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In response to "Wow. And that's the end of their poker careers." by Will Hunting

Ferguson is one of the most popular players I've ever seen. I'm blown away by his inclusion. This is Vick-ish. -- nm

Posted by David, Archer fan (aka David) Sep 20 '11, 09:41

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I'm not an avid poker-follower, but I've never read a bad word written about Fergueson in an arena where it's not hard to find bad words thrown about. - musubi Sep 20, 09:43 2
- I'd include Ivey on this short list. Wow. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 20, 09:46 1
  - Yeah, but Ivey isn't named in the suit, and he bailed on FT relatively early in the investigation. - musubi Sep 20, 09:50
It'll be really interesting to see who knew what ... Just how...the hell do you not make enough money raking at a top 3 site? - Will Hunting Sep 20, 09:42 17
- We're going to find this out because they're going to face federal chargers over this, I'm sure. -- nm - David, Archer fan Sep 20, 09:54 4
  - For such a smart guy (Ferguson), this was brazenly stupid in every manner. - Will Hunting Sep 20, 09:55 1
    - That makes it even more stunning. Dude's god a PhD in comp sci, iirc. - musubi Sep 20, 09:59
  - Is this leading to a massive class action suit where players get their money back? -- nm - Strongbad Sep 20, 09:55 1
    - Well, some portion of it, years down the road. - Will Hunting Sep 20, 09:56
- It's not like their juice (5-10%) was any different than other sites. That's just... strange. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 20, 09:49
- it's never enough. look at sports stars who switch cities for cash. -- nm - amanda jones Sep 20, 09:44 10
  - That's really a different animal though. The basic math of gambling should be able to self propogate. - musubi Sep 20, 09:46 3
    - true, yeah. sorry I'm really stupid. -- nm - amanda jones Sep 20, 09:48 2
      - That's ok, because you have your gorgeous red hair. - musubi Sep 20, 09:51 1
        
        *weeping* - amanda jones Sep 20, 09:54
  - There's a diff between greed and a ponzi scheme though. - Will Hunting Sep 20, 09:46 5
    - You can buy a middling NBA team for that. Where did that money go? -- nm - David, Archer fan Sep 20, 09:52 4
      - Honestly, it wouldn't surprise me if a lot of that went to all the poker pro endorsements they had. - musubi Sep 20, 09:55 2
        
        I meant Lederer and Ferguson. Could they have lost $100+ million in real estate? -- nm - David, Archer fan Sep 20, 10:00 1
        
        If they bought tons of Vegas real estate, yeah, I could see it. (nm) - musubi Sep 20, 10:01
      - Knowing how Ivey plays those guys, probably him at the 4k/8k no-limit table. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 20, 09:54

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