2nd Place in the $5k NLH/PLO for $330,000!!!
A surreal experience. I'm grateful for the support on-site and all the messages on socials.
Hell of a ride and a fantastic start to the WSOP 2023.
This thread summarizes the absurd claims
@UpswingPoker
brought against me in a lawsuit in 2018.
It took these clowns over 3 years, more than 9000 pages of discovery, and hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees, just to realize that they should have folded pre.
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Omaholic Tournament Series kicked off
@GGPoker
- the Main Event has a $50,000 Mystery Bounty on a $215 Buy-in!!!
Stage 1 tournaments start on the 3. of August
🤖 Update on
@ACR_POKER
Bots (PLO Cash)
- 51 suspected bots identified at $1/$2 PLO in 2023
- $116,415 stolen from legitimate players / customers of ACR
- Bots held a 4.5 EV bb/100 winrate before rakeback
We (
@PLOMastermind
) tracked bots via 16 key statistics in which they
Ryan, sorry to break it to you, but there were reasons Upswing didn't want you in the deposition/arbitration. You were always the most irrational, insufferable, and delusional of the three douchebags. Congrats, now get your trophy.
One of the biggest traps to fall into as a poker player is to believe that once you're good at poker, your life quality goes up as well.
Being skilled at a cardgame doesn't magically make your life better. Making better real life decisions makes your life better.
☀️🛌 🏋️♀️ 🥗❤️
Enough
@DougPolkVids
Are you really going to try to enforce the contract that Upswing was already proven to be in breach of?
You can't spin your way out of this one.
You can't silence the truth.
I agree with
@PhilGalfond
. It's challenging to speak up against bullies. I've also avoided it, but it's time. I'll rectify deceitful and misleading statements made about me throughout the years and recently by
@DougPolkVids
and
@UpswingPoker
. Receipts coming within 72h.
@PhilGalfond
Speaks out about recent poker dramas!
Beyond the drama, I got to meet a side of Phil that was absolutely what I hoped was there.
He's thoughtful, kind, caring, strong, and super informative.
We covered an incredible variety of esoteric
If you're a professional poker player in 2020 and your NOT working on a secondary income source or at least some sort of diversification for investing your money , you're making a huge mistake.
Early insights into the botting issue in the PLO Cash Player Pool at $200 on
@ACR_POKER
I've spotted 11 suspected bot accounts spending about 2 hours on this. (There are a lot more bots)
Noteworthy findings
- 14 key stats show uncanny similarities, this is very unusual and
I applaud you guys for stepping forward and addressing the situation. However I doubt anyone in possession of a working bot has incentive to share it for $100k and a 9-5.
Are you also open to look into data analytics prepared by community members like myself to question the
After 3 years, I'm stepping down as an ambassador of
@GGPoker
. My time with the team was genuinely positive, and I'm thankful for the experiences we shared. I wish the GGPoker team the best in their endeavors.
Having relocated to Las Vegas, I'm gearing up to stream more
Despite recent public efforts from
@JNandezPoker
, bots remain rampant at mid stakes PLO cash on
@ACR_POKER
@WPN_CEO
. In an analysis of $1/$2 PLO hands over the past 30 days, I've detected 20 new suspected bot accounts in addition to the 51 accounts Jnandez prev identified
I've always admired Daniel for being the n1 ambassador of poker. His ability and efforts to bring poker to the masses and remain relatable are unmatched. He also found a way to keep up with the GTO guys, which very few players from his generation could pull off successfully.
Really enjoying the Twitter Space format and think these are really great for the community and am brainstorming some ideas
Opened one with
@shaundeeb
and we covered a wide range of topics
You can listen back below:
Also shoutout to
@poodawgmelissa
Space last night 🔥
@RyanFeePoker
Do you mean the post that UpswingPoker President Matt Colletta helped edit and approve before publishing it to and the poker community under Filip's name?
@Checkmate824
You are making this way too easy, Ryan. Let the adults take ower before causing more
I applaud you guys for stepping forward and addressing the situation. However I doubt anyone in possession of a working bot has incentive to share it for $100k and a 9-5.
Are you also open to look into data analytics prepared by community members like myself to question the
How to remain stuck in poker:
Criticize and ridicule others for playing differently.
Never question why they play this way and what you can learn from it.
🤖 Update on
@ACR_POKER
Bots (PLO Cash)
- 51 suspected bots identified at $1/$2 PLO in 2023
- $116,415 stolen from legitimate players / customers of ACR
- Bots held a 4.5 EV bb/100 winrate before rakeback
We (
@PLOMastermind
) tracked bots via 16 key statistics in which they
About deep-rooted passion ♥️♠️
Amateur poker players often dream about turning their passion for poker into their primary source of income. But, unfortunately, they usually end up falling short.
