Friday – we agree to play. Paul texts me a random address in Tampa to go to , I stop at derby lane, leave my ipad, a jacket and a min buy, so if anyone walks by the guy running the game can say “crazy marc” is there. I go to the address, and John answers and goes “surprise” I’m the partner. Also, they tell me this guys Anthony “starfish” has a piece. I’m like whatever. We start playing. At first I’m losing, and losing fast. I had bought in for the entire 84k I was up at one point, and I had a large double down, where if I lost, I would be down to 1400. I win that and it starts to turn around. They are switching dealers, at some points the other guys started playing, jumping in and out etc – looks like they were trying to “change things up”. It doesn’t matter – no matter who sits where, who deals etc I keep winning. I am drinking and doing cocaine this entire timing, playing on repeat the song “ yayo” I hit a big hand, count chips, up another 100k and stop. I tell them I’m going to derby to see my friends , take a break etc finally they say ok, we’ll drive you there. SO we go down the road to derby, Paul stays at John’s house. While at derby for about an hour I’m prop betting w/ (and his friend zani) on flops and doing flips etc. I think I beat him out of another 15-20k, all on paper.


I tell them I don’t really want to play, they said no come on, so eventually i agree. So I had them go out, buy 2 bottles of vevue, some macallan 18, and $600 worth of sushi. We go back to his house. At this time my buddy Patrick is with us, paul , john, starfish, Justin comes too. John’s friend comes with a bottle of dom and goose. I start drinking. Still same song on repeat. I win another 107k, same antics as before with everyone jumping in and out, different dealers, on my left, right etc.


Everyone quits. They offer me a buy out of about 50% right now cash ( 135k I believe) and I go home. I tell them no, I don’t mind losing but I want all my money. So we relax, john and I start shooting basketballs for like 1-5k, beer pong for my 6k to john’s 5k. he beats me twice. So I think I knocked about 15k off the tab. I’m like, ok, want to play 1 last one. John texts everyone, because all that’s left is john me my buddy and his 2 buddies. Well one of his buddies Zani, an Albanian kid was like marc let me buy 10%. I wasn’t too happy about it, but wtf why not. Everyone agrees, we play again. I get down about 55k off the bat, but wind up coming all the way back and winning 207,000 this shoe. It finally happened, I win just under 500k.


I let them breathe Saturday and text them all Sunday. -crickets- Monday finally, they text me saying lets all meet at get a way, a restaurant near derby tomorrow to talk. I bring a big ass duffle bag and walk over to say hi and this guy I never see says “you cheated, you aren’t getting paid, turn around, go home and never talk to anyone again” I start screaming etc asking what’s going on – Paul says they know I cheated and they’re not paying me. And they all leave.