I think we should call the police.

According to earlier posts the police have been called

[Also what happened to the WSOP money ? Has there not been 2 crimes here one been the Betfair staking and the other been the WSOP money disappearing.]

Also what happened to the WSOP money ? Has there not been 2 crimes here one been the Betfair staking and the other been the WSOP money disappearing.



If the cash has all gone from both crimes then I just do not see any way your all ever going to get it back. One of the best Ideas I read was the mother & Father or family remortgage the house and Blatch then pays the mortgage off.

Just to be clear here:  each occasion of him defrauding someone is a separate offence.  For example, if someone steals your credit card and uses it to buy from lots of shops, each purchase is a separate offence.  In court it is often treated as a TIC (taken into consideration) but if it is significant enough it will be the subject of a separate charge.  This is why it is important that everyone who thinks they have been a victim contacts the police if they want to make a complaint.  The police will then need to take a statement from you and CPS (Crown pros Service) will decide if it is sufficient to be a separate charge.    You can't expect one of you to make a complaint and the police will guess the rest.

Also the issue of contacting his family seems a bit unfair.  He is a grown man and any arrangements he makes with his family is up to him.  Would you want your family bothered by anyone you owed money to?  You should also be careful that you don't incur the attention of the police yourself if you are seen to behave in any unacceptable way towards his relatives (or, as has been pointed out, towards him).  The courts are very hard on any type of vigilante action no matter how provoked you might be.

Cheers wilfuljoker

I thought sociopath was politically correct for psychopath?

only room for 1 psycho in poker me thinks.. sorry couldnt resist

[Also what happened to the WSOP money ? Has there not been 2 crimes here one been the Betfair staking and the other been the WSOP money disappearing.]

The worst thing is I think Mark Hawkins is a real player whom he is impersonating, as there is another (different) account under that name who is friends with a lot of poker players (the one on the FB page was set up that day with no pic and no friends)

Hi Dave, PsychoDave here from VIPS and AWOP

How did you find this ? I have just looked for Mark Hawkins on facebook and have 672 people with the name "Mark Hawkins"

A couple of questions for the guys working on the spread sheet.. Are you working out from just the football results or from every sports bet on the sheet ?

I have the sheet as well now after reading every page of this Blatchgate from the very start. Is it possible to let me know how your doing the Mathe or are you just checking certain hero posts he made stating wins against the spreadsheet?

Is there a way of working out the following

Total bets made £

Total Loss £

Total profit £

Is there nothing left at all ?

Also what happened to the WSOP money ? Has there not been 2 crimes here one been the Betfair staking and the other been the WSOP money disappearing.


For all you members who took part in this scam and lost money because you trusted a friend, then me heart really goes out to you. I have been in poker now for around 10 years not very long compared to some of you, and during this time made what I call some very good  friends. Now I maybe a little naive here, but I trust them. What has happened here has made me a little sick thinking it cant be right and in some ways sort of hoping its a true Cok up and can be fixed. I am still going to trust my friends in poker and take this as the bad 1% that's in every out of work activity people take part in.

If the cash has all gone from both crimes then I just do not see any way your all ever going to get it back. One of the best Ideas I read was the mother & Father or family remortgage the house and Blatch then pays the mortgage off.

Remember this which has been said many times before.. "If something looks too good to be true, It usually IS!"

Good luck with it all guys and hope you get something back

This may be better to find Mark Deacon...

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I found Tony Cascarino's table but there's no sight of him there, I'm afraid.

Seat 1 checkered shirt could be him

This may be better to find Mark Deacon...

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Brilliant reporting as ever.   Your efforts and pics are appreciated!!

GL to the blondes

anything yet on Mark Deacon or has he gone ?

His table was one of the first to be broken, so without a photo it's going to be insanely difficult to find him.

Best I can get you at the moment is that he is on the same table as Tony Cascarino

The Guy in the Middle is Mark Deacon..

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Brilliant reporting as ever.   Your efforts and pics are appreciated!!

GL to the blondes

anything yet on Mark Deacon or has he gone ?

His table was one of the first to be broken, so without a photo it's going to be insanely difficult to find him.

Best I can get you at the moment is that he is on the same table as Tony Cascarino

Brilliant reporting as ever.   Your efforts and pics are appreciated!!

GL to the blondes

anything yet on Mark Deacon or has he gone ?

any news on allinstevie please?

Sorry Pab, both myself and floppy have scoured the room, but he appears to be tucked away somewhere in the depths of the Vic. We've just received a player list however so that may help us track him down if he hasn't moved yet.

Hold tight!

Players list as in real names or online qualification names hehehe

Mark "1 REALDEAL 1"  Deacon please and a photo if possible.. although with it been all hustle and bustle the photo can wait ;-)

Any news on Mark Deacon please

anyone know where I can obtain a seating plan for this please ?

I would like to know who is on RealDeals ( Mark Deacon) Table

Craig metcalf has he got 40k in chips