Goalpoker - Can't/Won't pay its Winners

[Burnley Joe]

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Due to an extraordinary chain of events, Goalpoker.com is unable to fulfil its Vegas WSOP 2006 trip. The entire <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Team are very sorry for you and all of us wish things could be different.

This decision has not been taken lightly and the Management of Goalpoker.com has considered its course long and hard. However, it is impossible for us to go ahead with the trip. We are so grateful to all our players for their support and loyalty to date and feel very sad at the dissapointment you must feel.

By way of compensation, Goalpoker.com offers each of you an $8,500 VIP package to The Johnny Chan Invitational in Turks and Caicos. From 9^th to 16^th of September 2006, this tournament provides better payout odds than the WSOP and you are certain to be sat amongst the modern legends of the game. The prize pool will be over $2 million. The festive atmosphere will close with a Ziggy Marley concert and you will be flown back on the 16th - hopefully a winner.

Second to that, a private single table tournament is being organized for mid August for those that had planned to go to the WSOP. You’ll be playing against Ian Frazer, Bob The Butcher and Michael Greco. Details and the prize fund will be forwarded shortly.

As poker players ourselves, we genuinely realise the commitment you've made and subsequent dissapointment you must feel in missing this trip. We will of course cover any directly related and receipted travel expenses incurred by yourselves and you should send us dated receipts for reimbursement.

We will do everything within our power to ensure The Johnny Chan Invitational trip is beyond any expectation and provides just compensation for missing the WSOP trip. Also we understand that this disappointment will be blogged to the ends of the earth – all we can ask is that you recognise that these are circumstances outside of our control, we have always strived to deliver beyond expectation in the past and we will do everything in our power to ensure that this is the first and only time this ever happens to winners at Goalpoker

We can only apologise and hope to see you in Turks and Caicos.

Kindest regards

Team Goalpoker.com :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :(

[Sheerluck Holmes]

Re: Absolutely Gutted And Want To Cry Jesus mate, what a total bummer. try to Keep your chin up. any info in the extraodinary chain of events?! wht the hell does that mean?