Comments on: Lacey Jones Re-sponsored by Absolute Poker

By: LaceyJ

LaceyJ — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:25:39 +0000

Thanks Dan for your support.

By: DanM

DanM — Sat, 30 May 2009 22:41:09 +0000

Did I “deserve” it when Milwaukee’s Best Light put me in an event a few years ago?

You make a pretty bold assertion that you are UNEQUIVOCALLY certain that her presence will do NOTHING for the site. For now I will just have to ~~say whothefuck are you in marketing and poker and why should we assume you know jack-shit about anything?~~ respectfully disagree.

Will they get their X thousands of value out of her? That remains to be seen. But I have a feeling someone decided it was a calculated risk worth taking.

By: Brick

Brick — Sat, 30 May 2009 21:40:05 +0000

I am involved in both, marketing and poker, and I can state unequivocally that having LJ wear the AP logo will do nothing for the site.

I think it is great for any player to obtain sponsorship in order to be able to focus on the game more and hopefully improve. As to her “deserving it”, absolutely not.

By: scott diamond

scott diamond — Fri, 29 May 2009 21:26:52 +0000

They had a popcorn machine set up at the 2006 or 2007 WSOP by the amazon room. They were accepting money as a donation for the Popcorn to be given to a charity. It was embezzled.

Anyway Dan thank you for allowing me the priviledge to post here. I am going to lay low from the forums and other Poker related things for awhile. I will continue to play, but not speak or write about my adventures.

Take care and Be safe…

By: DanM

DanM — Fri, 29 May 2009 21:23:03 +0000

I could have the year wrong … but back in the day, AP had some baseball-wearing beauties selling popcorn at the WSOP for $1 a bag, with that money supposedly going to some charity. But the $10k or so raised never made its way to any good cause.

By: Kevin Mathers

Kevin Mathers — Fri, 29 May 2009 21:15:43 +0000

I don’t recall this charity popcorn sale thing, elaborate?

By: DanM

DanM — Fri, 29 May 2009 21:09:46 +0000

absolutely she will. and why would she not? lacey has thousands of fans, if not tens of thousands, and her association might tell many of them that it’s OK to play at Absolute again … (and take advantage of whatever freerolls, bounties, deposit bonuses, etc. they may be offering).

Prior to today, AP was hardly even thought about any more by anyone who knew anything about (online) poker. But now, at a minimum, people are wondering what’s going on over at Absolute … and surely that will bring at least a few of the curious into a game.

you stay off your pipe!

By: JW

JW — Fri, 29 May 2009 20:59:50 +0000

Dan you really think signing Lacey will get more people to the site??? Stay off the pipe…

By: DanM

DanM — Fri, 29 May 2009 20:53:43 +0000

What makes a player more “deserving”? Tom Schneider, Layne Flack, and Matt Glantz may have better Hendon Mob results, but that doesn’t mean they’ll bring in more players to the site.

By: JW

JW — Fri, 29 May 2009 20:49:41 +0000

What a joke….never underestimate the power of the pocketbook. I absolutely love Lacey but seriously, I can think of at least 50 deserving poker players off the top of my head more deserving of a sponsorship than her and 1,000 players if I actually put my mind to it….