Comments on: Tiffany Michelle Responds to PokerNews AccusationsStatement Released on MySpace. Stop Laughing.

By: edbucks

edbucks — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:54:30 +0000

“…overwhelming support from friends, fans…”

She got fans now?

By: DanM

DanM — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:13:08 +0000

***I think they handled it all with more tact than most 24-year olds that I know ever could have.***

More tact than a certain 34-year-old, it would seem:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_G

Also, here’s the link to the Change100 post Kevin’s referring to. (KevMath, do we have to have that talk again about the difference between a blog and a post?)

http://potcommitted.blogspot.com/2008/07/mo-money-mo-problems-tiffany-michelle.html

It really is one of the more thoughtful analyses of the situation. Don’t tell Pauly I think his girlfriend did a better job than he did on this.

By: Kevin Mathers

Kevin Mathers — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:52:25 +0000

Change100′s latest blog sheds more light on the negotiations. Seems she chose loyalty over millions of dollars, which seems noble until you see who she’s being loyal to.

By: California Jen

California Jen — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:34:53 +0000

The way I saw it… Tony G, Jeff Lisandro, and other PokerNews bigwigs did talk to Tiffany’s agent. I’m assuming that when they didn’t get the answer they wanted, they went straight to the player herself.

Tiffany was trying to be loyal to Katie, knowing that Poker Royalty was playing hardball and trying to use their khaki pants to get in on the big deal that Tiffany was turning into. And from my court-side point of view, Poker Royalty was having a tough time accepting the absolute “no” they were getting from both Tiffany and Katie.

No one seemed to take these ladies seriously. Granted, they’re both quite young and suddenly thrust into this crazy situation, and though I’m not sure exactly what went down and how they truly handled the discussions, I think they handled it all with more tact than most 24-year olds that I know ever could have.

By: DanM

DanM — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:46:43 +0000

Reading both Tiffany’s and Tony G’s statements makes me realize that this was the crux of the agent warfare that was reaching a critical mass as we got down toward the final table.

Why couldn’t Tony have had the same talks with her agent, Katie, instead of having to bug Tiffany with any of this during the main event? Certainly it’s reasonable to have a trusted friend serve as a buffer in this sort of situation.

The whole point — or at least an added benefit — of a delayed final table was to allow better deals between players and sponsors … so they wouldn’t be bombarded by difficult off-the-table decisions. But because those final nine became so super-valuable, the shit that went down on Day 5 and beyond was ridiculous.

Poker Royalty threw everything they could at Tiffany Michelle’s people toward the end of her main event. Why? Couldn’t Tony G, PokerNews and friends have worked the exact same deal with PokerStars and Tiffany by going through the agent she signed with upon making the money?

The more and more I think about it, the more it seems like this was a matter of Poker Royalty potentially screwing Katie Lindsay out of her fair cut of Tiffany’s off-the-table action. And Tiff, being the good loyal friend she was, probably didn’t want to see that happen.

I could be wrong … but if so … then really, why did Poker Royalty have anything to do with this matter once Tiffany Michelle did make the money?