Originally Posted by Alan Mendelson View Post
Please do not criticize me for this but I need to check some alleged facts here. It was written above that Rob had said and/or accomplished the following and I'd like to know if these statements are true and if these events are possible. These come from kewlj's post.

His claims have zero basis in mathematics. 4 royal in 5 hours play, playing only free play. Special magical plays. Progressive betting and stop limits turning -EV games into +EV.

1. First question is, can you win at video poker without your win having a basis in mathematics? In other words can you get lucky? And hasn't Rob repeatedly said he plays conventional strategy which is based on math more than 95% of the time and why is this ignored?

2. Is four royals in five hours of play that impossible?

3. Is it also possible that he did have substantial free play offers and even banked and stored free play? (I used to regularly get $2500 of free play from Caesars when I played big.)

4. Did Rob ever claim that he made a -EV game a +EV game through progressive betting and stop losses? In all the years I followed Rob and spoke with him I never heard him say he turned a -EV game into a +EV game, but he did say he won money at -EV games. Is winning at -EV games impossible?

Mickeycrimm wrote something above that needs clarification. Mickey wrote that Rob " hid behind a phony name until arci exposed who you really are." Which phoney name was this? I ask because there have been so many allegations that I've lost track.

Jbjb wrote "Hes a scammer. His M.O. is to say he'll train you for free. You use your own money to learn. If you win, he wants a cut." I need some more information about this too. Who has been trained by Rob and then Rob asked for a cut of the win? By the way there were also allegations that Rob had his students play on his club card and this was never proven. In fact has anyone ever come forward to say they were actually trained by Rob?
Alan, just stop. It is time you stop defending this nonsense. Rob is seriously disturbed. He is living in a fantasy world where his sock puppet supporters are his friends. Alan, you aren't helping him by defending him like this. You are enabling a very sick person. Contributing to his sickness.

In answer to your questions. For the hundredth time, You can not grind your way to over a million dollars profit playing a -EV game. You need something to make the game +EV to do that. And that is what Rob's claim is grinding....over 10 years.

As per the hit 4 royal in 5 hours using Free play. Hitting 4 royals in 5 hours is not impossible (like 18 y.o.'s in a row) but it is very, very unlikely. It would be extremely rare. Now you have to ask yourself (as a real and objective journalist would), why are all these extremely unlikely events and outcomes part of Singer's claims? One of these claims is not impossible, but the accumulation of many unlikely claims is. Stop turning a blind eye to this shit Alan.

Many, many other inconsistencies as well. In one breath Rob says he doesn't play rated. In the next he got over 5 hours worth of free play. That is a lot of free play. How do you get that playing unrated.

As for jbjb's claim. That is a serious claim. If that is true, and it has been alluded to here several times, that is worthy of this person being banned permanently as he is at most other forums. If true, he is using this forum to scam players for profit. I have often wondered just what this Rob Singer person's angle was. I knew it had to be something involving financial reward beside promoting that stupid book that has been debunked by everyone credible, I just didn't know what that financial benefit might be. This claim would explain it.

I hope you are not in on this Alan. And really you are, whether you knowingly aided this guy or not, because this kind of scam just cannot work without other members aiding and enabling the perpetrator. And that has been your role since day 1 Alan. It is time for this to stop.