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Anyone here play on high stakes poker games?
Posted on 7/19/14 at 3:06 pm
Posted on 7/19/14 at 3:06 pm
I mean illegal private games?? Be careful. Man in our town was killed during a robbery of a poker game a couple days ago. He was a local biz owner...rumors locally are that it was a $50k buy in. That part isn't being reported yet.
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Posted on 7/19/14 at 3:09 pm to Tiger Ryno
I play some small blind stuff. Never for money though. Always bullets and cocaine.
Posted on 7/19/14 at 3:10 pm to BRgetthenet
we play $20 buy in.. i think its high stakes.. but i guess playing for your life is higher stakes
Posted on 7/19/14 at 3:11 pm to Tiger Ryno
we used 5 dollar buy-ins in college
Posted on 7/19/14 at 3:15 pm to Tiger Ryno
I am aware of the existence of some games like this, though I don't think they're 50k-level. I don't know any details, nor do I want to. I'll stick to my little $20 buy-in game.
Posted on 7/19/14 at 3:16 pm to Tiger Ryno
I can't imagine playing in a game like that. Why would you carry around that kind of money in a private game? You have to think shite like this would happen.
Posted on 7/19/14 at 3:16 pm to Tiger Ryno
this happens more than you think
Posted on 7/19/14 at 3:19 pm to Brageous
Apparently 14 or more players or at least people present. Guy had a business a wife and 2 yund kids. Another guy was shot as well. It's not his fault he got killed but you have to believe it's incredibly risky being somewhere with that much cash
This post was edited on 7/19/14 at 3:20 pm
Posted on 7/19/14 at 3:20 pm to Tiger Ryno
Of course it's not his fault, but like you said...that's the risk you take when there's that much money lying around like that in a non secure illegal poker setup.
Posted on 7/19/14 at 3:30 pm to Tiger Ryno
I would be way too scared to be at a game with that much cash.
Posted on 7/19/14 at 3:30 pm to Brageous
I wonder what the security was like
Posted on 7/19/14 at 3:31 pm to Brageous
I have no idea what kind of "security" they had. I would think the robbery had to be an inside job by one of the players or close associates
Posted on 7/19/14 at 3:34 pm to Tiger Ryno
What town was this in ryno?
Posted on 7/19/14 at 3:35 pm to darbour21
Stafford tx. I think know it was Stafford just outside sugar land
Posted on 7/19/14 at 3:37 pm to Tiger Ryno
there used to be 2 games in lafayette, one next to cafe cottages and the other on cameron st. but they didn't get as big as that. 100 minimum if i remember correctly.
but i did hear one of those got robbed once at gunpoint
but i did hear one of those got robbed once at gunpoint
Posted on 7/19/14 at 3:40 pm to Tiger Ryno
Same thing (robbery, not a murder) happened to a big cash game in Baton Rouge back in the early 90's at a big house on Highland Road. The robbers were caught a couple of days later. Apparently the people robbed were a Who's Who of big shot business owners, lawyers, politicos, etc. The Sheriff's Detectives basically dropped everything else to catch the guys.
Posted on 7/19/14 at 3:42 pm to icegator337
I recall something like this happening in the Sopranos
Posted on 7/19/14 at 3:52 pm to Tiger Ryno
Hate it for the guy and his family, but this is a perfect example of why legal poker, both online and at casino's should be legal in this country.
Posted on 7/19/14 at 4:05 pm to Tiger Ryno
I played in NYC one time, but security was tight (either mob or wannabe mob), and it was only for a few hundred. Lots of people, probably 3-4 tables.
I'm guessing in this case, it was a cash game and he was a big winner. Probably robbed on the way to the car.
I'm guessing in this case, it was a cash game and he was a big winner. Probably robbed on the way to the car.
Posted on 7/19/14 at 4:30 pm to AUCE05
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Hate it for the guy and his family, but this is a perfect example of why legal poker, both online and at casino's should be legal in this country.
Poker is legal at casinos and on-line.....playing for money not taxed on-line is illegal.
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