Comments on: MSNBC article http://www.natarem.com/2008/09/18/msnbc-article/ Greetings, Internets. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 03:51:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: bcd http://www.natarem.com/2008/09/18/msnbc-article/comment-page-1/#comment-7801 bcd Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:14:33 +0000 http://www.natarem.com/?p=661#comment-7801 for such a complex issue, as far as tracing the parties involved, Brunker appears to have done a good job at making it understandable. i'd like to have some non-poker readers input on how they view the issue. not to be nit-picky, but: "They turned to the MyPokerIntel.com Web site, which tracks high-stakes online tournaments, where many thousands of dollars can change hands, and found that NioNio had won in 13 of the 14 sessions recorded there, cashing out with approximately $135,000." this is entirely about cash game stakes, not tournaments. does MyPokerIntel even do tournaments? something Brunker might want to edit. i appreciate your time and input into this issue, Nat. with nothing to financially gain from helping out, you still did a yeoman's job. also, thanks for the coordination with Brunker. this issue has become kinda stale, so hopefully the MSNBC piece will re-ignite some fires. onward to the 60 Minutes piece! for such a complex issue, as far as tracing the parties involved, Brunker appears to have done a good job at making it understandable. i’d like to have some non-poker readers input on how they view the issue.

not to be nit-picky, but:
“They turned to the MyPokerIntel.com Web site, which tracks high-stakes online tournaments, where many thousands of dollars can change hands, and found that NioNio had won in 13 of the 14 sessions recorded there, cashing out with approximately $135,000.”

this is entirely about cash game stakes, not tournaments. does MyPokerIntel even do tournaments? something Brunker might want to edit.

i appreciate your time and input into this issue, Nat. with nothing to financially gain from helping out, you still did a yeoman’s job.

also, thanks for the coordination with Brunker. this issue has become kinda stale, so hopefully the MSNBC piece will re-ignite some fires.

onward to the 60 Minutes piece!

]]> By: Nat http://www.natarem.com/2008/09/18/msnbc-article/comment-page-1/#comment-7798 Nat Thu, 18 Sep 2008 23:27:17 +0000 http://www.natarem.com/?p=661#comment-7798 Legal concerns on the part of MSNBC forced that ambiguity. Legal concerns on the part of MSNBC forced that ambiguity.

]]> By: Stuv http://www.natarem.com/2008/09/18/msnbc-article/comment-page-1/#comment-7797 Stuv Thu, 18 Sep 2008 23:18:03 +0000 http://www.natarem.com/?p=661#comment-7797 Why does the article specifically mention Russ Hamilton on page 2 as a consultant for ieLogic, but on page 3, when it mentions the "smoking gun" of the traced address, it only says it belongs to "a professional poker player who was associated with ieLogic in the early days", and refers to this suspect many times as "the player", when that player is a person already mentioned in the article? Why does the article specifically mention Russ Hamilton on page 2 as a consultant for ieLogic, but on page 3, when it mentions the “smoking gun” of the traced address, it only says it belongs to “a professional poker player who was associated with ieLogic in the early days”, and refers to this suspect many times as “the player”, when that player is a person already mentioned in the article?

]]> By: Nat http://www.natarem.com/2008/09/18/msnbc-article/comment-page-1/#comment-7795 Nat Thu, 18 Sep 2008 22:22:58 +0000 http://www.natarem.com/?p=661#comment-7795 @Steve, Not really. Contrary to what the article claims, I'm not a professional poker player. I stopped playing frequently a few years back when the UIGEA hit and I couldn't play on Party anymore. I haven't picked the game back up since, although by that point I was firmly entrenched in the poker business world. @Steve,

Not really. Contrary to what the article claims, I’m not a professional poker player. I stopped playing frequently a few years back when the UIGEA hit and I couldn’t play on Party anymore. I haven’t picked the game back up since, although by that point I was firmly entrenched in the poker business world.

]]> By: Steve http://www.natarem.com/2008/09/18/msnbc-article/comment-page-1/#comment-7794 Steve Thu, 18 Sep 2008 21:51:54 +0000 http://www.natarem.com/?p=661#comment-7794 Just found your blog today from the msnbc article. cool blog. i'm living in cr, too. you ever hit up any of the live games at the local casinos? Just found your blog today from the msnbc article. cool blog. i’m living in cr, too. you ever hit up any of the live games at the local casinos?

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