warning to high stakes travelers!! - Page 6 - High Stakes Poker Pot Limit and No Limit

kk405 · 01-27-2009, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by doncolo

One time going through customs in Newark, I went through the passport check and the guy and the desk casually asked me what I did for a living. Being a noob I said that I play online poker...then he asked if I was carrying more then ten thousand dollars on me (when i had 50k euros in my bag). I told him no, that I play online poker and that's all online. He asked me one more time if I was sure and then I said yeah, kinda laughed, and said I wish I did have more than 10k on me because that'd be awesome.

He laughed and said "well let me give you one tip, whatever you do, when you go downstairs (through customs) definitely don't say you play online poker. Say you study or sell insurance or anything except that you're a gambler. It'll save you a lot of trouble."

I said ty ship I get to keep my purple euros? WP TY

if they had found the money on you, there is a high probability they would have deported you back...Customs and CBP guys don't tolerate lying and they have become real as& ho^% about it...

kk405 · 01-27-2009, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by yellowsub

brought 75k back from turks & caicos, 30k in flags 45 in cash, i tried to fill out the form for the full 75, but the customs agent in miami told me that the chips didnt need to be declared, and had me fill out the form for the 45k only.

maybe it was just a rogue agent, i dunno.

not a rogue agent, but an un-informed one who made a mistake

Sublimemoment · 01-27-2009, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by pvn

Congrats on being the exception to the rule.

Also, customs != DEA.

Customs = Border Patrol = Department of Homeland Security

siglo · 01-27-2009, 04:46 PM

why did they take his watch? that's sick

PrimogenitoX · 01-27-2009, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Apathy

yea you should just always wire money people!

But isa much more ballER if isa carries cash on me...wiring is for those internet kidzz! ! ! !!

theBruiser500 · 01-27-2009, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by riverboatking

this should teach you not to overplay one pair in NL.
should wait for str8's and flushes before committing to playing a big pot.

really riverboatking, do you really want to use that overused joke?

theBruiser500 · 01-27-2009, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Borodog

Actually, no. We have a much crazier drug jihad in America than most of Europe, for example. There is a reason why we have the highest incarceration rate in the world.

OP got off light, imo. At least they didn't deliver him a box of weed (that nobody ever saw) and then shoot his dogs.

but in most countries it would be too dangerous to carry that 10k and prohibitive to play the poker in the first place. me and viffer and you were lucky to be born in the US as opposed to picking a country blindly from a hat... even if that means once in a while we have $59,000 confiscated from us by the police.

wickedgoodtrader · 01-27-2009, 05:04 PM

I was at the Flint airport with 25k in my pocket. Was going through the check and she says empty your pockets please because there was a buldge she could see. I yanked it and she says.. oh wait.. don't pull money out. Then she says.. actually let me look at it and she kinda flipped through it because it was thick and wanted to make sure nothing was hidden in it. Then they told me to never pull the money out again.

pvn · 01-27-2009, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by siglo

why did they take his watch? that's sick

Because they can?

jcmoussa · 01-27-2009, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by yellowsub

brought 75k back from turks & caicos, 30k in flags 45 in cash, i tried to fill out the form for the full 75, but the customs agent in miami told me that the chips didnt need to be declared, and had me fill out the form for the 45k only.

maybe it was just a rogue agent, i dunno.

No I'm pretty sure this is policy. Something about it not being able to be used as currency. It's the equiv if carrying a 50k rolex, but in flags.

skier_5 · 01-27-2009, 05:46 PM

i thought monetary instruments counted as cash: ie checks, chips, etc

paoul · 01-27-2009, 05:50 PM

carry a video camera and bust it out when they begin robbing you.

LetMeLive · 01-27-2009, 06:32 PM

i had this happen on a much smaller scale. disgusting feeling of violation. i feel for you dude =\

ActionFreak · 01-27-2009, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by threatnasty

ohh...that...well i'm obviously an idiot...but like...i figged there were much bigger deals...

there is nothing bigger than smuggling cubans into US. you would be better off with heroin.

krmont22 · 01-27-2009, 06:41 PM

i went through customs with my parents and they didnt ask us even one of the questions. guy smiled stamped all our papers and pushed us through in under a minute