This comes from the Poker Network site where rmh123 has the following to say:
The facts!
I have just spoken to Tony G who is currently in Russia and not happy! Tony told me that he paid entries for 35 people into the main event, with the aim of helping some people, but also to gain maimum exposure for Pokernews. Tiffany approached Jeff Lissandro at a pre-ME party about playing. It was agreed that as Pokernews paid her salary they would also pay her entry fee, and in return she would receive 33% of prizemoney, and also conduct as many interviews as possible with fellow players during the event.
She signed a contract outlining these conditions, so Tony is obviously upset to see her covered in UB gear without as much as a phone call to ask if that was ok. How this all came about he does not know, but I’m sure he will get to the bottom of it, as he feels betrayed at this time. He pointed out to me that he staked players such as Marcel Luske and Kirril Gerasimov and they would NEVER do this without contacting him beforehand.
It also makes UB look bad I think, and as Tony said he could have got her a much better deal with Pokerstars if she had continued to do well.
I have known Tony for a long time and he is a ruthless businessman, but also has a big heart and at this time feels he has been badly let down. It will be interesting to see how this plays out over the next 2 days.