serge 904 Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 Tony G will be buying the bracelet...And using it as a collar for his dog..He seems to be serious:http://www.partypoker.com/blog/tony-g/buy-...s-bracelet.html Link to post Share on other sites
Brian Aka Brian 0 Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 I take back what I said about Eastgate keeping it with Tony G. going to out bid everyone I believe its going to make alot more than I had originally thought it would go for. Link to post Share on other sites
JSpencer 0 Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 Eastgate's tax bill was probably even larger than that.Denmark has a top tax rate of 75% on casino winnings and while Eastgate didn't have to pay the US any taxes he might have paid over 70% of his win to the Danish Tax Authority That is Fking Ridiculous. Link to post Share on other sites
GWCGWC 83 Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 It looks like this specific charity has relatively low administration costs for such a HUGE charity. It looks like a large portion of his donation will be going to the kids he's trying to help. I would have gone with a grassroots organization or maybe something more localized to his part of the world. Something that 20K or whatever would make an actual impact. UNICEF collected almost 1/2 a billion dollars last year. That's a lot of money. I love the idea of selling the bracelet and using the money as a charitable donation. Good on ya Peter. Tony G will be buying the bracelet...And using it as a collar for his dog..He seems to be serious:http://www.partypoker.com/blog/tony-g/buy-...s-bracelet.html that's awesome Link to post Share on other sites
mtdesmoines 3 Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 That is Fking Ridiculous.Just be patient. We'll get there. Link to post Share on other sites
twister929 0 Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 up to 46k Link to post Share on other sites
Brian Aka Brian 0 Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 So much for being retired not wanting anything to do with poker. Link to post Share on other sites
KingJames 11 Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 ^^ this post is silly without a link Link to post Share on other sites
Brian Aka Brian 0 Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 ^^ this post is silly without a linkI agreeVisit My WebsiteHere if you don't want to click the link.(February 09, 2011) LAS VEGAS, BUSINESS WIRE --Third graph of release should read:Scheduled to appear in this year's event are several of the world's top poker pros, including: Go Daddy Girl and Team PokerStars Pro Vanessa Rousso, Phil Ivey, Andy Bloch, Doyle Brunson, Chris Ferguson, Huck Seed, Daniel Negreanu, along with 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event champion Jonathan Duhamel and 2010 Heads-Up runner up Erik Seidel. Also, 2008 WSOP main event champion Peter Eastgate, who left the game in 2010, is coming out of his self-imposed retirement specifically to play in this year's NHPC. The corrected release reads:THE WORLD'S BEST POKER PLAYERS RETURN TO CAESARS PALACE TO COMPETE AT NBC'S NATIONAL HEADS-UP POKER CHAMPIONSHIP FOR CHANCE TO WIN BIGGoDaddy.com is Back as Three-Time Sponsor of the Seventh Annual Tournament and Annie Duke Returns to Defend 2010 Title, Stands to Win $750,000 Grand PrizeWith a larger tournament grand prize package than ever before, 64 of the world's most elite poker players will go 'all in' at the seventh annual National Heads-Up Poker Championship presented by GoDaddy.com on March 3-6 at the Caesars Palace Poker Tournament Room. Heads-Up brings a who's who of the poker world to compete in its distinctive, bracket-style head-to-head format for $1.8 million in combined prize money. Among the players, Annie Duke returns to the tables to defend her 2010 tournament title and her chance at the $750,000 first-place grand prize. GoDaddy.com, the world's top Web hosting provider and largest domain name registrar, returns for a third year as the presenting sponsor of the tournament, which will be taped for broadcast on NBC over six consecutive Sundays in April and May."We are proud to broadcast the National Heads-Up Poker Championship for a seventh consecutive year for our viewers to see some of the most exciting poker in the world,' said Jon Miller, president of programming ofNBC Sports and Versus.'You never know what match-ups you are going to get in Heads-Up. Every year we are amazed with the outcome of who beats who when the best of the best battle it out.'Scheduled to appear in this year's event are several of the world's top poker pros, including: Go Daddy Girl and Team PokerStars Pro Vanessa Rousso, Phil Ivey, Andy Bloch, Doyle Brunson, Chris Ferguson, Huck Seed, Daniel Negreanu, along with 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event champion Jonathan Duhamel and 2010 Heads-Up runner up Erik Seidel. Also, 2008 WSOP main event champion Peter Eastgate, who left the game in 2010, is coming out of his self-imposed retirement specifically to play in this year's NHPC.'Year after year, I look forward to competing among the toughest competition out there that the Heads-Up tournament brings together for fans to see nationwide,' said last year's Heads-Up champion Annie Duke. 'I am excited to compete against the skill and mental toughness that my fellow poker players will showcase on the tables.''The great thing about poker fans is they are Internet savvy and extremely loyal,' said Go Daddy CEO and Founder Bob Parsons. 'We will absolutely be rooting for our Go Daddy Girl Vanessa Rousso ' Vanessa was the first woman to ever reach the finals of this tournament back in 2009, which was also the first year we sponsored it.'Model and television personality Leeann Tweeden will serve as the host and sideline reporter, while Craig Hummer and Ali Nejad will provide commentary for the broadcast.The National Heads-Up Poker Championship features 64 top poker players competing in a series of heads-up, one-on-one matches of No Limit Texas Hold'em to determine the best heads-up poker player in the world. This tournament has a unique, single-elimination, bracket-style format modeled after college basketball's championship tournament, except that the finals are the best of three.The first round opponents for the brackets will be chosen at random during the tournament's Draw Party held at PURE Nightclub at Caesars Palace on Thursday, March 3. The single-elimination competition begins Friday, March 4 at noon and continues through Sunday, March 6, when a two-out-of-three championship match will determine the winner.The viewing gallery is open to guests on a first-come, first-served basis. Link to post Share on other sites
