$400k in LA/LV casino chips stolen-Arrest Made - Page 4 - Poker News

I'll go ahead and be THAT GUY: keeping that much money in casino chips is very stupid. Keeping that much money in casino chips in your residence is even dumber.

I'll go ahead and be THAT GUY who backs you up : Dumb move and he got thieves for pals.

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02-11-2015 , 07:05 PM

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LancyHoward

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Originally Posted by Uh*Oh

Seems odd that there's no mention of this major theft on any news site or police report...

Got a link?

Very fishy story.

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02-11-2015 , 07:24 PM

#78

J10sooted

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Any updates op or is your friend sol?

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02-11-2015 , 07:47 PM

#79

JaxRwild

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Originally Posted by AMSTERDAM_FTW

5 star horrible replies all around guys, give yourselves a round of applause

yeah really have some sympathy, the guy just had 400k stolen and making assumptions that he was dodging taxe when you do not know the indivual or the story is very immature and out of line, you shouldnt be called stupid or made to feel bad becasue some low life thief commited a serious felony. i hope the chips are recovered but highly doubt they will be . good luck

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02-11-2015 , 08:07 PM

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JaxRwild

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Originally Posted by AJD804

So a guy tries to help a friend out by asking other poker players to be on the look out for someone selling chips, and its the victim's fault? The OP was a couple sentence statement and to no ones surprise Im sure, this became a home invasion that was targeted at just these chips and nothing else was taken. And it is the victim's fault because he shouldnt have that much of HIS money in HIS house. Oh and we have also convicted this guy of tax evasion too. God dammit I love this site. I really think there should be some sort of test given to be able to post here.

spot on, couldn't agree more

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02-11-2015 , 08:41 PM

#81

JaxRwild

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Originally Posted by moki

Obviously the thieves were people that new the person had money, and also knew the gambling biz well enough to know the chips had value. He was targeted, it wasn't random.

yep my guess is it was somebody that he knew , someone who knew his habits and where the chips were, look at his fellow friends who play poker imo

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02-11-2015 , 08:41 PM

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Uh*Oh

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Originally Posted by JaxRwild

Assuming that a story about the theft of large sums of money is true, without any details or support of any kind despite repeated requests seems naive to say the least. We know nothing about the OP, nothing about the presumed victim, and nothing about a $400k theft, which would no doubt have made the news if it had been reported to the police. Google shows nothing about a recent large theft of casino chips in L.A., Las Vegas or anywhere else. Maybe it's true, but since we're calling people on making assumptions, lets not assume anything.

Last edited by Uh*Oh; 02-11-2015 at 08:49 PM.

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03-10-2015 , 03:23 PM

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Videopro

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Arrest:
http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news...medium=twitter

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Authorities claim Dustin Campbell, 32, committed the crime back in late January.

The victim is poker pro Matt Kirk.

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03-10-2015 , 03:31 PM

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gostatego

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damn thats a bad beat. only had 60 of it left.

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03-10-2015 , 03:32 PM

#85

bicyclekick

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niiiiiiice!

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03-10-2015 , 03:37 PM

#86

nih han

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looks like somebody's gonna be the new popular girl at school.

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03-10-2015 , 03:42 PM

#87

THAKID

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Is full police report public info yet ?

Their relationship?
How he gained acess ?
Etc.

Def interesting

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03-10-2015 , 03:49 PM

#88

Videopro

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Some more coverage
http://www.wgem.com/story/28353306/2...in-los-angeles

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VanBrooker says LAPD has video footage from one of the casinos shows Campbell cashing in at least $200,000 in chips.

After working with LAPD for the past month, McDonough County deputies arrested Campbell outside his home Monday, and say they found $40,000 cash and $20,000 in poker chips.

http://www.mcdonoughvoice.com/articl....EGmeTaJP.dpuf

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Campbell was lodged in the McDonough County Jail in lieu of a $20,000 bond with no 10 percent to apply. He appeared in court Tuesday afternoon and indicated a family member was attempting to make arrangements for his bail.

https://www.linkedin.com/pub/dustin-campbell/67/a59/742

Last edited by Videopro; 03-10-2015 at 03:57 PM.

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03-10-2015 , 06:40 PM

#89

Ravedancer

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Can't wait to hear stories about this guy from regs at the card rooms. What if he jumped into bigger games and just blasted off a ton of money.

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03-10-2015 , 06:51 PM

#90

jmurjeff

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Did this guy know OP's friend? If this was just a random robbing, I would be amazed.

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03-10-2015 , 07:17 PM

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xosubucknutsx

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Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 492

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Originally Posted by Uh*Oh

Assuming that a story about the theft of large sums of money is true, without any details or support of any kind despite repeated requests seems naive to say the least. We know nothing about the OP, nothing about the presumed victim, and nothing about a $400k theft, which would no doubt have made the news if it had been reported to the police. Google shows nothing about a recent large theft of casino chips in L.A., Las Vegas or anywhere else. Maybe it's true, but since we're calling people on making assumptions, lets not assume anything.

OP is a well respected high stakes pro, so yes we do know something about the OP

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03-10-2015 , 07:49 PM

#92

blackchilli

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Originally Posted by onemoretimes

You should have a safe for that kind of money. I mean hell.. what if the house burnt down. A $500-$750 safe is fireproof and weighs way too much to easily get out. Expensive lesson.

Also.. I don't know about calling the police.. they in general are idiots when it comes to this stuff. I had a buddy who had a snowboard stolen and they saw it for sale on craigslist. They called the police and the ****ing police called the number and said they were the police and wanted the board back. Guess what happened... the thief hung up and disconnected the number. That was the end of that.

Best story of all time!

Was the thief a high stakes player or something? How come the casino would just let a rando exchange 200k in chips?

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03-10-2015 , 08:14 PM

#93

SuperSwag

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LOL why wouldn't he just buy into smaller games with the chips, play for a bit then cash out. Rinse and repeat.

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03-10-2015 , 08:21 PM

#94

AJD804

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I missed the part in the story where the 2+2 community was acknowledged for helping the prosecute to victim for tax evasion and stupidity

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03-10-2015 , 08:46 PM

#95

8th_Street

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Rachel Bloom is cute. I'm glad they caught this guy. sucks he was nearly $400k light by the time they did. curious how he came across these chips in an apt on Ventura Blvd

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03-10-2015 , 08:50 PM

#96

swd805

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Originally Posted by SuperSwag

LOL why wouldn't he just buy into smaller games with the chips, play for a bit then cash out. Rinse and repeat.

Because hes a stupid criminal. Most criminals are stupid.

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03-10-2015 , 10:09 PM

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krissper

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if you have $110k outgoings every month, robbing seems like a reasonable solution.

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03-11-2015 , 04:12 AM

#98

kelnel

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very good news. hope Kirk gets most of it back.

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03-11-2015 , 05:09 AM

#99

kelnel

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Would be nice to MOD EDIT the title to inform that an arrest was made.

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03-11-2015 , 03:54 PM

#100

Kenny S

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Originally Posted by SuperSwag

LOL why wouldn't he just buy into smaller games with the chips, play for a bit then cash out. Rinse and repeat.

Yeah that would never arouse suspicion. Just go to eighty 1/2 No limit games and whip out one 5000 chip in each....have the dealer make change from the box....play a few hands and there you go.

LOL...the percentage of half wits that replied in this thread broke a record.

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