yes

it is a massive joke

Just read this.

What a ****show.

Did you not see the video posted earlier?

Late to the thread, but I recall Riverman being very very very late in Politard FFB…. but paying eventually.

False. I entered the pool, paid my $200, and I got scammed.

Agreed, everyone in the pool had equity stolen.

Personally I don't call it a scam but I get why people consider it one. Prob just semantics.

My basic assumption is that he is indeed not a winning player at 200NL (when trying to make up money he owes).

You seem to blindly assume he can beat the stake which may or may not be true. Would you stake him for his run of making back the money? It's the nutlow situation a horse could be in (proven tilter, psychologically not 100% coolio, playing to make back money he owes not winning his own) and I'm strongly advising his staker to end the staking for these reasons.

God I love 2p2

Does this count as free money for Riverman? Poor Admo doesn't even know what horrible streak of runbad just hit him.

Pragmatically, why would you want to waste your time and get all worked up over this if you aren't owed money? Calling tdomeski to the carpet just because you had some equity you were unlikely to ever realize comes off as petty and self righteous.

lol, this Christopher Langone guy seems like a ****ing peach.

http://gunshyassassin.com/news/dude-...canceling-gig/

He had tickets to the band’s second sold-out show, which was nixed because of rain. Well, Langone’s filed a breach of contract suit claiming the ticket read “Rain or Shine.”

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2...-3-93-payouts/

Christopher Langone, a Classmates user and attorney who filed a pro se objection once he heard about the settlement in 2010; and Charles Chalmers, a California attorney who filed on behalf of two other objectors. Judge Jones described Lagone's input in the case as "not helpful," and not any more useful than the dozens of objections from regular citizens who didn't have attorneys. That didn't stop Lagone from asking the court for $180,000 in attorney fees, as well as a $50,000 "service award." Jones denied the request.

Agreed- to expand on the semantics a bit-
I think a scam would be a situation where the person collected the funds on false premises, with the preconceived intent that he would not be paying them out to the winner.
While that *may* have been the case, I think it is more likely that he did not do that, but rather 'borrowed' the money he was holding, without asking permission of the people owning equity.. which is in essence, stealing. The net effect is pretty much the same... But I think this is more accurately described as a theft, than a scam.

Personally, I find some of the attitudes in these sorts of threads to be almost as disheartening as the theft itself, at least in situations where it seems the theft was unplanned.

That doesn't mean people don't have a right to voice their opinion, especially those that had equity stolen. Calling them petty for being pissed off at tdomeski is ridiculous.

People are wrong with some of the assumptions they make, imho, but being angry at tdomeski is obviously justified. You don't even have to be involved to angry and post about it, but it's ridiculously results oriented to think people in the draft shouldn't feel as if they've been cheated.

Because it could have just as easily been them, so they are sticking up for their innocent colleagues. Saying "well I lost anyway so he didn't rob from me" is a results-oriented reduction of cognitive dissonance.

He robbed everyone in the pool.

I have absolutely no involvement in this but as far as going to the cops, it probably has about a 0.00% shot of being successful.

Cops just dont care about gambling. I worked at a part time job and we set up a pool for like $20 per person. The day after I quit, I won the pool and $200. I came to collect and the idiot said "sorry you have to work here to win lolol here's your $20 back though.

I called him a douche in front of some people working there and left. Wasn't really too mad because lol$200 but out of curiosity I went to the police station since it was 5 min away just to see what the pig would say and he basically told me I'm screwed and I can't do anything but he suggested I "get revenge in other ways" and like half winked at me.

For some reason gambling is seen as a place to free roll others. Even in a casino. One time playing hold em I heard someone say to bet a team who was an underdog. I knew they were -7 and told him he was an idiot and I offered to bet him his stack he was wrong. He agreed. I pulled up every website on sbrodds and it showed I was right. He showed me some ESPN prediction and said the bet is a push. So for the next 2 hours I made comments every time he was in a pot about making sure all his money was in the pot and stuff to needle him. He threatened to beat me up in the parking lot and the floor ended up telling both of us to stfu or leave. People are scummy free rollers and the law basically allows it.

I had money in the pool too. I get that he stole from everyone. The difference is he doesn't owe me anything, so there is no resolution to be sought by me. He admitted his fault, apologized and is doing what he can to make it right. How it's handled from there is none of my business.

At this point, the guy knows his rep is shot and that no one will trust him with money again. Those who are owed money are dealing with it and IIRC, they have been among the least vocal ITT. The resolution for everyone, former pool participants and the peanut gallery, should pretty much be limited to "Wow, that sucks. What an *******! Never giving that guy money again. Let me know if I can help in some way."

Whatever though. I'm unsubbing. If y'all want to worry yourselves and waste your time over something that's already being dealt with by the involved parties, be my guest.

any of you guys have updates here?

First payment is supposed to come 12/15. Will report results then.

How much?

1K of the 13,800 or w/e owed.

1K to you, or 1k spread out to all winners?

I assume he's starting small by paying back in full the $1k that Riverman sold off, then working his way up the ladder towards the bigger payouts.

Lol that's be a hilarious scam.

A clever twist on a stale joke. Hat tip to you, sir.

Should use a lifeline imo

Did he make the 1st payment today?