A thread (1/x)
This thread summarized my experience as a freelancer working with
@UpswingPoker
and
@DougPolkVids
.
They have acted with malice and intent to harm me numerous times.
Be it the misrepresentations of the lawsuit's outcome, the spreading of false information i.e. me breaching their
Doug, Upswing’s failure to pay me what was owed and instead withhold it, was an explicit breach of the agreement. It doesn't matter that you withheld it because you falsely believed I had been in breach of the contract.
The fact that Upswing withheld it was you breaching the
This post is part 3 of my statement to set the record straight regarding my lawsuit with
@UpswingPoker
and
@DougPolkVids
.
Let’s talk about the defamation counterclaim and the lies Upswing spread.
I'll be playing the biggest cash game in my life tomorrow
@CoinPoker_OFF
- Blinds $500/$1000 against
@TonyGuoga
and other legends such as Omaha4Rollz.
Tune in: 10am PT / 6pm UK time.
Attention to all PLO Players attending WSOP 2023!
I've compiled a tournament schedule for all PLO tournaments in Las Vegas during the WSOP ranging from $600 to $50,000.
Good luck to everyone, and I see you at the tables.
It's going to be a great
Live on Twitch for
@GGPoker
's Omaholic Series - giving away 5 tickets to their $52.50 Main Event ($400K guaranteed) - like this tweet and post your FAVORITE FEATURE on GGPoker with your GGPoker Nickname.
Published a video about my relationship with Doug Polk, Joey Ingram and Upswing Poker . A 2nd video about the "scarf situation" and JNP follows tomorrow.
This post is part 2 of my statement to set the record straight regarding my lawsuit vs
@UpswingPoker
and
@DougPolkVids
You can read part 1, regarding Upswing’s claims and the outcome here.
This thread summarizes the absurd claims
@UpswingPoker
brought against me in a lawsuit in 2018.
It took these clowns over 3 years, more than 9000 pages of discovery, and hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees, just to realize that they should have folded pre.
@DougPolkVids
@CTaylor3112
@Charlie_Carrel
I'm not surprised
@DougPolkVids
doesn't remember the factual details of his company's lawsuit. There was only one prevailing party, and it wasn't Upswing. Twitter thread with what happened to come in the next 72 hours.
About bottlenecks in poker 🤔
Aspiring poker players are usually young, driven, and motivated individuals. They’ve reached their first level of success by grinding hard and studying modern poker theory extensively.
A thread (1/15)
MoneyTaker69's cheating is so obvious, it's almost like they wanted to get caught and become internet famous! What if they themselves created those 2+2 posts?
#plottwist
#ggpoker
@CMONEYMAKER
I believe your intentions are pure. But something doesn't add up. At this point, given the information I have, I have to doubt the competency or the intentions of the people reviewing these accounts.
I will work on a comprehensive analysis with in hopes it will be taken
My breach of contract counterclaim was granted with contract damages, and I was awarded partial attorney's fees and costs. My defamation claim was denied. In total, Upswing had to pay me $150,216.
@PhilGalfond
If you would be willing to lower the stakes to 10/20, I will take you up on the challenge and will stream the entire action on Twitch. We would obv play on RIO.
@DougPolkVids
@BShulkes
@JayleePoker
@berkey11
I counterclaimed for breach of contract. My contract counterclaim was granted. You breached the agreement by withholding my payment for 3 years. Do you see anywhere in the agreement that was allowed? What do you think contract counterclaim is granted means?
☀️The good: Catching bots is not difficult if you have all the data + competent security.
⛈️The bad: Lots of bots are currently spread across some of the many poker sites.
🤮The ugly: Pokersites are incentivized to keep bots running as they fill up guarantees and produce tons
@JNandezPoker
@ACR_POKER
The questions remains, Y does it take players to catch bots?
Players like
@RobKuhn_
are insistent ACR is passionate about stopping cheating, but their initial denial that there is a bot problem and years of ignoring it implies otherwise.
Is it just incompetence or lack of will?
If you follow these five steps, you will be in the best shape of your life within a few years (for some, within one year) and never look back.
If you enjoy this thread, consider following me
@JNandezPoker
We got 2nd in the $25k
@CoinPoker_OFF
for $101,850 - unfortunately we couldn't recoup the losses from the massive $500/$1000/$2000 games.
Total loss: -$162,000 for the stream
We will come back stronger next time!
