Dan Blizerian is let go by GGPoker

[blkmoney12]

Here is the the link to the article on Dan Blizerian getting let go on GGPoker yesterday on International women's day

https://pokerfuse.com/news/poker-room-news/217297-ggpoker-axes-ambassador-dan-bilzerian-womens-day/

 

[armoko]

the page doesn't exist anymore or it was wrong link

 

[terryk]

Could't happen to a nicer guy,,, Bye Dan! :wavey:

 

[mtl mile end]

the page doesn't exist anymore or it was wrong link

It's working for me.


And immediately, I like GG a little more.

 

[Shells]

Well, isn't this just an interesting turn of events and all on International Womens Day! Fitting.

 

[whiskers77]

It's working for me.


And immediately, I like GG a little more.

Yes, me too.

Well, isn't this just an interesting turn of events and all on International Womens Day! Fitting.

Hehe, yes absolutely. Good so!

 

[SpanRmonka]

Love this. AND under present world circumstances, while you're are at it GG Poker, maybe you should get rid of your war glorifying Battle royal games, since they have to remove his mug from them anyway.

 

[Logg]

The kind of people who would look up to that guy and start playing poker because of him are the kind of people I want at my table- if you catch my drift.

 

[DS3]

Okay, glad to see the back of Bilzerian but for me that's a perma-stain on all things GG.

I like the site and enjoy playing there but the decision to hire Bilzerian was calculated and divisive by design - it came from a very weird place. Further, we all know Bilzerian opened his GG Twitter account by calling someone a 'Hoe' (sic). They had a chance then and there to say, okay this was a complete mistake. they didn't - and then of course Daniel Negreanu soiled himself regarding the matter also.

I have argued few ambassadorships in the celebrity world draw any business to the sites (a lot of poker players seem to be a waste of space as ambassadors also). I would bet what GG has concluded is Dan Bilzerian failed to be much of a draw and so they have been looking for the off ramp.

Glad he is gone but the stain remains.

 

[Shells]

Okay, glad to see the back of Bilzerian but for me that's a perma-stain on all things GG.

I like the site and enjoy playing there but the decision to hire Bilzerian was calculated and divisive by design - it came from a very weird place. Further, we all know Bilzerian opened his GG Twitter account by calling someone a 'Hoe' (sic). They had a chance then and there to say, okay this was a complete mistake. they didn't - and then of course Daniel Negreanu soiled himself regarding the matter also.

I have argued few ambassadorships in the celebrity world draw any business to the sites (a lot of poker players seem to be a waste of space as ambassadors also). I would bet what GG has concluded is Dan Bilzerian failed to be much of a draw and so they have been looking for the off ramp.

Glad he is gone but the stain remains.

The stain may remain for a while but like most things, time can help to forget some of the poor decisions made by the site. But that doesn't mean all is forgotten. I opened my GGPoker account just prior to the Bilzerian ambassadorship announcement and chose not to play on the site as long as he was repping it.

 

[whiskers77]

The stain may remain for a while but like most things, time can help to forget some of the poor decisions made by the site. But that doesn't mean all is forgotten. I opened my GGPoker account just prior to the Bilzerian ambassadorship announcement and chose not to play on the site as long as he was repping it.

Same here, I played few before there and I have to say, that I was not so convinced about this room, but after recognizing about the Bilzarian stories it also made me stop to play there completely.
I also think, they harmed themselves about this story with him and they will need to have a good marketing to change things to a positive way how to treat the future female players there, that women will accept this room in future and will be ready to play there.

 

[DS3]

The stain may remain for a while but like most things, time can help to forget some of the poor decisions made by the site. But that doesn't mean all is forgotten. I opened my GGPoker account just prior to the Bilzerian ambassadorship announcement and chose not to play on the site as long as he was repping it.

Good for you, Shells! edit and Whiskers77!

It was one of those moments when even as a guy who believes himself aware, no matter my annoyance at his hiring, what kept coming to mind was just how obnoxious this was to women. I can distinctly remember thinking, I have no idea how angry I would be if I were a women player (frankly not the first time in recent memory).

If it's any consolation I did play GG but then it fit my agenda, which of course was playing nothing but free rolls and the Daily Freebies without any deposit to date. If a little self- centered, it remains a delight to 'stick it to the man' and make a profit.

I not only managed to build a modest bankroll but took down a few of the Battle Royales along the way. These would be the Tourneys which SpanRmonka identified as being 'fronted' by Bilzerian's ugly mug. Winning a few of those was particularly rewarding.

 

[valeski 28]

Good morning.GG chose the best day to say good bye to that guy.But the bad way Vanessa Kade was treated by Blizerian will be unlikely to forget.GG made a terrible mistake in that moment.

 

[FastOne]

Love this. AND under present world circumstances, while you're are at it GG Poker, maybe you should get rid of your war glorifying Battle royal games, since they have to remove his mug from them anyway.

At least he doesn't appear there anymore, at the Battle Royale lobby, that is.

 

[Polytarp]

At least he doesn't appear there anymore, at the Battle Royale lobby, that is.

Reputations are made and earned and within social media, whatever its form, cachet is equivalent to money. In this case the stock has tanked..a pun on "battle royale."

 

[vittopio]

The room realized what the whole poker world has known for a long time - that Bilzerian has nothing to do with poker!

 

[fundiver199]

I am happy to see Dan Bilzerian gone from GG Poker. However I still recommend everyone to stop playing there and support sites like pokerstars, 888 Poker or partypoker instead. The reason is, GG Poker is still operating in Russia and thus indirectly supporting Russias war against Ukraine. So all non-russian players, who are against the war, should leave GG Poker and play on sites, that dont operate in Russia.

 

[Risto234]

However I still recommend everyone to stop playing there and support sites like PokerStars, 888 Poker or Partypoker instead. The reason is, GG Poker is still operating in Russia and thus indirectly supporting Russias war against Ukraine. So all non-russian players, who are against the war, should leave GG Poker and play on sites, that dont operate in Russia.

Russians are still playing in 888 btw therefore ...

 

[fundiver199]

Russians are still playing in 888 btw therefore ...

That is likely only a matter of time, if they decided to pull out. Someone reported in the forum, GG Poker will pull out on 18. march. In that case just forget, what I wrote above.

 

[Shells]

Russians are still playing in 888 btw therefore ...

888Poker has suspended operations in Russia

 

[acidburnfx]

The "King of Instagram" as they say, has completely disappeared from Instagram since november last year, despite of the fact that no one has made any statement about it.

GG!

 

[fundiver199]

The "King of Instagram" as they say, has completely disappeared from Instagram since november last year, despite of the fact that no one has made any statement about it.

Interesting. Maybe he got banned?

 

[AKQ]

Interesting. Maybe he got banned?

well its a bann either way lol

hopefully he will come to ACR
We need some dead money there

 

[IzzyMoreno]

I like the house he rented in LA

 

[acidburnfx]

Interesting. Maybe he got banned?

I don't know! He said that: "I just lived in the circus for so long that I kind of just - I really needed a break"