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01-17-2014 , 02:23 PM

jimbobwe00

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just saw it on twitter, don't know anything else except that the gaming commission is suspending event 1 for 24 hours while they investigate.

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01-17-2014 , 02:48 PM

isuxatpokerbad

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Men the master is here Fwiw. Commence NVG

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01-17-2014 , 02:50 PM

The4thFilm

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Seems pretty stupid to counterfeit chips that big which are certain to draw a lot of attention everytime they are used.

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01-17-2014 , 02:59 PM

dareyou2call

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Originally Posted by The4thFilm

Seems pretty stupid to counterfeit chips that big which are certain to draw a lot of attention everytime they are used.

what do you expect them to do? counterfeit the $25 chips? obv its gonna be the denomination that you both start with and keep in play the longest

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01-17-2014 , 03:05 PM

Randal_Graves

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My friend in the tournament said his chips were dull and grey, clearly been used before. Mine in the same event were brand new and had sparkles in them.

Weird.

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01-17-2014 , 03:06 PM

The4thFilm

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what do you expect them to do? counterfeit the $25 chips? obv its gonna be the denomination that you both start with and keep in play the longest

Oops thought they were $5,000 chips. Yea donkament chips seem like an even bigger waste of time.

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01-17-2014 , 03:07 PM

pokertwoplustwolover

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The event has been postponed indefiantley. They hope to have a resolution by 1230 tomorrow

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01-17-2014 , 03:10 PM

Turb0Licious

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In before everyone beaking abt refunds

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01-17-2014 , 03:11 PM

pokertwoplustwolover

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Refunds would create such pandemonium and would look so bad on Borgota

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01-17-2014 , 03:14 PM

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46&2

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How many scumbags are in this game? Wtf, every time you turn around theres stories of cheating/scamming/stealing it seems.

Also, whats with all the blackout twitter?

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01-17-2014 , 03:14 PM

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pokertwoplustwolover

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Lots apparently

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01-17-2014 , 03:17 PM

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Turb0Licious

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Chips are supposedly off by +1.09 Mil (per players tweet) so obv a crew of scammers, this is sickening.

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01-17-2014 , 03:18 PM

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Coasterbrad

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The pic posted on twitter looks like someone spray painted green chips silver. This is such a gross situation but I'm confident Borgata will handle it as best as possible.

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01-17-2014 , 03:20 PM

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doublejoker

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Cant refund $2m over a few fake chips c'mon.

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01-17-2014 , 03:22 PM

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Randal_Graves

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Cant refund $2m over a few fake chips c'mon.

Few?

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01-17-2014 , 03:24 PM

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pokertwoplustwolover

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Over a million in fake chips seems worthy of a refund

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01-17-2014 , 03:24 PM

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46&2

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Lol AK has a stack

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01-17-2014 , 03:24 PM

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justlogik

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I wonder how frequently fake chips make it to the felt in online tournaments? How annoying. Glad I didn't make the trip I was considering making. Sorry to hear for all those that are affected by it.

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01-17-2014 , 03:27 PM

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live poker is rigged

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01-17-2014 , 03:28 PM

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Nobel1

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Whojedi thread finally calming down and BOOM next one!

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01-17-2014 , 03:28 PM

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trob888

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Originally Posted by Turb0Licious

Chips are supposedly off by +1.09 Mil (per players tweet) so obv a crew of scammers, this is sickening.

Yikes that would mean 218 5k chips. There have to be bigger denomination fakes too right? 218 chips is insane

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01-17-2014 , 03:30 PM

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justlogik

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live poker is rigged

It is, according to the 62-year poker veteran I got fairly lucky against in a live 1/3 cash game the other night. Flop: AA9 // Turn: 7 // River: A. We have AQ, he has 99, money gets AIOF. I'm not exaggerating in the least when I say he pleaded with the floor for 10 minutes after busting to examine the cards. Hilarious. It's all rigged.