Spademan 94 Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 I don't e-judge, and I do believe that regardless of value, everyone has full right to their own opinion....but mercury, your post in here is awful.There are just certain nuances in life that just make my skin curl. One of them is when someone does an generous act of giving and people try and paint the person negatively. I'm not blind to the world. I know that in many instances individuals and corporations "give" as a process of "getting" (hidden agenda). There are some far worse than others. One has to REALLY stretch to think this kid who has openly said poker was a means to an end is really trying to 'get publicity'. And to question the amount he gives is equally as asinine. Donations are gifts. If he gives $1 to a charity. It's 1 dollar more than they would otherwise have.No ill will to Merc or anyone else posting likewise on this topic....I only have a few 'hates' in this world and one of them just happens to be when people rag on other people for alterior motives/amounts for giving. It tends to speak volumes on the pessimistic attitude of the person commenting, and is just a fruitless response, in complete contradiction to the words "giving" or "donation".For most of this thread I thought I was heading toward flameville and taking Mercury and that other random dude with me.Then I hit this post.I hate, hate, hate people who claim to "not judge", or accuse someone else of being judgmental, and then go on to fucking judge shit. "I don't e-judge, *judge judge judge judge judge judge judge judge judge judge*".Jesus. How does one not judge, anyhow? –verb (used with object)8.to form a judgment or opinion of; decide upon critically9.to decide or settle authoritatively10.to infer, think, or hold as an opinion; conclude about or assess11.to make a careful guess about; estimate–verb (used without object)13.to act as a judge; pass judgment: 14.to form an opinion or estimate: 15.to make a mental judgment. Like, what the fuck does it even mean to not be judgmental? While you're reading posts, you aren't formulating any opinion on the issue being discussed? You aren't making any mental assessments one way or another regarding the veracity, coherence, style, informative value, entertainment value or logical merits of the things you read, and, as evidenced by these things, their author?Do you just vapidly take in the words, not really putting them together, drooling as they pass through your mind unexamined? A hazy mash up of letters that just float around in your head and have no effect on your sense of reason or thought?I fucking hate people who claim to not be judgmental.I should add, what makes this particularly infuriating is the horrible smugness that accompanies this particular type of idiocy. People who point out how "open minded" or "non-judgmental" or "compassionate" they are, how "everyone has their opinions (implication being they are equally valuable, while they clearly think their 'opinions' are superior)", and on and on have the worst kind of ego. They take pride in their pretense of having a lack of ego. Idiocy. Pride and ego are only palatable when you are either really entertaining or always right. When you're an idiot, or hypocritical, it's skull splitting. Also, how the fuck does your skin curl? Are you saying these "certain nuances in life" make you feel like your skin was separated at points and perhaps burned and curled back from the heat or something? You meant crawl, right? Because curl in that context is fucking retarded.I fucking hate you. Link to post Share on other sites
GOCUBSGO 77 Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 This is by far the silliest thread I've read in a while and that is saying something on these forums (I read a pokerstars is rigged thread the other day btw).Anyone that does anything to support a charity earns a in my book. All this talk about hidden agendas and motives is nonsense. The man simply did something nice, I doubt he really cares what attention if any he receives for it. Link to post Share on other sites
HangukMiguk 8 Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Seems like a real attention grabber for someone who doesn't want it. Call bullshit?I highly doubt anyone would be interested in it if there wasn't a source of legitimacy for it. Someone could just attempt a knockoff, mark their address as being from Denmark, and ship that. Or not ship one at all.Plus this publicity drums up business. Link to post Share on other sites
Mercury69 3 Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 For most of this thread I thought I was heading toward flameville and taking Mercury and that other random dude with me.Spademan on a tearI fucking hate you.This post rekindled some of my passion for you. That, or it was nice that someone other than me was getting e-thugged.On the topic of Eastgate, he's unretired? Me sorprendio mucho. NOT! Link to post Share on other sites
Skeleton Jelly 2 Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 I fucking hate people who claim to not be judgmental.I take great joy in not just judging people, but...how did Wang put it? Oh yeah, systematically and quantifiably judging the shit out of some motherfuckers.The primary purpose is to systematically and quantifiably judge the shit out of some motherfuckers. Link to post Share on other sites
Spademan 94 Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 I take great joy in not just judging people, but...how did Wang put it? Oh yeah, systematically and quantifiably judging the shit out of some motherfuckers.I figured you might. You do realize though that Wang is a dupe of mine, right? I thought that had been outted. Link to post Share on other sites
Spademan 94 Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 I take great joy in not just judging people, but...how did Wang put it? Oh yeah, systematically and quantifiably judging the shit out of some motherfuckers.I figured you might. You do realize though that Wang is a dupe of mine, right? I thought that had been outted. Link to post Share on other sites
GeneralGeeWhiz 0 Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 i met esgate at the 08 WSOP. (b4 he won the ME). he is one of the nicest and down to earth people ive met. hes smart to get out while he can. Link to post Share on other sites
king_tanner 84 Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 I met OJ Simpson once. He was nice and down to earth. He was smart to get out... oh nevermind Link to post Share on other sites
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