I just have to testify...

I've been lurking along with this thread because I find the technology, software, drama, and bets interesting.

But this Josh guy who is a COO of BFL?

He comes of as a giant tool.  If I was a person who had spent money on one of these boxes in advance it would make me very uncomfortable seeing him prance around acting like this.

just my B.02

I'm sure it isn't. I don't even see how that possibly could be the case.

I think you are probably right, but I want to say two things.

First the Poker Mavens software is like a proof of work for good flash programming.  It works about as good as it possibly could using that bloated platform.  I find the software runs smoothly and is easy to use.

Secondly, I have rather enjoyed the backroom honest feel of playing poker against people who are regulars and you get to know their game.  There is a wide variety of skill levels at seals.  There are folks who can play the game well, but there are enough bad players to make it a profitable place for a semi-skilled player to park his ass.

In some ways a nice standalone client seems like it would draw the hud using 100nl reg types who just turn the game into a mechanical exercise.

Yes they do.  And anytime I've seen anyone try shenanigans Freemoney responds swiftly and well.

If only we could fit in enough fans....



Imagine the



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I know this is an old post... but indeed I was referring to poker.  And I am not really very skilled as much as I am a talented sand-bagger and game selector.

If this thing has so much processing power... just imagine how much my collection of ceiling fans has!!!!

No shit... he will just give it right to Micon.

I have a nice Android phone... and would love to beta test...

But currently it is busy making graphs for me inside a box full of fans.

If these jokers could play poker they could make much more money than the tiddlywinks they are asking for.

This is the wild wild west of money and online poker.  If you want something more secure or reliable maybe switch to Full Tilt.

Oh wait...

But seriously I have been a player at seals for quite some time...  since the beginning I guess.  And I have known Freemoney to be honest, hardworking and dedicated to a fair, secure BTC poker site.

To be honest SWC should be proud.  They have been an honest site in a sea of shady ones. 

Hackers have taken down or successfully attacked some of the biggest websites in the world...  I am sure Freemoney is hard at work trying to get this one back up and safe against this kind of attack.

But gambling is the single solitary way I have made my coins.  I started from zero and have piled up dozens and dozens of BTC, all from gambling.

Wouldn't it be more accurate to say not to place bets that have a negative expected value as a known outcome? If one can find bets where the expected value is generally positive should one not take those coins?

I do.

Yes!  That MUST be it. 

Because if we let a little misinformation exist even in the spirit of humor who knows where it might lead?!?!? 

We might see someone with such warped morals end up disgracing Bitcoin in some way.  And lawd almighty we aren't gonna let that happen here on these esteemed forums!  No sir!  We will shut down clever jokes right away! Or err on the safe side and accuse someone of trolling when in fact they are being too subtly funny for various idiots to comprehend.

No... lets punish someone who represents one of the honest BTC businesses for being funny.  That makes sense.

Mosrite is part of a site hosting a game that a player can actually LEARN TO WIN unlike the millions of -EV gambling sites, ponzi schemes, "investment" scams, "banks (LAWL)", and just plain old trolls who defraud dozens of forum members out of their money.  Not to mention "HERO" members who do not pay their debts and ride off into the sunset on a unicorn shaped "apology".

Good thing we squash people like him down as soon as humanly possible.

No seriously:

I want know know why Mosrite was banned for a week.  It has to be something bad right?  

Did he start a ponzi scheme and defraud the community out of milllions USD in BTC?   No?

Oh, Oh, I know...  he made a giant public bet, lost and then reneged, and then had the balls to act like he was apologizing (instead of paying up?)...  No?  hmm...

Well WTF then?  Was it actually because he is from a eastern European country and doesn;t speak Englush well?  Thats kinda bigotted isn;t it??

I say:

Nice work Byron!

You're right of course, but some fish are too dumb to really notice.  The oblivion runs deep and strong in the rigtard.

As a lurker I feel there is a tremendous lack of clear understanding here.  

Facts:

1.  If by some stroke of random impossibility Pirateat40 HAD actually paid out MNW would have taken EVERY SINGLE BTC sent him to the bank.  He published an address to receive coin.

2.  But MNW lost the bet and is paying NOTHING.  He claimed it was all some sort of joke.  This is not how bets work.  This is not how debts are paid.  This is how someone destroys their life, the reputation of many around them and the community in which they exist.  He has done even more damage to the image of BTC on the heels of continued negative press.

3.  He comes in here with his tail tucked and his eyes misty and MOST OF YOU ARE BUYING IT.

There is ONLY one right thing to MNW to do in this situation, and an apology and resignation is not it.  Can anyone guess what the one right thing is?

He should PAY HIS DEBT.

That is the one and only reasonable action here.  He ows the coin, and he owns coin, and a new block is going on the chain right now as we gawk at this... oh and there's another... and another.  Where are the payments?

He doesn't have all that coin?  Well that's terrible and another proof of core dishonesty, but he does have SOME coin.  He should start by paying out every bit of it.

By the way, I am not on the list of people he just ripped off.  But if you are ,shedding a tear of regret as you shrug off his debt to you when he does the apology song and dance is you falling for yet another angle from this guy.

You know... it's sad, but it is just a matter of time before clowns like this screw over the sort of people who will not take an apology in place of payment.  Then BTC will have some real bad press...  

I suppose that though has not crossed MNWs mind... (of course it has... see the OP)

Blaming a poker site for your losses is a very reliable tell.