The pros at Full Tilt, UB, etc... |
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Posted Thu Sep 21, 2006 5:02 pm GMT by mackkie
What kind of deal do they have with the online poker affiliate they play for? For example does ivey/mike the mouth get an initial signing bonus and thats it or do they get paid some other way? I am just wondering what happens with this after reading the new interview with krazy kanuck on this site...
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Posted Thu Sep 21, 2006 5:38 pm GMT by 1988 TR
Can you post a link?
Posted Thu Sep 21, 2006 5:46 pm GMT by mackkie
http://www.texasholdem-poker.com/forum/t19335/interview-with-jim-worth
It just made me wonder what type of compensation they receieve from being affiliated with a poker site. My guess is for someone major like Ivey he prob gets WSOP and WPT (if he playes WPT?) buyins paid for him because he gets so much TV time while wearing Full Tilts gear, but that is just a guess.
Posted Thu Sep 21, 2006 5:58 pm GMT by wEbMaStEr
Full tilt: Some of the pro's there are (or were) shareholders in the site, I believe Jesus owns the software copyright or something like that. The 'lesser' pros 'friends of fulltilt' get paid an hourly rate to play, not much, like $30 p/h or something, plus they may also get sponsored into certain events.
I dunno about UB, again, prob. sponsorship to wear UB clobber at major tourneys.
On Stars, all of the 'team pokerstars' players got freerolled into most of the WCOOP tourneys and prolly same for offline tourneys.
Lastly; Jamie Gold got his wsop seat free from Bodog on the proviso that he (as a tv agent) would provide some celebs to wear Bodog gear during the event.
Posted Thu Sep 21, 2006 6:09 pm GMT by mackkie
I thought howard lederer (sp?) was the majority owner? I just guessed that because hes front and center in all of the commercials. As a side not, I really dislike the man after seeing him on the PPT and also on his TV shows. He looks incredibly arrogant.
Posted Thu Sep 21, 2006 6:42 pm GMT by 1988 TR
Thanks for the link. I too have often wondered what the arrangement between Full Tilt & the pros is.
Posted Thu Sep 21, 2006 7:13 pm GMT by Casey ATB
| mackkie wrote: | | I thought howard lederer (sp?) was the majority owner? I just guessed that because hes front and center in all of the commercials. |
I believe I did read somewhere that he is the 'Head' of that site.
Posted Fri Sep 22, 2006 3:37 am GMT by Poto
From what I've heard, Ivey has a pretty big share in the company as well. I think all of the big Fulltilt names get their tournament fees paid for.
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