Lol, and you seriously think someone who is out to scam is going to worry about the interest rate? They have no intention to pay back FFS.

You seriously can't think this is a good idea.

Booth was already sounding like desperately need money in that thread...

[X] Booth way in over his head
[ ] Surprised

the poker community has grown cold, gl doug!

Another horrible situation. I hope you get your money back WCG, I always thought you were one of the most solid posters on here.

Since I've joined 2 + 2, I've seen threads describing similar situations about 30 times. I will never understand how pros part ways so easily with their money. To most people (including myself) 30 000 dollars is a hefty amount of money. It's a down-payment on a house or condo in many areas of North America...in Florida, it buys the entire house. It shouldn't be treated carelessly.

If a "pro" poker player needs a loan, let's evaluate some possible reasons.:

1-) They are playing over their head and taking risks a true "pro" shouldn't take.
2-) They are living outside their means.

If they treated poker like a business (i.e. like a professional) and made better life decisions, they wouldn't need a loan. Since the lenders are not bankers, they should evaluate every loan request against this persons "gambler credit rating". If they are asking for a loan out of pure laziness (can't be bothered to transfer first or go to the bank or their safe, etc.) then let someone else lend them the money. You might come off as an *******, but at least you will never get burned. If someone has cash, then make them pay in advance before you transfer, especially if this person is a "friend of a friend but totally good for it".

^ DID NOT read OP

Why do some people think this situation was a loan? It was a swap that one party did not complete their end of the deal. Question: why didn't Booth ship back the money? And what is his sn? Sorry if these have been answered already.

GL getting your money back from the Canada's biggest degen.

If someone actually had funds....they could easily fund their own poker account.....
He supposedly lives in Canada when online poker is still legal. Also it should be obvious that someone needing that amount of money online is a losing player with a zero account balance.

thinking about it, i should probably start doing this

When does the additional dirt come out WCG?

A swap is just a very short term loan...obviously now it's just theft. I can be a nit too, but I was speaking in general terms.

It should be obvious you never deposited 20k

Pretty sure a swap is a trade...just a guess tho..

brad booth's facebook page has been deleted! this is a sign he has no interest in explaining himself. he has just whiped himself off the social media scene.

edit: i found his twitter page and a secondary fb page however.

No, its not. It's simply a trade.

Deleting his facebook and dodging this thread... scumbagging at it's finest

Aren't there "collection agencies" that deal specifically with this type of transaction for about 50% juice?

+1

Is this the "old school" way of thought? If someone steals your money they outsmarted you so they deserve the money and everyone should laugh at the victim?

LOL --- I told him what I thought of him VIA Twitter yesterday... Tried to tell him again today:

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Brad Booth

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Poker Player/High Stakes Poker on GSN, NBC Heads Up and NBC's Poker after Dark/ Missed 12 days of poker in 15 years, Respect to the Poker community

Pretty sure he didn't delete his facebook, block you, maybe.

Correct, it's still up

You win. It's simply a trade in which you give someone money until they return that money