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AP owner scott toms father wins wsop event #11

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  1. Vegas624 Vegas624 is offline

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    Jun 9th, 2008 (6/9/2008 1:33am)

    I don't post here often, but wasn't this the guy or brother of the guy that had the AP scandal? I remember the picture and the name for some reason. Was just checking Poker Pages for results and was like why do I remember this guy?
  2. thefuture021 thefuture021 is offline

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    Jun 9th, 2008 (6/9/2008 1:36am) in reply to RaidenRadio

    lol @ poker pages.
  3. Kcannon Kcannon is offline

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    Jun 9th, 2008 (6/9/2008 1:39am) in reply to RaidenRadio

    Father of Scott Tom
     
  4. dawbg3 dawbg3 is offline

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    Jun 9th, 2008 (6/9/2008 1:40am) in reply to RaidenRadio

    Quote from p5's live <span><span><span>

    Phil Tom, the eventual winner who defeated Greg “FBT” Mueller, confirmed to being the father of Scott Tom to a media member.

    Scott Tom was a former Absolute Poker executive who came under fire for the superuser account “PotRipper”.
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  5. downbylaw11 downbylaw11 is offline

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    Jun 9th, 2008 (6/9/2008 1:50am) in reply to RaidenRadio

    was he wearing x-ray glasses?
  6. Cmoney3 Cmoney3 is offline

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    Jun 9th, 2008 (6/9/2008 3:19am) in reply to Cmoney3

    unreal, cheaters dad wins a bracelet

    <h3 id="no53549">Congratulations to Phil Tom, Champion of Event #11, $5,000 No Limit Hold'em Shootout</h3>
    As opposed to some of the marathon events that have taken place thus far at this World Series of Poker, this event had short days. Winner Philip Tom took seven hours to beat his table in day 1, and only five hours to beat his table in day 2. Today took a mere seven hours, including a one-hour dinner break. But these hours were action-packed, full of fast short-handed play. Certainly beating three tables full of players takes a severe degree of skill.

    Through all of that, Tom rose to the top. To get there, he had to make it through Cort Kibler-Melby in Day 1 and Bill Blanda, Remy Biechel and Ariel Schneller in day 2. Tom's final table road would be the toughest, though, as he had to contend with wunderkinds Greg "FBT" Mueller and Tim "Tmay420" West - both of which likely had thousands of more hands of poker experience to their credit.

    Indeed, it would take over 100 hands of six-way play before a single elimination took place. After that, though, the bustouts came fast and furious. Tom didn't start much, though - three out of four of the bustouts leading to the final two were at the hands of other players. He played a game of stay away while he watched the carnage, picking up small pots along the way to build up his stack.

    Hand #163 of the 17-hand heads-up match with Mueller was likely the pivotal one. Tom limped in and Mueller raised to 225,000. The flop was . Mueller checked and Tom bet 225,000. Mueller made a big check-raise to 650,000, but Tom went all in over the top and induced a huge laydown on Mueller's part. Mueller would never recover, and the tournament was over thirteen hands later.

    Phil Tom is all smiles now as the photos are taken. Now, he can enjoy his first World Series of Poker bracelet. It's his second cash in this year's series thus far, and it may not be the last.

    from p5slive:

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    Phil Tom, the eventual winner who defeated Greg “FBT” Mueller, confirmed to being the father of Scott Tom to a media member.

    Scott Tom was a former Absolute Poker executive who came under fire for the superuser account “PotRipper”.
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  7. resilient resilient is offline

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    Jun 9th, 2008 (6/9/2008 3:21am) in reply to Cmoney3

    Don't blame the dad for what the kid did....
     
  8. miw210 miw210 is offline

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    Jun 9th, 2008 (6/9/2008 3:24am) in reply to Cmoney3

    live superuser imo
     
  9. Stynsty71 Stynsty71 is offline

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    Jun 9th, 2008 (6/9/2008 3:24am) in reply to Cmoney3

    Obv Father Tom = PotRipper

    Gotta give em credit for figuring out how to rig live poker.
  10. RaidenRadio RaidenRadio is offline

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    Jun 9th, 2008 (6/9/2008 3:48am) in reply to Cmoney3

    I like the way he does his best Chris Ferguson pose before he min-three-bets before check/folding.

    Also, carefully placing 3 chips as a bet is a sign of a champion.

