Matt Glanz has published a new blog, declaring that he can no longer defend the actions of Full Tilt Poker. Glantz has been a long-time friend of FTP, but says he now feels "ashamed" and "embarrassed" with the site.
High stakes profile Matt Glantz has long been a friend of Full Tilt Poker and has been one of the few players who have continuously defended the site's management despite the happenings of the past year.
While many others were quick to condemn the troubled
poker site, Glantz kept a low profile and argued for patience, but now he too lashes out at the former FTP management.
In
a new blog post on his personal MattGlantzPoker.com website addressed to "My friends at FTP", Glantz writes that he can no longer defend what has happened, and criticizes the site for not speaking out about its problems.
"Through your tough times I have been one of your few defenders, both publicly and privately. I find it impossible to take that stance any longer," Glantz writes.
"You continued public silence is a disgrace. It is not only irresponsible, but also thoughtlessly unfair to the thousands of
poker player who have money tied up in your ongoing debacle," he adds.
Glantz further stresses that he personally does not have any money tied up on the site, but that this does not keep him from expressing his opinion and call for more transparency in the process.
He acknowledges that the return of player money at this point is possibly no longer in the hands of the former Full Tilt bosses, but blames the people with direct involvement for not communicating with the players who made their business one of the biggest in the industry.
"To my friends at FTP, I am embarrassed for you and I am ashamed of you – not due to the player funds being lost or held. I am embarrassed and ashamed because of the continued lack of communication to the thousands of players, who have been waiting hopefully for this increasingly long amount of time."
"What I can’t understand is this continued disrespect to all the players who helped build your business to what it was just a year ago. The complete lack of information coming from the owners of FTP to the player base is shameful."
Matt Glanz has won more than $4 million on the live circuit, as well as several hundred thousands from playing online.
His biggest live result to date came in 2009, when he wont the £20,000 EPT High Roller in London for a £542,000 cash prize.