Hey 3.5. Thank you for the link. I was able to find some answers there.

It seems the requirements to re-open my PS when I re-locate to the PI (from the US) are pretty straight forward, besides the landline phone number. Can anyone explain this process? I didn't think anyone (besides business) in the PI used landlines. Could I simply provide them with a front desk number for my building?

k2d.. Take everyone's advice and go to Thailand first. Also, if smoking weed is even top 10 on your list of priorities, stay in Vegas... not judging you, I smoke too, but the risk you take with even one joint in any Asian country besides Cambodia, India is just so so so -EV. -EV is a bad way to put it, it's suicidal in a way, because it just opens up a whole pandora's box of ways for you to be scammed/setup. If I was under the impression that you could float the type of cash to quickly get yourself out of such a jam, I wouldn't take such a neg line, but your posts indicate otherwise. Whatever you choose though, good luck, I'll be watching and I hope to get back to the PI about 6 months from now.

so paul has taken me up on my offer of a bet through pm, i dont want it done in pm because i think there is a much better chance of him actually paying if everyone knows about it so if you agree paul quote this and say agree like a stars chop

he bets $200 (preferably on stars) to my $100 (his offer i never asked for odds) that i will not land in an asian country by july 17th

i agree

If you are going to be living in Cebu or Manilla and in one of the modern buildings , most likely you will have the availability of a landline.
If not , email stars before you go and ask what to do in that situation.
They will probably arrange a time to phone the desk but please check with them first.

I am planning to be there full time next year ( had some massive set backs recently sob ) and my situation will be even more unusual but still think i will be ok.
The house i will be living in has no street name , no postal code and i probably will have no land line . Despite that , i have opened bank accounts there and i am optimistic that poker sites will allow me to carry on as usual.
The only thing i can show will be a electricity bill and details from my bank.

@k2d

I am glad zleej has spoken about the smoking situation . Was planning to post about it before you travel.
If you ignore all advice you have been given in this thread , please do not ignore this one.
The situation there is totally different then in the US and Europe.
You really need to keep it low key.
Keep it away from your door step.
Do not get a reputation in your neighbourhood.
I would not bring a date back to my pad and casually roll up.
i would not smoke if invited to a party.
Jails in Thailand are 5* compared to Phills.

ya i know, thats gonna be one of the scariest parts, i aint gonna tell no one about that, actually got a couple of hook ups lined up through people i know out here that know peeps in PI, hopefully if i can just get it from them and back to my apt safe and secure things should be ok

im overly paranoid about it here in the US cuz gettin on probation with regular tests would basically kill me, and i will be 10 times more cautious over there

so now that cebu is my 2nd option in PI im hoping to get any more recommendations on condo buildings or areas to stay in or avoid in that city, what streets would be good to check out, things like that

ITT has given me a couple options to check out and so has someone on another forum but overall when looking at my notes there is very little on cebu

I offered you a 1:1 bet on $100 for July 15th - did you accept? No, and I find it very annoying that you're trying to pull an angleshoot.

Everyone here (and on PIAN) thinks you're a huge idiot or full of sht. July 15 is only a week from now and you haven't booked your flights yet - you still don't even know where you want to live! Do you even have your passport? If not, I'm willing to bet even more against you.

I'm still willing to bet dollars to donuts this K2D fellow isn't coming to Asia.. and I like em fruit filled or chocolate glazed

lol what I was thinking exactly

dude the PM says $200, you can check it for yourself, you sent it not me, here is a copy

"Let's do it for $100. You can deposit it directly into my bank account. If you are in Angeles on July 15 I will go there and personally hand you $200."

that is exactly what is in your outbox, check for yourself, now its the 2nd time youve sent me a pm, ive posted what u sent on here, and then u tried to take it back.......... i never asked for odds

and i told you i would do it for whatever amount of money u wanted up to my roll, u seem sooooo confident im not gonna make it lets play for stacks yo (actually i feel much more confident you will actually pay a $100 bet than a $7k bet)

im not trying to pull an angle shoot, im trying to make sure i dont get angled by flying out on july 15th but technically not landing in asia by that date, type up the bet for whatever that says i have to leave by july 15th 11:59pm for any amount of money between 0 and 7,000 (or more, i can get a loan if i have to) and i will say i agree

i checked with the passport agency and it should be arriving monday or tuesday

how about you put up stars money and i put up $USD?

when paul pm'd me about the bet i told him i would bet anything up to the amount i had as long as we could both be comfortable in knowing that we would get paid out if we won, this is his idea of BOTH of us being comfortable


Here are the terms of the bet:
1) You deposit $100 USD cash into my BofA account by the end of Monday July 9.
2) You must depart by July 15 11:59pm and arrive by July 16 11:59pm.
3) You post your flight details and we meet at NAIA airport at your arrival time - details to be discussed.
4) If you are there, I give you $200 USD cash (this is a 1:1 payout).



i deposit money into a person i dont knows account, ya sure im totally comfortable with that seems fair

lol pauls response through pm at me not wanting to give him (the person who i dont know and obv doesnt like me) the money up front

"you're an idiot. good day."


as ive been saying in this thread for months, im a nit and i trust no one, and definitely not............

Paul is def trustworthy and you should be willing to ship first.

Please tell me your roll isn't only 7k, i wouldnt feel comfortable moving to a foreign country with so little money. If it is, treat this like a holiday, and if you can make it work then stay longer.

there are maybe 10 people in the world that i would be willing to ship first with, shockingly a guy ive never met from a place ive never been who obviously dislikes me isnt one of them

my roll is 7k, im not really comfortable with it, but where am i more likely to go broke, in vegas on a 7k roll buying in for $500+ a day in cash games, or somewhere where my living expenses are cut in half, i buy in for $100-$150 a day in many tourneys?


sigh got an emotional im worried about you letter from the moms today, granted she has every right to be worried about me but ugh ive got way to much on my plate as is dont need to be getting all emotional

how do you tell her not to worry when you have no long term life plans and dont give a ..... ??