Tiffany Strikes Back at TonyG
In a statement released on her Myspace blog, Tiffany Michelle fires back at TonyG and Pokernews for their slanderous use of their media outlet, as she puts it. According to the newly famed pro, her deal with PokerNews and TonyG was no different than a backer and she has not violated any part of the agreement they had made.
She claims that other PokerNews players were in fact wearing logos for both T6 Poker (owned by TonyG) and Pokerstars and that her deal with PokerNews was non exclusive allowing her the right to decide who’s logo she would wear if she wanted to. She also stated that the issue of the Ultimate Bet logo was not even mentioned until she was playing on a featured table and at that time was bombarded by questions from the PokerNews staff while trying to play.
“I am a grown woman and I can decide for myself who I choose to associate myself with. That should not be Tony G’s decision. Just because Tony G. backed me in the event (and profited quite nicely by doing so) does not mean that he should be able to control or profit from any logo or sponsorship deal I might make or have any say in how I handle my career. I have been around poker a long time and it’s widely known that a backer has no say or cut of a player’s sponsorship or logo deal. Again, I had seen several Pokernews sponsored players wearing online card room logos already so clearly the backing deal and the logo deals were separate for every other player wearing Pokernews. Why would it be different just for me?”
Tony on the other hand also blogged about his experience stating that although the contract wasn’t air tight it was still a deal and she had not kept her end of the bargain. He states that it was an agreement between Tiffany, Jeff Lisandro and himself, where he backed her with $6K and Jeff paid the other $4K.
Apparently the deal was 1/3 split between the three and in Tony’s words “I said to Jeff that if he put up $4K, I would put up $6K but I would have all the rights to Tiff in terms of endorsement. I know Jason and Tiff both heard me say this. Jeff immediately said yes, that he would do it.” Tony than had her sign a quick contract which read “I, Tiffany Graham, agree that I am an official PokerNews sponsored player.” In the end he wished her well, although snivelling from the sidelines and said he has no intentions on filing a lawsuit.
At least Tony found some closure,
I am not a money hungry person and I don’t think about how much I can make but I can truthfully say that on the last few hands I wanted Tiff to bust. I wanted this to end. I felt sick. When she busted It was a huge relief and closure of the situation. – TonyG
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