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Thought I would post this so Ram and Mark know about it

interesting and his previous post ripping the piss out of Hellmuth and his blog is hilarious.

I have always liked Negreanu, he tells it straight and doesn't mess about  :D . 

Barny Boatman has just put up this reply on THM site on behalf of Ram.... ;popcorn;



I have just spoken to Ram who is not best pleased about the innacurate accounts of the dispute with Phil Ivey which has been doing the rounds and have now appeard on Daniel Negranau's blog.

Ram has asked us to reproduce this letter here and will be giving his own full version of events at a later date.

Daniel.

I have just read your blog in which you complain of your friend's treatment and the hands of a couple of “hustlers”. I understand that you have jumbled the letters in their names, although as a chronic dyslexic this makes absolutely no difference to me. As is your intention, the whole world of course knows exactly who you are talking about.

I feel that I know you fairly well, both through our meetings across the poker table and through your public persona. I often cite you as one of the people in poker I most admire and I know that your take on any issue connected with poker is always going to be worth hearing.

That is why I am particularly disappointed that you have made a public pronouncement on a private matter about which - as you readily accept - you do not have all the facts, and have only heard from one side.

I quote from your blog: 'You played for days and days, continued to raise the stake unprovoked, set the rules for the game...'

The first two words are spot on, but everything beyond that tells me that your information is not exactly from the horse's mouth, and I don't think we should be playing Chinese Whispers with people's reputations.

I do not know your buddy very well but he has always struck me in the past as a good guy. I do not doubt that he feels aggrieved, and I would not dream of making a public judgment about a dispute he is involved in; Particularly when I have never discussed it with him. Notwithstanding the pressure to find regular content for your blog, it is a shame that you do not accord my buddy the same courtesy.

Ram is a man of infinite patience and very few words. For the past few months he has maintained a dignified public silence whilst seeing his character attacked and misinformation spread. I know he does not feel under any obligation to respond to the flamers and gossips, and I don't suppose he will thank me for writing this, but I feel it's time I made one very simple observation.

Of all the people I have known both inside and outside poker, none is more fundamentally honest and thoroughly honorable than Ram Vaswani. No one who has spent any time with him on or off the poker table would ever seriously question that. This is not to imply otherwise about any other party, it is simply that I know this about Ram to the extent that I would stake my life on it.

Even if I did not know the facts of the case I would therefore be quite certain that he would have to have a very good reason, and certainly to be utterly convinced in his own mind, if he were to dispute a gambling debt.

I know that this matter is already in the public domain and that you are only repeating in good faith what you have been told. Perhaps by way of balance though, you might feel it would be appropriate to publish this letter.

All the very best.

Barny Boatman

Wow, Negreanu really has his finger on the pulse of what's happening in poker, doesn't he?

I wonder what he makes of the rumours that Stu Unger is looking a little spaced out.

lol

Flushy,Do you fancy a game of pitch and putt tomorrow?

£5000/hole?

Do you take American Express?

I'd imagine that's not the first time Flushy has negotiated a price for a hole...

He"s a very naughty boy.

I take anything i can get!

What happened to you and Mick on Saturday?

I lost a satt. when I was 18000 to 2000 heads up and decided to retire from poker and Mick lost in a cash game on friday for the first time in 6 years and decided to drown his sorrows.

I can be on the next flight, but my handicap is +13, still on????

Can I play?

My handicap is 426.

i'll play off scratch but you still wont beat me as i have ways and means

what u gonna do, bend my putter ;snoopy'sguns;, u stand no chance

Retire at the top i like it!

Next league winner gets a trip to Vegas though, you might have to make a dramatic comeback to the game.....

Mick lost? I didn't know that was possible, what are the chances of him losing and you blowing that lead, it has to be in the billions!

i'll bring my AK47 out

Classic!

Can someone direct me to marc goodwins version of events please, his blog or wherever he wrote about it, if it's not suitable to link here chuck me a PM, cheers.

http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=19569.msg400124#msg400124

there you go bolt

Anyone up for a game of Nuclear Reactor Physics quiz?
$5000/question



I promise I've forgotten most of what I knew....

Very good timing of DN to post this just as Marc and Ram are going out there for the Bellagio event and to sort this out with Ivey. Arbitration has already been sorted with a very well respected player giving the final ruling but DN has obviously decided to start slinging the muck and trying to get everybody behind his mate before the arbitration. Maybe the timing of this post was just a coincidence though obviously  ::)

And what did Kev decide, ram owes phil $500,000 and steak and kidney pies all round?

I'll give it a go, seeing as a couple of guys from Tehran have offered me a million dollars for the answer sheet once we're done.

Note that last sentence - DN clearly implies that this is not merely his opinion of things, but Ivey's opinion, which DN is posting on his blog.

Looks like Ivey is trying to put a little PR pressure on Marc and Ram via his patsy.

EDIT: Actually, he does explicitly state this further on.

I have e-Mailed a Link to this thread to Marc, & he will reply in due course.

He told me in Monte Carlo that he & Phil Ivey had sat down to settle it out there, but made no progress.

The issue is somewhat more complex than it would seem on the surface.

spoke to him as he arrived at the bellagio late last night our time. He is dealing with it Tony and as you say there is a lot more to this than meets the eye

I emailed Danny this morning and received this reply.

"Sorry, I have absolutely no idea who you are"

I rang Phil this morning.

He talked me through it, and told me to ensure I kept ariston fully appraised of the situation

rotflmfao rotflmfao

TIGHTEND FOR MO......nevermind.

Mother?

Rod's now worried Poppet's hacked Junglecat's login

Mr Negreanu is available for personal appearances, book-signings and jury service.....

mock all you like but I always stand up for a mate and marc wasnt impressed by this turn of events. Loads more to come out of this and marc will post on the forum when its all resolved.

no need to keep me appraised as I know whats going on but have been asked to leave it off forum for the time being. The americans stick together and accuse the brits of being welchers/crybabies etc and the brits- they just try and mock the ones who stick up for their mate. Reputation isn't a joking matter for me so sorry if I seem to have had a sense of humour transplant.

Hi all hope you are all ok. Just thougt i would let you know that i am in Vegas to meet up with Phil. We met in Monte Carlo and he brought his own arbitrator lol So nothing was resolved. We agreed to get an independant one and whatever their conclusion we all agree to abide by it and put the matter to bed. We wil let you all know the outcome. As the self appointed voice of reason we thought we would use Mr Negreanu. We know he has a balanced view on all matters and always listens to both sides before making a judgment. On that basis he is our first choice. All the best Marc

Gl out there lol

OK, I will be on the 1st flight tomorrow to  Vegas to resolve this matter, being an American they would have to use me ;scarymoment;, besides little Danny is a Canadian, all they do is run and hide, kinda like the French that I love so much ;dewi;