Vladimir Geshkenbein finishes 62nd in ME and scams his backers

[Dan Druff]

Meet Vladmir "Beyne" Geshkenbein.



He is a pro from PKR.com.

He had 27 events on his WSOP schedule: http://www.pkr.com/en/community/news...yne-wsop-2013/

He sold $84,000 worth of action for the WSOP on pokerstrategy.com and some other events he was playing. A few brought up objections in the staking thread there, stating his financial situation was not solid, and the idiot mods on pokerstrategy.com deleted these posts as "trolling" (LOL).

He also got banned 5 years ago from Chili Poker for multiaccounting: http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/54...d-life-217177/

He sold his Main Event at 1.6 markup, and unbelievably many snapped it up. (This is a terrible markup, no matter who is playing.)

He starts out cashing twice in his first two events, for a total of $17k, and a profit of about $14.5k.

About a month later, four days prior to Day 1C of the Main (July 4), he comes forward and admits he is broke and has chunked off all of the money (both buyins and winnings). This includes both losing and paying prior debts. He says that he will be unable to afford to play the Main.

A separate backer then offered him a one-time deal, which he accepted. This was completely separate from everyone screwed from earlier.

As he got deeper and deeper in the Main, prior stakers were getting more and more pissed. They finally reached him, and initially they reluctantly offered that they would get a piece if he made the final table. Amazingly, he refused this, and only offered people a refund of their buyins if he made the top 27 (LOL). Basically, he was offering $840 per percentage bought if he made the top 27, and $637 per percentage otherwise. Keep in mind that everyone would at best break even no matter what in this circumstance, even if he won the Main. Finally, he agreed to the final table thing, but only if all stakers agreed to it. They couldn't come to an agreement about this, so he told everyone to F off and stopped talking to people.

He finished in 62nd place, and nobody got paid. This includes the $637 per percentage bought, as last promised.

Here is the 2+2 thread:

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/29...ckers-1352088/


Here is a translated statement from him, on July 8th right before he played the Main:

Hello.

Bad news, very very bad news. Shortly (I will tonight / tomorrow to post more details): I have no more money. Broke. Zero. Today is the final starting day of the Main Event and I have $ 500 to my name.

How could this happen? I have made mistakes. I was broke and in debt at all before I came to Vegas. Before I came to Vegas, I veschienden of 3 lots of money (money that is owed to me) was assured (about 25k USD total). I've received to date $ 500. I had to rely on it to get at least a large part of it to the end of Vegas, but there has been nothing so far. After I cashed the first 3 events in a row, I have begun to pay off part of the debt (first mistake). I then started the mega-soft 500 USD ME satellites to grind and there was unfortunately nothing won. Have thereby lost several k's. (Second error). Later I played a few cash games and since lost (third mistake). My money management stinks, I am not able to manage money. I have decided this year to the change a very serious thing, no gambling, sports, good food, etc. If I succeeded, I have not once gambled in casino etc. But unfortunately it has finally brought me nothing. I am the last 20-30 tournaments practically bricking.

I myself (and you) put in a very shitty situation, which I am very sorry. I have my best game technically, but money management is and remains probably my biggest leak. I'm apparently not capable.

I tried to play the Main Event to everything yet, but in a position in which I am not willing to give me money. I have found a good friend who has bought me into the Main Event. Unfortunately this is the only possibility that remains to me. The other option is to pack your bags and fly off to get a job and start back slowly repay the money (which I'll very probably either have to do so). In any case, I remain in my current position no other choice (and believe me I've tried everything the last few days, so it is not as far) as the main event and cancel the charge for refunds. I will play the Main Event, but unfortunately I have to cancel the whole action. Otherwise, I have no chance to play the event.

[Pooh]

He looks like a gay coat hanger.

[Hockey Guy]

What a fucking moron.

[Steve-O]

I used to write a weekly column about pkr so I'm pretty familiar with this guy. Really, really good player, but an absolute degen. You could tell by his playing style, and by the way he talked, it was like he idolized peoppe who were willing to go broke on a bet

[theoptician]

I used to write a weekly column about pkr so I'm pretty familiar with this guy. Really, really good player, but an absolute degen. You could tell by his playing style, and by the way he talked, it was like he idolized peoppe who were willing to go broke on a bet

this is about right. i played pkr for around 4 yrs. beyne was killing the games there. he was the 1st player to win 1 million. you only have to check him out on pkr to see this was always going to happen.
he was in vagas a few yrs ago with the pkr team down to his last few k entered a tournie won it. went to james sudsworths (james666 on pkr) room with $250.000 in a plastic bag ffs.

[NaturalBornHustler]

A quick statement from my side:

The thread title is obv. ridicolous and false.

If i indeed wanted to scam anyone I would just not fkn communicate at all with anyone. Are you guys retarded?

I have very clearly cancelled the action for the Main Event, before it started. Obv. this was not a gentleman thing to do and i apoligized and still do apoligize. But I wanted you to understand the reasons of why I did it, thats why i posted a long post reveleaning that my financial situation is not the best etc. etc. I deeply regret doing this. Should've just cancelled it and not said why, wouldn't have been such a pain in the ass that way.

When I posted this i made very clear that the action is cancelled & everybody will get the ME Action refunded, including Markup obv. As an apology I am now refunding the whole Main Event action at double markup, but some people never get their mouths full, eh?

Some people are trying to freeroll me now and demand shares of the ME in which i luckily got to cash, which is obv. not gonna happen.

Hahaha must be on a vodka bender. Freeroll HIM???

[neveragain39]

I used to write a weekly column about pkr so I'm pretty familiar with this guy. Really, really good player, but an absolute degen. You could tell by his playing style, and by the way he talked, it was like he idolized people who were willing to go broke on a bet

This.

I first saw him when he won a 'made for TV' PKR Heads-up Tourney in 2010 I believe.

He played Juha Helpi for the championship and you could see Juha was totally pissed with Vlad acting so cocky and playing so bad but hitting every flop and dragging pots with tremendous luck.

Juha was silent but was obviously totally disgusted that he was beaten by a total Retard player.

So Vlad is broke now.
Shocking news.

[pavoe]

This.

I first saw him when he won a 'made for TV' PKR Heads-up Tourney in 2010 I believe.

He played Juha Helpi for the championship and you could see Juha was totally pissed with Vlad acting so cocky and playing so bad but hitting every flop and dragging pots with tremendous luck.

Juha was silent but was obviously totally disgusted that he was beaten by a total Retard player.

So Vlad is broke now.
Shocking news.

Ehmm, there is no question if he is a good poker player or not. You dont want him at your table. His problem is BRM and degeneracy when he is not at the poker table, not his poker skill.

He is a huge scummy retard, but not a total retard (poker) player.