First off, to everyone, happy thanksgiving!! This is the time of year for all people, all religions, especially here in North America, to be thankful for what we have, not what we do not have. North Americans have it better than most people in the rest of the world, so let’s remember that!!

I made peace with my brother Mike.. At first, I refused to enter into the family home and be in the same room with Mike.. However, he did call me and expressed a willingness to talk about our issues, so I took him up on that.. There was a good deal of somewhat heated convo, but I was able to get my point across to him pertaining to the things I wrote on my last blog. I stated to him that I did not want to publicly air our stuff out, but that I felt I did not have a choice in the matter, since talking to him privately up to this point, and getting him to listen was a virtual impossibility. It seems that he now understands things much better, and he expressed to me he wished I did not publicly do what I did. However, I did apologize and explain it was not meant to hurt him, and explained to him why I did and both of us have come to a common understanding over this issue. I accept that what I did hurt his feelings, but I still feel it had to be done to get a real dialogue going.

In the end, I am glad I did what I did to force the issue and get things talked about as it brought about a resolution and better mutual understanding. Hurt feelings can mend over time, but a broken family is hard to fix. This was my main intention with it, that Mike understands Family should always be first, not so called “friends” and strangers, as I understand Mike gambles for a living.

If any of you have issues with your family, and if at all possible, it can be worked out (barring those family members are not total scum criminal types), then make the best effort at this time of the year to work out the issues.. Real friends are rare to have in this world, but family is always a constant and always should remain that way. Let’s look to forgive, discuss and resolve our issues with as many people as we can this holiday season.. It is the right and loving thing to do.. Let us look into ourselves how we can be better people for our families first and society in general. I wish all of you a happy and loving holiday season this year!! Peace!! Scott

Mike, I have said what I have said, and done what I have done because I am sick of your disrespect, belittling your own family to impress strangers. Not only publicly have you said “Ivey is a piece of shit” which can be verified from old Quad Jacks podcasts, but you have told me that as well, that he messed up the FTP deal with his lawsuit. My blog did not attack Ivey in such a manner, but rather the type of character Ivey is, a degenerate. With all the problems in the world today, people being booted from their homes, being cheated, losing their jobs;

When I see people like Ivey and even you, blow wads of money like water, while others can’t even fucking eat, I find it disgusting and part of a lot of the problems we face in the world today. Excuse me for being an idealist and actually giving a shit about people.

I see you getting worse and worse with your gambling issues. We went out for our parents anniversary 2 weeks ago.. The entire time, all you could talk about was yourself, your bets, checking the scores on games. You do not consider how you hurt Mom and Dad with your behavior. You seem to enjoy to call Mom only to tell her when you lose, and you exaggerate your losses to her… That is sick Mike, do you enjoy upsetting our mother? If you were married and/or lived far away from us, and never bothered with us, then it is your life and you are entitled to live it any way you want. But when you go out of your way to insult and lie about me to people, when you decide to call Mom and Dad only WHEN YOU NEED SOMETHING, then it becomes my business, because I live on their property. I help manage their finances as well, so when you miss a mortgage payment on your home, It is my responsibility to find out what is going on because Mom and Dad are on the hook as the co signers.. They asked me to contact you over that.. But your answer to me was ” fuck you and your family”.. If that is the way you feel fine, STOP CALLING MOM AND DAD when you need something and leave us the fuck alone, and live your life. It is not my fault or anyone else’s that you hate yourself and you are a miserable because of, in my opinion, a severe gambling addiction on top of your addiction to legal drugs.

Don’t tell me I don’t know what addictions are, I have been a drunk and a drug addict, I know exactly what they are..

It takes courage and balls to admit you have a problem and seek help for it. Stop putting on a false image for your own family that everything is fine..

My biggest issue with you Mike is your horrid betrayal of your own family.. you consistently take the side of strangers and go out of your way to belittle your own blood in their eyes.. Until yesterday, I have kept quiet about this stuff for the most part because I did not want to mess up your deal with FTP… Don’t call Mom and lie to her and say I am costing your deals.. You are costing yourself deals by your own admission. You have turned down many deals that your agent got for you, refused to work with people, showing up late or completely missing engagements all together. Enough with your lame excuses and lack of personal responsibility for your actions and lack of action.

I learned in my life to take personal responsibility for my problems, but sadly, like many Americans today, and what I believe is a huge issue in the world today, you blame others for your fails in life. You insist to me and our parents that I wanted FTP to fail, and insisted somehow it was my fault.

