I know of a person who also recieved this same message. Waiting for this "4pm deadline announcment" before more is said.

Were the investment options:

$554,743 gets you 50% of the company.
Where did we come up with the number? Careful consideration of the funds we would need to make the PPC and Aruba main event even more successful next year.

I'm here, just trying to find out more answers... last thing I want to do is step on the toes of those trying to get paid. It may be 5pm central before I post again.

Well I know there's a huge group ready to blow that's using you as kind of an unofficial deadline, they're ready to tell their story.

I'm putting stuff together right now, but it's not good. Anybody wants to spout, let them. I can't tell you how unbelievably disappointed I am right now.

Last year's champ really dropped the ball in making a big deal out of how long it took him to get paid. Could have saved this whole mess.

Preparing a statement now for the Madison Poker Community which I will then post on here and Card Player.

I have been asked directly by the PPC to withhold my statement until Noon Eastern Time in order for them to come to a settlement on the issue with the players involved. Since we all want to see payment made in full, I will once again cross my fingers and hope that this will be resolved.

I'm well aware that this compromise may seem as capitulating to the will of the PPC, but I don't think that's the case. I choose to believe that I'm helping to facilitate the possible payment of one of the members of the Madison Poker Community as well as the other 2016 PPC Aruba World Championship Final Table members.

My name is Michael Hanson and I am the Founder/Director of the Madison Poker Community, a group which currently boasts over 1000+ members on Facebook.

These guys are professional stallers and it sucks that they keep getting more time. I hope it's all for a reason and people get paid.

Yeah, but you're probably doing so on the backs of newly duped (and uninformed) "investors". Pretty irresponsible at this late stage to let others get bilked.


Sure smells like ponzi desperation.
Nice work here, ClickItBak.

Would appreciate any guidance on how to bring this to the attention of the FBI if (as it appears more and more) it is in fact a Ponzi where they made off with close to a million dollars.

Pretty crazy that they reply to MH, yet, not the masses that they owe. Also, that they read this thread, yet can't reply here either.

Edit:

FBI wont touch it unless the scam is for over a million. Lack of resources I was told several years back.

Seen less than a minute after I messaged them, but ignored.

They're halfway there with just prize pool, they could be getting very close with travel funds.

I've messaged personal Facebook's too. They've seen it every time and ignored.

This, for sure.

So if truthful information about the situation gets posted, they are threatening to not pay up? That is obviously super scummy if that's what they're telling you.

+1.

Ty OP for bringing this discussion to light. Others whom are hoping to get paid have kept mute about this which only adds more $ to the scam. This prisoners dilemma is the backbone to any Ponzi scheme when the cracks begin to show.

They're now deleting all Facebook comments related to this.

Don't be afraid to drop them a comment on their Facebook page asking why they haven't paid out winners after a 7 week old poker tournament.
(especially if you're in a non-US timezone)

lol ~we're at a new exciting point of critical mass...time to take on new investors~


sandy or whoever actually wrote that needs to be put in a labor camp

they have disabled comments on there page.

The final 7 did not get paid
Was told it would be wired - did not take place
The bigger issue is online sponsers that awarded seats to this tourney ACR Intertops etc
That now sheds light again on US poker online and questions that will get raised as these firms too will be likely part of the full investigation

Very unhealthy and truly if fact will have ripple effect going forward both live and online

Did you get paid $10,000 or the whole $10,695 ?