Jahrelang schwieg Fernando „JNandez“ Habegger über die Vorwürfe seitens Doug Polk. Nun hat der Schweizer alle Karten auf den Tisch gelegt.
Anfang 2018 beendete Fernando Habegger die Zusammenarbeit mit Upswing Poker. Es war keine leichte Trennung, denn Doug Polk verklagte seinen ehemaligen Geschäftspartner und versuchte obendrein den PLO-Spezialisten in ein schlechtes Licht zu rücken.
Nachdem sich Polk in den letzten Wochen recht lautstark über die angeblich fehlende Vertrauenswürdigkeit von Matt Berkey ausgelassen hat, sah Fernando Habegger die Zeit gekommen, um seine Sicht der Dinge zu erklären.
Am Wochenende veröffentlichte der Poker-Pro die Details zum damaligen Rechtsstreit. Unter anderem beschreibt Habegger, wie Upswing veruscht hat, dass “Play & Explain” Video-Format für sich zu beanspruchen. Seitens Polk und Co gibt es aktuell noch keinen Kommentar.
Cliffs
After I terminated the freelance agreement under terms of contract, Upswing sued me for breach of contract, copyright infringement, intentional interference with contractual relations, and declaratory relief. pic.twitter.com/ru4hmG0icv
— JNandez (@JNandezPoker) April 22, 2023
I counterclaimed with breach of contract and defamation after finding evidence that Upswing’s reported sales numbers were incorrect and that they had conspired with my ex-employees to smear me and my company’s reputation. pic.twitter.com/SgPkqsV3sK
— JNandez (@JNandezPoker) April 22, 2023
Upswing’s original claims included
(1) That I learned about “Play and Explains” from Upswing and was infringing on their copyright by producing this type of format in the PLO Mastermind and on my YouTube channel. pic.twitter.com/y9ENGTGrWD
— JNandez (@JNandezPoker) April 22, 2023
(2) That I had to take down and turn over my YouTube videos because they qualified as “work” for Upswing, who had hired me to produce specific content as a freelancer. They encouraged me to grow my socials. In fact, I hired Mike Brady, then Upswing’s community manager. pic.twitter.com/CQKelUig4G
— JNandez (@JNandezPoker) April 22, 2023
(3) Upswing essentially claimed they owned everything I did related to PLO, even unrelated content created before any agreement with Upswing, including my preflop charts.
— JNandez (@JNandezPoker) April 22, 2023
When I started working with Upswing, I decided on my own accord to share these charts with Upswing before any agreement was in place. We decided to include them in the products I’ve created (PLO University and PLO Lab). pic.twitter.com/WpGrn0GYES
— JNandez (@JNandezPoker) April 22, 2023
(4) Upswing claimed that I hadn’t been able to do any other work other than for UpswingPoker, knowing full well I was a freelancer, they pushed my 1-on-1 coaching offer, my website, and encouraged me to grow my brand on Twitch and YouTube. pic.twitter.com/104Ms65EZK
— JNandez (@JNandezPoker) April 22, 2023
(5) Upswing claimed that unbeknownst to them, I had subcontractors working in the PLO Lab, even though they had marketed the product as me and my “team of PLO pros”, and I had written to Upswing’s President that I had partner, Filip, that was getting a % of the product. pic.twitter.com/NbczcC4g1s
— JNandez (@JNandezPoker) April 22, 2023
In the following days, I will address the Twoplustwo and Reddit posts that UpswingPoker, the PLO Matrix trolls, and Filip, the scarf guy, orchestrated. pic.twitter.com/MCUIKbC5YV
— JNandez (@JNandezPoker) April 22, 2023
