so who is it?

[ariston]

have to go work now guys but its been fun

[SuffolkPunch]

have to go work now guys but its been fun

Aww. So will i now

[action man]

Ariston, you are the one coming across as bitter in this thread. You need to have a serious word with yourself.

[Royal Flush]

I have to go sadly as well, still curious as to who Ariston's sponsor is but i guess its a secret!

[Ginger]

It can't be much of a secret, he was photographed wearing their gear....

I hope this thread doesn't turn into an "all dayer", I've got shed loads to do!

[action man]

we need to add some photoshops to this thread

[dealerFROMhell]

What a fantastic read that was!

"Arguing on the Internet is like the Special Olympics. Even if you win, you're still a retard."

Oops.

[TheChipPrince]

Nothing like a couple of Keyboard Warriors...

[boldie]

This thread entertained me no end.

thanks guys.

Mizzi is obviously still a  cheat though.

[CrestOfaWave]

Time to lighten the mood...

A blonde decides to do something she’s never done before - rent a dirty movie. She drives to the local Video Warehouse and makes here way to the adult section in the back. After looking around at titles, she selects a something that sounds very stimulating.

She drives home, lights some candles, slips into something comfortable, and puts the tape in the VCR. To her disappointment there’s nothing but static on the screen. She calls the store to complain and says, “I just rented an adult movie from you and there’s nothing on the tape, but static.”

The clerk apologized about the defective video and asked, “Which title did you rent?” The blond replied, “It’s called ‘Head Cleaner.’”

[tikay]

im glad to see the rules on flaming has changed on this site. if this was 2 less known blondes going at it this thread would have been locked long ago!

no consistency guys!!!


but hell it certainly is entertaining lol  handbags at 5 paces ! 

They are having a robust exchange of views, but doing so in a civil manner, & we are absolutely fine with it.

Long may it continue.

[LLevan]

Personally I made my own point earlier in the thread and still do feel that both Annette & Sorel are not suitable ambassadors for an online poker site despite any other arguments to the contrary that I've read on here. However I'm keen to visualise what other posters feel are the reasons for sponsoring players. IMO a site uses sponsorship of players as a form of advertising to drive NEW players to their site to hopefully increase their revenue. Rakeback, loyalty payments & deposit bonuses etc are IMO a form of sponsorship and theres no doubt that all of those do drive new players to a site. I personally feel the only way to gain new customers, whether recruiting from an alternative site or brand new to poker customers, is to employ known faces to appear in live tournaments or in TV commercials. So who are the recognised faces who could drive the largest number of new players to a site:

1. Annette & Sorel - In Europe & Asia.
2. Shane Warne - Especially so in Australia & Asia.
3. Boris Becker - In Europe & around the world.

The list could go on with sporting & other celebrities but personally I dint think its even a contest as to whether 888 & Stars have better faces than Betfair in terms of attracting new clientele, if it was boxing it would be a mismatch.

It doesn't make it fair on good tournament players that the likes of Boris Becker & Shane Warne are getting sponsorship deals but in a commercial world it makes good commercial sense. I know if I was connected to Betfair I'd be looking to obtain the services of a top European sporting personality and maybe someone of similar stature in Asia to help promote my site rather than Annette & Sorel regardless of how they have both broken T&C in the past - its simple the man in the street who is new to Poker hasn't got a clue who Annette or Sorel are but he for sure knows of Shane & Boris.
Ariston said it earlier and hes probably correct that it will never be easy any more for genuine poker players to get sponsorship deals.

[tikay]

The Blue Square Unusual Suspects Event is referred or alluded to here, which Jen Mason won, from, if I recall correctly, Flushy. Looking back at that whole Unusual Suspects thing, what a great event that was, engineered, I believe, by Jonny Raab.

Now, I know we all see these things differently, but the Blue Square thing did nothing but generate mountains of good, positive, puff, both for the Players, & the Site. I can't help but compare the feedback between the new Betfair signing, & the Unusual Suspects promotion, which we all followed so avidly. But for positive PR per £ spent, Blue Square must surely have hit the bullseye, whilst the Betfair decision has most of us - & on that we must agree - a bit non-plussed.

This was the entire Unusual Suspects Crew.....

Simon Nowab 

John Falconer 

Jen Mason 

Stuart Nash

JP Kelly

Ian Bradley

Mickey Wernick 

James Dempsey 

Joe Grech 

Some gathering of poker talent that - & for many of whom, much water has flowed under their collective bridges since. Hard to argue though who, from Betfair & Blue Square, got the best value as a Sponsor. I get on just fine with the Senior Suits at Betfair, the MD included, have worked for them, I like them, & we engage in dialogue on stuff from time to time, but I'll have no issue with discussing this cause celebre with them when we next meet - they misjudged the strength of feeling this would cause. Badly. But I wish them, & Mizzi well. Play on their site, though, where they reward those that buck the system with Sponsorship? Sod that!

The winner, by technical knockout (opponent shot themselves in foot) is Blue Square. IMO, that is, I hasten to add......

[turny]

im glad to see the rules on flaming has changed on this site. if this was 2 less known blondes going at it this thread would have been locked long ago!

no consistency guys!!!


but hell it certainly is entertaining lol  handbags at 5 paces ! 

They are having a robust exchange of views, but doing so in a civil manner, & we are absolutely fine with it.

Long may it continue.

ive seen not so high profile blondes in the past do just the same and have the "robust exchange of views" nipped in the bud and the thread locked.

just an observation no odds to me whats allowed and whats not il just enjoy the entertainment 

[jakally]

whilst the Betfair decision has most of us - & on that we must agree - a bit non-plussed.

No I don't think I do agree.

One of the keys to any marketing campaign is publicity.
Sorel Mizzi is guaranteed to get publicity, particularly given his recent history.

Also, given the publicity he is getting is for an online gambling site, I am not sure too many people will be over bothered by his previous minor indiscretion.

Taking Ariston's earlier point, I don't recall any of the 'anti-Sorel' posters on this thread, being up in arms when people have posted on this site  asking for someone to take over tourneys for them.

If his offence was such a big issue, why was it not an issue in these situations?