Pretty surprised Tony hasn't commented on the Blatch scandal.
Disappointed really.
Good afternoon.
I'm quite sad to hear that, as I see you as a senior & much respected figure in poker, & I hate to disappoint people such as you. Somehow, I do though, without even trying. If you did but know the complications there are in my life right now, many of them blonde-related in one way or another.
I have replied at length to your, & all the other, PM's on the matter, & I hope the reply gave you some food for thought. Yes, a bad, bad, do. But I did give you some things to ruminate upon, & I'm not sure those views would be well-respected in public, judging by the nature of what I've seen this last few days. (As I explained in the PM).
It is also incorrect, again, as I explained in my PM to you. I have commented on the matter, and at great length, & counselled, wisely I hope, to quite a number of individuals these last few days. I think I logged 5 hours on the phone on Friday, yesterday & today, on this subject, speaking with various people involved. The convos were private &, I sincerely hope, very constructive. (I have no way of valdiating that truth though, as I don't intend to list their names). I just think that's a more constructive approach than some of the stuff I've seen on thread, & on Facebook, & on Twitter.
I also sent, within my PM to you, what I consider to be the only meaningful, practical, & sensible way forward. Which, without a shadow of doubt, would not get the money back, but would help bring closure. And closure, at some stage, & somehow, HAS to come.
There are, for me, side issues here, too. I could do certain things to move it along, but it's pretty hard to have meaningful dialogue with people who open blonde Accounts in the name of "Kill Blatch", or threaten to smash his face in with a cricket bat.
The P4C thing was, imo, just as ghastly. But we mostly solved the problem by having a sensible & civil Meeting with them, in an Hotel in Stoke-on-Trent. We came away with a tidy cheque that night. As was that paedo we had, & the other examples I put in my PM. Smashing the guys face with a cricket bat would not have helped - I think these matters need dealing with in a slightly more realistic manner.
I must, though, give huge thanks to the Mod Team. What nightmare they've had. As for Tighty, I don't have the words right now, but what a man.
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