In an op-ed posted on CardPlayer.com, professional poker player Gavin Griffin says that the backers that are suing Nick Marchington for ten percent of his World Series of Poker Main Event winnings are flat-out trying to steal his money. He makes no bones about this and while he doesn’t think Marchington is squeaky clean in… Read more »
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WSOP Main Event Seventh-Place Finisher Nick Marchington Sued in Staking Deal Gone Bad
When you make the final table of the World Series of Poker Main Event, it is supposed to be a celebration. Even if you don’t win the whole thing, you have just won at least a million bucks and have made a name for yourself in the poker world. In Nick Marchington’s case, though, the… Read more »
Maurice Hawkins, Former Backer “Amicably” Resolve Payment Dispute
After Twitter Rant, Garcia Says Conflict Has Ended More than a week after an ongoing dispute between poker pro Maurice Hawkins and his former backer, Randy Garcia, was made public, Garcia has announced that the two have arrived at an “amicable” resolution and Hawkins will pay the money he owes. Garcia took to Twitter on… Read more »