You asked me to be quiet about FTP, then you go on QJ and spew about it for 4 hours straight. If I say anything, u call me nuts, tell others I am crazy and even make up horrid lies about me, and you know this.

I interjected into the FTP thing because I felt bad for people who have been fucked over that whole deal. Your own agent instructed you to leave FTP over a year ago because they were fucking you. Rich constantly looks out for your best interest and you treat him like shit as well. Why are you so concerned what fucking degen scum strangers think about you? You constantly whine how you run bad, but I say it is deserved karma for your actions towards your own family.

in 2005, main even final table, you didn’t even recognize your own family presence at the final table.. Dad tried to give you advice before play started, and you basically disrespected him and told him to “leave you alone” at the same event, I needed a ride home and you refused, saying ” i don’t have room in my car, my good friends are in town”.. well your “good friends” said there was room for me and made room.. I asked your ” good friends” how long they knew you, they replied “2 weeks”. I am so sick and tired of your ways, your lack of giving a shit about Mom and Dad, and anyone who cares for you.. But people who use you, them u love..

I am not going to sit here and list everything, but you have just been a total douche bag towards your entire family.

To conclude.. if u wont change and have the courage to face your problems, then stop calling Mom and Dad bitching about stuff, wanting something from them, and do not contact me, and totally stay out of our lives. I don’t want you calling Mom and aggravating her anymore. Dad is 81 with high blood pressure.. he does not need the shit either.. and until you come clean with me and we have a real talk, which you refuse to do, if you do decide to come to our property, make sure you let us know in advance so I am not there.. You either want to be a part of our family or not.. But we will not accept you the way you are now.. I speak for Mom and Dad in this as well.. Again, I am doing this publicly because you refuse to deal with this privately. When you decide your blood is more important than fleeting strangers and your gambling Addiction, we will listen to you. Your so called friends are not your friends, your fans are not your friends.. and some of them are total douches and useless scum. If their respect is what you want and crave, then be good with us and leave us the hell alone for good!

Sincerely;

Scott

Luciaetta Ivey recently filed a petition with the high court that raises questions about campaign contributions her ex-husband and his lawyers made to Family Court Judge Bill Gonzalez, who presides over the sealed divorce case. The divorce was granted in December 2009, and the contributions were made in early 2010.

“I was blindsided,” Luciaetta Ivey said during a recent telephone interview. “I was very upset. I was very disgusted.”

She said Phil Ivey had given money to Barack Obama’s presidential campaign, but she had never known him to donate to a judicial campaign.

In June, Luciaetta Ivey filed a motion in Clark County Family Court that raised new issues in the divorce case. The motion was to be heard by Gonzalez, but Luciaetta Ivey filed an “affidavit of implied bias or prejudice” based on the campaign contributions.

In August, Luciaetta Ivey filed a motion to disqualify Gonzalez, which her ex-husband opposed. The following month, Chief District Judge Jennifer Togliatti denied the motion.

According to the petition Luciaetta Ivey filed with the high court, she has learned that her ex-husband contributed $5,000 to Gonzalez’s campaign on April 17, 2010. Phil Ivey, considered one of the world’s best poker players, did not contribute to any other Family Court judge.

Luciaetta Ivey alleged in the petition she filed with the state Supreme Court that her ex-husband has stopped paying spousal support. According to the petition, Chesnoff, Phil Ivey’s Lawyer, claimed the marital settlement agreement “permitted Phil to cease doing so as he was no longer receiving income from one of the businesses.”

The above are excerpts from The Las Vegas Review Journal, which the article can be found
HERE

It appears the rumor mill might be correct, that Ivey “may be” broke. Do I feel bad? Hell no!! I do feel bad for his ex-wife, but she should have known she was possibly marrying a gambling degenerate. Rumor has it that Ivey owes at least one casino, 6 to 10 million dollars.. Please note, I have no way of confirming whether that is true or not, the number, or whether he owes anything, I have just “heard” that..

This is in no way to suggest Ivey is a rotten person.. I just believe he is a total degenerate and not what poker players who are serious about becoming real grinders and really profitable should be looking up to. I respect REAL GRINDERS. online, live, or both.

Perhaps Ivey should have thought twice before raising that lawsuit against FTP, in which sources tell me that action chased away an investor who allegedly had an oral deal in place with FTP at the time of his lawsuit.

I say what goes around comes around. I normally do not like to write about this, but I really do not like or respect what Phil Ivey represents. Everyone is entitled to their opinion however, so think what you will!! peace!!

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