A Prayer To Remember!!!

Archer: For I am a sinner in the hands of an angry god. Bloody Mary, full of Vodka. Blessed are you among cocktails. Pray for me now at the hour of my death, which I hope is soon. Amen.

My Mix Tape Songs

Here are a list of some the songs I would put on a mix tape too woo a woman. The ones with a * are the ones I talked about on It’s a Winner Poker Podcast.

*98 Degrees - Why (Are We Still Friends)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okev5IL0pLs

Westlife - The Rose

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwczg3XHUdk

*Madonna - Crazy For You

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuauRyX-G8k

Cyndi Lauper Time after Time

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdQY7BusJNU

Ready For The World - Deep Inside Your Love

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRr9XYDJ9Dg

George Michael - Father Figure

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_9hfHvQSNo

Peter Gabriel - In Your Eyes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zrzr4R3LpsQ

Hank Williams, Jr. - Major Moves

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHSgArER0AM

Michael Jackson - The Way You Make Me Feel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzZ_urpj4As

boyzone - Let Your Wall Fall Down

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbo4ecODmWA

*Jonathan Coulton - Code Monkey

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4Wy7gRGgeA

*Sloan - The Other Man

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuauRyX-G8k

DOJ & GBT REACH SIGNED AGREEMENT FOR FULL TILT

STUNNING MOVE BY GOVERNMENT PAVES WAY FOR TAPIE DEAL TO GO FORWARD.

CRITICAL NOTE: This afternoon, CNN published a story regarding this deal while it was still embargoed, noting in its headline that the story could not be published without clearance from representatives of Groupe Bernard Tapie. EOLIS International Group had the same information from multiple sources. Following publication of the CNN story, Wendeen H. Eolis, CEO of EOLIS Intl Group, spoke with GBT counsel  Benham Dayanim who confirmed for her all of the information herein.

In a letter signed by Laurent Tapie, the contents of which this writer has confirmed with Groupe Bernard Tapie’ outside counsel, the United States Department of Justice has signed off on an unprecedented agreement with GBT, allowing Tapie to “buy” FTP’s full assets from the Justice Department—subject to approval of FTP.

I.       Upon approval by Full Tilt, the deal can and will be put in place as follows:

1. FTP agrees to forfeit all of its assets to the United States in consideration of the Government’s dismissal of the forfeiture action against the companies comprising FTP.
2. The DOJ takes possession of FTP’s assets for the purpose of selling them in their entirety to GBT for the sum of $80,000,000 and on the understanding that GBT will re-establish  FTP based on the following understandings:
   1. GBT will hold at least a majority interest in the company
   2. None of the current FTP directors will be permitted to hold shares in the company
   3. The Agreement does not bar any other shareholders from owning shares in the company
   4. With respect to FTP’s  US customers,  the Agreement provides  that such customers can submit petitions to the US government  to  “request compensation for their losses” 
   5. With respect to players outside of the US, the Agreement provides that GBT will, “repay or make whole,” all of those customers
   6. The US customer list is a part of the assets, but GBT has no plans of any kind to utilize that list except to assist the DOJ to identify customers who are due or entitled compensation, according to GBT counsel, Behnam Dayanim.

Mr. Dayanim says, “The next step is to obtain an agreement from the Full Tilt Companies.” Dayanim emphasizes, “I anticipate it will happen,” explaining his optimism; “It allows for players to be repaid, and resolves the FTP forfeiture action by the Government.”

It should be noted that there is nothing in the signed agreement between GBT and DOJ to suggest any relationship whatsoever between the proposed resolution of the April 15 forfeiture action (as amended September 19), and the DOJ’s prosecution of any of the defendants in the April 15 indictment, U.S. v. Scheinberg, et. al which notably includes FTP CEO and board member Ray Bitar, among others.

Editor’s Note: Wendeen Eolis is CEO of Eolis International Group, a legal/government affairs consultancy with 40+ years of experience in the gaming space, and related responsibilities during her stint as 1st assistant and senior advisor to former New York Governor George E. Pataki. During her spare time, Wendeen became the first woman to cash in the main event of the World Series of Poker and counts six more WSOP prize-winning finishes to her credit.

$1,500 poker promo at Tropicana

The new Tropicana poker room is all snazzy and comfortable (plus right next to the bar, so fast drink service.
Trop is now trying to switch things up with special promotions, including a novel splash pot in a cash game that acts like a tournament.
Play any cash game for 15 hours between Nov. 21-27 (10 a.m. to 3 p.m.) and you'll qualify. 
Then come back and play a 3/6 limit cash game Nov. 29 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.  During that time, the number of pots you take down of $40 or more will be tallied.  1st receives $300, 2nd receives $200, 3rd receives $150, and 4th receives $100.
All other players will evenly split the remaining $750 in the pool.
Not bad, Trop!  Kudos for thinking of something brand new that we haven't seen before.  And who knows, maybe this will bring back limit poker.

Breaking: Full Tilt Poker reaches agreement to sell company

The LA Times is reporting that a group of unnamed European Investors have come to terms to purchase a majority stake in the online poker site. The deal would also facilitate the repayment of US player funds that have been frozen since April 15, 2011 –known as Black Friday in the poker world. While no monetary numbers were given, the sale would apparently see a large enough infusion of cash to cover the estimated $150 million owed to US players, as well as to settle Full Tilt Poker’s part of the $3 billion civil suit filed by the US government in conjunction with the criminal indictments that were handed out in the case. It was also discovered that Phil Ivey, who filed a $150 million breach of contract lawsuit against the company he has represented for over five years, will ask for the case to be dismissed in light of the new developments. According to Ivey’s lawyer, David Chesnoff, “Mr. Ivey intends to dismiss his lawsuit as he believes Full Tilt is taking steps to see that the players are paid," PokerNews.com is also reporting that they have spoken to several sources at Full Tilt Poker who corroborated the LA Times story, however, they also stated that there were still “a few remaining obstacles that need to be cleared before a deal is confirmed.”

Poker Stars to let U.S. players back

PokerStars has made agreement with the DOJ that will let U.S. players play for real money again Read this article http://tinyurl.com/42plx7b

U.S. Players can not play on PokerStars

I just log into PokerStars was going to play the .55 cent tournament. Went to register and got a message saying “playing real money tournaments is not allowed in your area.” That just sucks… Thanks to the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGA) and the U.S. Justice Department. What a sad, sad day to be a American.