Tom Dwan Speaks Out on The Lederer Files

Poker pro Tom Dwan is no stranger to Full Tilt Poker as he was a FTP Team Pro member for quite some time. Dwan has kept quiet over Full Tilt Poker dealings but now, after Poker News posted their interview series with Howard Lederer, discussing Full Tilt’s demise, the poker pro has finally spoke out. Dwan has now watched the interview and posted a series of Tweets on Twitter to respond with his thoughts.

Dwan had promised in the past, to his Twitter followers that he would respond in an interview or blog post but had yet to post his thoughts on the subject. However, this past Tuesday, the pro watched The Lederer Files at Poker News and read an interview posted by Diamond Flush Poker with Andy Bloch. After reviewing both, Dwan stated that he believes both former owners of FTP and that the information he knew lined up with the comments the two men stated.  Below are Dwan’s comments via Twitter:

Tom Dwan
@TomDwan

Just watched the last of the Lederer files and then read andybloch’s interview. I’m pretty confident the majority of what they said is true. September 25 2012

Tom Dwan
@TomDwan

I knew a bit of stuff independently and what they said mainly lined up with that (although I thought Howard emphasized wrong a few times). September 25 2012

Tom Dwan
@TomDwan

However the big gripe I have is both of them not realising how big of a mistake it was for ftp to accept deposits after april 15thSeptember 25 2012

Tom Dwan
@TomDwan

Also I think I have some obligation as a person/known poker player to when possible help people avoid being taken advantage of- and I messed. September 25 2012

Tom Dwan
@TomDwan

Up some by not trying to make more sure that ftp had the players $$. I think the owners owed this to the players more than I did obviously. September 25 2012

Tom Dwan
@TomDwan

Which makes it a bit extra ridiculous (although still understandable to me and definitely possible I wouldve made the same mistake) that so. September 25 2012

Tom Dwan
@TomDwan

Few owners were willing to step up and take board seats to provide oversight….. Sorry for all the tweets- this seemed the right place. September 25 2012

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