Joined: May '11
Location: United Kingdom
Age: 34 (M)
Posts: 86
Player who received the following email from Full Tilt Poker:
Hello ioi, we are contacting you regarding one of your Full Tilt Poker opponents. The player in question plays under the username Phil Ivey.
As you are no doubt aware, we do not allow players to change their screen names. However, in exceptionally rare cases we do allow it. In this instance, we have made the decision, based on a number of circumstances, that this screen name will be changed.
From now on, this player will be using the screen name Polarizing.
Our decision to inform you of this change is also exceptional and is not our standard procedure. However, in light of recent events, we feel it is important to make this player’s opponents aware of the change to avoid any unfair advantage being gained.
Joined: Mar '09
Location: Greece
Age: 47 (F)
Posts: 14136
I wonder if this email is for real first of all, and then if it is, should they let him go back and play after all the history there. Kind of grey area, but if its real they should probably make an announcement in general so the players can decide if they want to play against him or not
Joined: May '11
Location: United Kingdom
Age: 32 (M)
Posts: 97
I dont think a general announcement is needed. If you wanna play poker, you play no matter how's next to you at the table. I would play against him if I had enough money.
Joined: Nov '12
Location: Canada
Age: 55 (M)
Posts: 4675
I find that very interesting. I would love to be able to play against the real Phil Ivey. I do not fear him as many do. I have enough faith in myself to think I would be able to hld my own against any other poker player in the world in any honestly dealt game.
Joined: Jan '11
Location: United States
Age: 60 (M)
Posts: 3361
Wish I could play real money on the site although I surely wouldn't be at this players level since I'm playing for fun, not a living. I like to play to win and would play against anyone, but they'd lose respect based on the biggest buyin I would join in is about $11.00.
Joined: Nov '11
Location: United Kingdom
Age: 67 (M)
Posts: 3361
i think that if people only had a play money account then they should be allowed to change their screen name if they choose to open a real money account.i wonder just what the reasons are that they are allowing ivey to change his name?
Ivey is a US player, and his money should have been confiscated alongside hte other millions of US players that lost their funds. However, they not only appear to have given him funds to play with, they have allowed him to create a second account ( because his old one SHOULD have been closed and not allowed to be used to play real money games ).
They have created one rule for him, and another for the millions of US players who are not allowed to play on FTP anymore.
Joined: Feb '11
Location: United Kingdom
Age: 59 (M)
Posts: 5712
FCUMRED........... good call. Having read the threads to yours I really hadnt considered that but it is a really important point that impinges on fairness to everyone in the US. Anotherexample of how money talks!
Joined: Apr '09
Location: Portugal
Age: 44 (M)
Posts: 4827
Hahaha, very funny! This isn’t the real Phil Ivey but he managed to register FTP with that nick, that’s amazing, I though the general settings control was more accurate about this subjects. For instance, if you try to use trademarks names to register as nick, most probably you want be able to do it, only if it’s a local trademark with little relevance on the international market. But you can’t go under the name of big sodas names, or big sports trademarks names, they don’t let you use those names. And now the guy, with the new nickname, makes a lot of money and some who pay less attention to these things can think it was the real pro player that changed his nick and got his first nice achievement with the new nick.
Joined: Mar '09
Location: Greece
Age: 47 (F)
Posts: 14136
So who can tell us now. Was it the real thing or not? I dont have a clue about this since i dont even remember if Ivey when was playing in Full Tilt was using his real name or a nickname What was it really?
Joined: Jun '10
Location: Belgium
Age: 51 (M)
Posts: 1457
Posted by fcumred: I actually find this pretty offensive.
Ivey is a US player, and his money should have been confiscated alongside hte other millions of US players that lost their funds. However, they not only appear to have given him funds to play with, they have allowed him to create a second account ( because his old one SHOULD have been closed and not allowed to be used to play real money games ).
They have created one rule for him, and another for the millions of US players who are not allowed to play on FTP anymore.
Well smells like discrimination.... but we already know that doors open easier when you are famous or have lots of money.
Another option is that Phil Ivey has changed his nationality (like in sports often happens)
Sorry, but that's as high as I go!