Thanks for tuning it.
GG
I'll be playing the biggest cash game in my life tomorrow
@CoinPoker_OFF
- Blinds $500/$1000 against
@TonyGuoga
and other legends such as Omaha4Rollz.
Tune in: 10am PT / 6pm UK time.
In the following days, I will address the Twoplustwo and Reddit posts that UpswingPoker, the PLO Matrix trolls, and Filip, the scarf guy, orchestrated.
Giving away SIX $21 satellite tickets to the $210 Beat the pros. Satellite starting on the next hour. Retweet this tweet and comment with your GGPOKER account name!
If you're a Poker Player who's regularly unhappy and frustrated by your job, chances are you're optimizing for the wrong outcome in life.
Optimize for a good life first before optimizing for a good career.
Good life = Social Life, Health & Experiences before Career goals.
5. High-Level Poker:
Nothing is more effective to boost your winrate than getting proper sleep, eating clean, and avoiding the biggest vices of the Las Vegas Gambling Nightlife Lifestyle.
You can party after making all the money this summer.
@DougPolkVids
- My contract counterclaim was granted. You breached the agreement by deciding to withhold my owed payment.
- I never said you stole. When did you note you owed me 17k instead of 1,3k?
- I stated everything else correctly, stop trying to gaslight people or spin lies.
I counterclaimed with breach of contract and defamation after finding evidence that Upswing's reported sales numbers were incorrect and that they had conspired with my ex-employees to smear me and my company's reputation.
8/x It comes from resisting the daily impulse to pursue a new exciting thing or enter another tournament. Instead, deep-rooted passion is doing the “boring” work to get us to the finish line by the end of the year.
Deep-rooted passion requires sacrifice. ♥️
JN
The termination clause was by no means a "loophole," as stated by
@DougPolkVids
. It was a standard clause that they included in other coaches' agreements as well. I had no editorial hand in the creation of the contract whatsoever.
Cliffs
After I terminated the freelance agreement under terms of contract, Upswing sued me for breach of contract, copyright infringement, intentional interference with contractual relations, and declaratory relief.
Years before working with Upswing, I worked on several preflop charts for PLO in Excel worksheets. I put in hundreds of hours to create, update and curate them. I used them with my 1-on-1 students and to improve my game; solvers were not a thing for PLO back then.
Thanks for sharing this. I'm happy to see
@JohnnieVibes
found a way to make peace with it.
I've had very similar experiences. My family knows little about poker, but they were always proud of my accomplishments and reputation.
Friends of my family sometimes googled me to
@PhilGalfond
In your post, you said this: Several people have now spoken about Doug’s attacks on them being among the lowest points in their life.
When Johnnie (my brother-in-law) charged a markup for a tournament package that Doug didn’t think he deserved, Doug called Johnnie a scammer.
Upswing and Polk knew full well that this format pre-existed them, and that I had personally produced Play and Explains before any relationship with them. What follows below is a selection of some of my Play and Explains on RIO in 2014.
1. Start Online: Play PLO/NL $0.25/$0.50 or above with a $5k roll or bigger to learn the ropes. Don't waste time at lower stakes because of the high rake and extremely low hourly. You're better off making your first $5k somewhere else (Job, sell your stuff, etc.)
Doing a AMA tonight on the first episode of "The Omaholics Show". Giving away 2 $52 MTT tickets for the best questions, please ask below and I will reach out for GGPoker nicknames afterwards. Good luck!
Upswing also argued that videos in the PLO Mastermind and my YouTube channel were derivative work of the videos in the PLO Lab because they handled similar poker game mechanic topics such as "3-bet pots" or had a "course-like structure."
@RealKidPoker
I appreciate this, Daniel. However, I wouldn't make a video like this again today. I've put it on "private" a long time ago. Looking back, it was an embarrassing attempt to use your name for clicks.
We live and learn, and with enough empathy and forgiveness for each other and
I'm super stoked to announce that
@PLOMastermind
just released their mobile friendly version of PLO Trainer.
You can now look up and train thousands of solutions from Preflop to River on the go 📱
Attached you will find a quick demonstration.
(3) Upswing essentially claimed they owned everything I did related to PLO, even unrelated content created before any agreement with Upswing, including my preflop charts.
Upswing’s original claims included
(1) That I learned about “Play and Explains” from Upswing and was infringing on their copyright by producing this type of format in the PLO Mastermind and on my YouTube channel.
When I started working with Upswing, I decided on my own accord to share these charts with Upswing before any agreement was in place. We decided to include them in the products I've created (PLO University and PLO Lab).