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Message: [QUOTE="DS3, post: 6471031, member: 407846"] To be honest, I am ambivalent about everything at this point. Firstly, the European Tour and Triton Series had already acted 5 months ago to ban both Schindler and Imsirovic from Monaco and Madrid. In the interim the WSOP along with PokerGo and GG Poker (both co-sponsors of the WSOP) allowed both of them to play at the WSOP where Schindler in one case took down a high roller event and won $1,300,000. However, they indicate the ban is for this PokerGo series and then they will review. What? I also did not like the fact that Daniel Negreanu was in on this decision and Tweeted it was going to happen before the official announcement. As far as I am aware Negreanu is not a member of the Poker Integrity Council...but somehow he had inside information. That does not surprise me due to his associations but it does irk me. For a second time, following another Bryn Kenney interview (this time with Joey Ingram) Negreanu gave a pass to Kenney and even praised his interview. Most were full of contempt for Kenney yet again giving evasive answers regarding the cheating allegations against him. Reading between the lines. I felt Negreanu could not wait to dump on Schindler and Imsirovic as a) it looks like something is being done about cheating (even though other parties had already acted) and b) it distracts from Kenney but more importantly GG Poker. Negreanu obviously became the main pitch guy for GG and has been at pains to cover for the fact the Kenney and GG blatantly colluded in a shady manner for an extended period. Perhaps I will be proven wrong and some sort of suspension will be 'officially' made against Kenney at some point (it is believed both the EPT and Triton have unofficially barred him for now). However, for what it's worth, I twice contacted, over a few months, two parties regarding the Kenney and GG scandal for some answers. I made clear points about undeniable illegal activities and asked for an explanation. Not in a confrontational manner but rather 'did this or did this not take place and if so was that not illegal?' Whereas contact I had initiated previously received a reply, both these times I was ignored. This did not necessarily surprise me but did disappoint as the facts are public. It indicated to me, rightly or wrongly, that such decisions are going to be selective and political. Imsirovic and Schindler were known cheaters and had previous run ins with both sites and players. I'll have more faith in the Poker Integrity Council if they out players in the future but I'll maintain they will keep such matters low profile. As it is, my feeling was Imsirovic and Schindler have been temporary (but deserved) sacrificial lambs. We'll see. [/QUOTE]

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