or not, why are they not telling us? There is no-one else in the frame at present so why not tell us where things stand?

02-27-2012 , 11:45 AM

#18044

Bene Gesserit

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 6,365

Quote:

Originally Posted by foldacedeuce

Because the "suits" who are making ( or not making this deal) don't care spit what you or I want or need. We don't count in their calculations, never have, never will. HL said it right (for him) months ago. He told a reporter they would tell us something "When we're ready"! They, FTP, feel no obligation to keep us informed, neither does the DOJ, nor does Tapie. Unfortunately the players are at the mercy of events and some fairly unsavory characters and organizations. Despite this I am still optimistic, because there is a lot of money still at stake that these folks want to control. Stay cool if you can, sir

02-27-2012 , 11:57 AM

#18045

Jetto

banned

Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 10,886

****, I really miss FTPs software and the traffick. I mean **** I miss the software, the amount of tourneys and all that stuff that came with it.

**** ftp you ****ed up. as did whatever else happened with the bill or whatever

02-27-2012 , 12:06 PM

#18046

robkey69

journeyman

Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 315

Quote:

Originally Posted by AntiHer0

agree 100%. If the deal had definitely fallen through there's no reason for silence toward the issue, I think we would know about it. People are just freaking out unnecessarily imo

can you see the 1/3/12 opening taking place.

silence is golden - how the f is that

02-27-2012 , 12:52 PM

#18047

the_duece

grinder

Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 665

Here's your chance:

Quote:

Ivey competing again in the United States

Phil Ivey has come out of hiding. The TV poker pro is entered in the LA Poker Classic Main Event at the Commerce Casino in California, his first tournament since his name was dragged through the mud in the Full Tilt Poker mess.

There are reports that Ivey still owes FTP millions of dollars, and his reluctance to pay up may be holding up a deal that would enable regular players to get back money that they lost when the feds shut down the site last April 15.

Ivey has been playing in non-U.S. tournaments in recent months.

http://www.covers.com/articles/artic...?theArt=266235