    GG-white-yang
  11. LookingFLuck LookingFLuck is offline

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    Jun 9th, 2008 (6/9/2008 4:43am) in reply to Cmoney3

    LOL @ this. Unless the father has something to do with the scandal you can not compare him to his son. Are you responsible for everything your child does when he is an adult? Please...get a grip.
  12. downbylaw11 downbylaw11 is offline

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    Jun 9th, 2008 (6/9/2008 5:07am) in reply to LookingFLuck

    does anybody know what the status of scott tom is? did he ever get fired?
  13. thwlvssmllfr thwlvssmllfr is offline

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    Jun 9th, 2008 (6/9/2008 8:54am) in reply to Cmoney3

    One might become very good at poker after watching every single high stakes online player's hole cards for a year.
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    Jun 9th, 2008 (6/9/2008 9:03am) in reply to thwlvssmllfr

    Isn't it ironic that Phillip Toms won a shootout in a room full of poker players and Scott Toms has to worry about a shootout with poker players?
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    Jun 9th, 2008 (6/9/2008 9:24am) in reply to Futon

    obv somebody chip dumped to him in an earlier stage in the tournament lol
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    Jun 9th, 2008 (6/9/2008 8:10pm) in reply to Cmoney3

    I would not have told people he's my son. How does he know some of the people he robbed aren't trying to get a hold of him to possibly hurt or kill him. Not sure all those people he robbed are to happy even if the money was refunded some people may still want their own revenge. now they know where to start looking.
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    Jun 9th, 2008 (6/9/2008 10:05pm) in reply to CARSONDAVE

    lol his dad plays poker. in this case i would be highly surprised if he didn't participate in or at the very least know about the superuser cheating while it was taking place
  18. Ballistik Ballistik is offline

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    Jun 9th, 2008 (6/9/2008 11:12pm) in reply to ShooterJ

    freerollin the series
  19. SluggerWV SluggerWV is online now A picture is worth a thousand words.

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    Jun 9th, 2008 (6/9/2008 11:14pm) in reply to Futon

     
    Originally Posted by Bob Futon View Post

    Isn't it ironic that Phillip Toms won a shootout in a room full of poker players and Scott Toms has to worry about a shootout with poker players?

    lol
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    Jun 9th, 2008 (6/9/2008 11:16pm) in reply to ShooterJ

     
    Originally Posted by ShooterJ View Post

    lol his dad plays poker. in this case i would be highly surprised if he didn't participate in or at the very least know about the superuser cheating while it was taking place

    I suppose we really are running out of things to talk about...
     
  21. TMLMS13 TMLMS13 is offline

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    Jun 9th, 2008 (6/9/2008 11:52pm) in reply to Matedog_88

    chip dumping is tough when the tourny is a shootout
  22. jfiiue4 jfiiue4 is offline

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    Jun 10th, 2008 (6/10/2008 12:51am) in reply to TMLMS13

    leveled ^^^^
  23. Slave Slave is offline

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    Jun 10th, 2008 (6/10/2008 1:03am) in reply to jfiiue4

    <span><span><span>Mueller's - A BooB ..
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  24. tosh tosh is offline

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    Jun 10th, 2008 (6/10/2008 1:06am) in reply to Slave

    damm superusers only way to beat FBT imo
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    Jun 10th, 2008 (6/10/2008 1:37am) in reply to tosh

     
    Originally Posted by tosh View Post

    damm superusers only way to beat FBT imo

    Cosign. Mueller is sick.
     
  26. durk86 durk86 is offline

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    Jun 10th, 2008 (6/10/2008 2:22am) in reply to Cmoney3

    the WSOP makes money from poker players. Poker players play on online sites. UB and AP were major online sites. UB and AP stole money from the poker players. UB is making up for their faults by repaying players. Why couldn't the WSOP just tell Fuck dick Scott Tom that his son fucked over the US online poker industry and not let him register?
  27. durk86 durk86 is offline

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    Jun 10th, 2008 (6/10/2008 2:22am) in reply to durk86

    better yet, tell him his winning check got lost in the mail
  28. scottyclark scottyclark is offline

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    Jun 11th, 2008 (6/11/2008 9:06pm) in reply to durk86

    I find it unusual that the father, in his WSOP site biography, is said to live next door to 'the former owners of the Horseshoe'. I also find it unusual that Chief Norton has an association with the International Ironworkers Union. MOB 101
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