No I do not lend. Im playing in a game in Nyc these days.
Gin and backgammon more than poker

Abe - have you had any contact with Eli since he last threatened you and your family? That's disgusting that he'd threaten you when he is the one in the wrong.

Your lawyers will handle this situation for you. That's what you pay them for. Be careful not to post anything that may hurt your chances if this goes to court. The deck is already stacked in your favor in this Eli situation.

No did not answer. As for court I would welcome it.

I'm genuinely disgusted that anyone would feel bad for this guy. I could feel bad for someone owing what he owes too, the scummy ways hes tried/ is still trying to deal with it makes him irredeemable.

Who feels bad for him?

See the post I "quoted". The line right above mine within my post.

abe from the legal side.. i dont know much here.
whats the purpose of withholding the texts ELI sent you, i am genuinely curious more than anything. is it just for the sake of utilization with FBI/police?

I have no question, just want to wish you luck with all this, hope you get your sleep back soon. Thanks for joining us here and engaging with us.

Suprised

Who is gonna win the SB?

Just messing, good luck with everything!

No my lawyer just said no and I think the FBI has better things to do then listen to Eli. Lies

What do you think about 2+2 supporting him and publishing his book? Would their reputation be better off without this association?

Do you know of anyone in the gambling world owing Eli money?

I believe Mason did not know and its common knowledge to the 2cnd question

What was the main reason to lend the money ?

To keep in the game ?

He was a friend you trusted ?

He paid back before ?

You knew he had money ? From businesses etc

When was the last time you saw him in person and did you ask him about it ? Or just considered it gone long ago ?

When we played in same tournamet last wsop. He gave me 2k to be there

Abe, is there any way the $1M "loan" could have been construed as an equity investment in some business deal or business venture that ended up going south? And now is being recast as a "loan" instead of a bad investment?

No not to keep in game.

Not a chance in hell

IF someone asked to describe what Eli is like what would you say?

Meaning do u think he’s just degen who got in over his head or if he’s just dishonest person who lies or neither or both

Both

Abe, its pretty clear Eli is near broke and cant pay the money even if he wanted too.,
What do you hope to accomplish out of all this? IF going to court and getting him in jail is your main focus thats cool and worth the time and aggravation, but i dont see any other reason,.

Gee, it never occurred to me that so many people in the poker community had such pristine ethics and unquestionable moral compass

Guarantee you that 95%+ of the posters ITT who have elected themselves judge and jury re: Eli and his debts almost certainly have a plethora of skeletons in their own closets, not to mention a vast array of various ethical shortcomings

But you can always count on the poker community to rush to judgement about others regardless, and fling out accusations before taking a good hard look in the mirror spouting off anonymously on a message forum

On a side note...

IMO Mason's justification for deciding to remove Eli's original AMA doesn't fly when you consider how long he stickied Dutch Boyd's apology thread purely out of spite.

I don't really give a rats ass whether Eli owes money or not, but the hypocrisy in this thread on multiple levels is truly mind numbing

One last question: will you play WSOP this year ?

If u do go and see him will u say anything or just ignore

I never said anything about going to court or jail. Other way around.