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03-30-2010 , 10:12 PM

jscottcd2270

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Second robbery at a poker game in less than 6 months. Wonder how the robbers are finding out about the game. Be careful were you talk about home poker games.

http://www.statesman.com/news/local/...rs-480873.html

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By Claudia Grisales
AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF
Published: 9:33 p.m. Monday, March 29, 2010

Police are investigating a report of three or four men who robbed players at a Northwest Austin card game early Saturday, according to an arrest affidavit.

The suspects forced their way into a home in the 8700 block of Northforest Drive, near West Anderson Lane and MoPac Boulevard (Loop 1), sometime before 1 a.m. with weapons drawn, the affidavit said.

At least one of the suspects may be in police custody; a man carrying a large amount of cash and a debit card belonging to a victim was arrested later that morning, according to the affidavit.

The aggravated robbery is part of a "still active and ongoing investigation," the document said.

Victims and witnesses said the suspects came into the home displaying handguns and rifles and took money, cell phones, purses, wallets, credit cards, debit cards and identification cards. ...

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03-30-2010 , 10:17 PM

curveballs

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Ha I know exactly where that is. That sucks big time.

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03-30-2010 , 10:41 PM

V0dkanockers

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Dude that sucks. I always wonder when people put too much info on the internet about their games.

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03-31-2010 , 05:57 AM

turkeny

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yeah.. to much advertisement..

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03-31-2010 , 07:20 AM

Rakrul

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I thought everyone in Texas carried at least two handguns.

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03-31-2010 , 07:25 AM

BusterSL

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Originally Posted by Rakrul

I thought everyone in Texas carried at least two handguns.

this

takes balls to rob anyone If you know most people have an assault rifle somwhere

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03-31-2010 , 01:17 PM

gedanken

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special thank-you note to the newspaper for publishing essentially the exact address for anyone interested going forward.

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04-01-2010 , 11:07 AM

Kwun

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Originally Posted by gedanken

special thank-you note to the newspaper for publishing essentially the exact address for anyone interested going forward.

LOL - that is GREAT!!

"African sounding"

This is why print is dying....

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04-02-2010 , 11:38 AM

Brutacus

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Actually, just off the top of my head, this is the 5th Austin home game robbery in the last 12 months. Some of the owners are partially to blame. Aside from Internet posts, they would send out text messages advertising how much money is on the table. The growth of poker and the greed of some of these game owners has really made the Austin poker scene dangerous. It used to be you had to have good references to get into a game and the owner did some due diligence in checking out the players. Now you can find an open invitation on Facebook. I've even seen some idiots posting flyers (that one got robbed too).

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04-03-2010 , 01:06 AM

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jb514

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Originally Posted by curveballs

Ha I know exactly where that is. That sucks big time.

Always good to know I could be robbed

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04-05-2010 , 12:40 PM

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parkblvd

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No one ever tries to rob my nickel and dime game.

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04-05-2010 , 07:09 PM

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BadSquire

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Presumably home games are legal in Texas?

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04-06-2010 , 04:26 AM

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zizek

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That game ran a $30 two-table tournament each night before the cash game that had a dozen or so new faces each week. It was bound to happen.

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04-06-2010 , 04:52 AM

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IchBinBatman

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[ ] large amount of cash and a debit card belonging to a victim
[x] $1,000 in cash in his pockets and a debit card belonging to a victim

these guys did an armed robbery for a few thousand or so? why wouldnt they go to a bigger game instead, i dont get it

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04-06-2010 , 01:22 PM

#15

Brutacus

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Originally Posted by IchBinBatman

The same reason they rob liquor stores, convenience stores and pizza delivery drivers for far less--they're morons.

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04-06-2010 , 02:39 PM

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dhg223

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Originally Posted by gedanken

special thank-you note to the newspaper for publishing essentially the exact address for anyone interested going forward.

lol at the paper caring about the future of card games at that address

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04-06-2010 , 02:52 PM

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gedanken

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Don't lol at me. Newspapers are in a public image industry, and should (and usually do) care a lot about ethics. They don't hide behind internet anonymity like wimpy forum posters. When they do something disrespectful to somebody in their community, they face the consequences.

While they might have some policy reasons for publishing the address, they certainly don't do it out of failure to care about the community they report on.

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04-06-2010 , 03:53 PM

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Lucypher

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Arm yourselves, Texas poker players. If we gun down a few (or more) would be robbers, I guarantee the desire to rob us will be greatly reduced. Big dogs are also known to be a deterrent and are plentiful in Texas - get a few.

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05-06-2010 , 06:07 AM

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Thisbetom

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Originally Posted by Lucypher

Arm yourselves, Texas poker players. If we gun down a few (or more) would be robbers, I guarantee the desire to rob us will be greatly reduced.

This is wrong. I was at the game. 2 people were armed, but had they tried anything, the guy with the 30 clip AK would have taken the crowd out.

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05-06-2010 , 06:09 AM

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Thisbetom

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Originally Posted by jscottcd2270

At least one of the suspects may be in police custody; a man carrying a large amount of cash and a debit card belonging to a victim was arrested later that morning, according to the affidavit.]

LOL, was my debit card.

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05-06-2010 , 02:24 PM

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Rakrul

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So are all the robbers caught? Did they get their sentence yet?

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05-06-2010 , 06:24 PM

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Thisbetom

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One was apprehended. Note sure about the other two or the sentence. They called people in to give statements and prosecute the guy. No cash was returned and after ~40 days, they still have my wallet and ID

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