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01-24-2014 , 05:30 PM

#1776

sqwerty12

banned

Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 5,561

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Originally Posted by KCYoung

I been around poker since 2004. I also used to be a writer for American Poker Player Magazine that is now defunct. I just never really got into the forums until this year. Of course I have always been up on all the stories since the beginning, I just never posted. After all these years, I am here. This story is a big deal and I am very interested to see what happens, where it goes, and what it causes in the future for tournament poker. The way some of you treat new people is a little crazy to me because all of you were new at one time, but I have a tough shell so it doesn't affect me either way. I am just throwing my opinion into the ring occasionally and you can agree or disagree, it does not really matter either way. I have read this whole thread and been following the story from the jump. I think this guy here who claims to be responsible is full of it. Some wonder why he would post falsely when they could be watching this forum. Are you serious? People will go to ANY links to get attention. People looking for anything or anyone to place blame on are going to jump all over this guys BS posts looking for a solution. Sorry, but you are gripping at straws. That's my opinion, and so sorry I am a newbie haha Or maybe I am more far from a newbie then you really know.

Hang on....are you seriously saying you were a writer?........and, like, getting paid for it??

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01-24-2014 , 05:39 PM

#1777

gregdon8

journeyman

Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 261

chipkatcher I will give you $560 to STFU about your refunds. We get it, you want your money back.

do you really want your $560 at the expense of not having anymore large guarantee tourneys in the future?

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01-24-2014 , 05:42 PM

#1778

gregdon8

journeyman

Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 261

also, even though I think the confession post is BS, I will play along.

Why flush down a toilet when you are literally on the coast of the bay?

That might be the dumbest thing he did....again, if true.

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01-24-2014 , 06:34 PM

#1779

Mullet Man

grinder

Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 667

@ACPressJennifer
So about the nixed Borgata poker tourny ... Police find suspect in AC motel. $2.7m in counterfeit chips & a clogged drain started the chase

Suspect is.....Christian Lusardi, 42, of Fayetteville, N.C via State Police

Full story by Jennifer here:

http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/c...a4bcf887a.html

A clogged drain brought this all about. Tremendous.

Last edited by Mullet Man; 01-24-2014 at 06:48 PM.

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01-24-2014 , 06:38 PM

#1780

wiper

still catching up

Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 42,642

Borgata still hasn't made a public statement?

that's ridiculous. even if it's just to say "we're determined to find the culprit(s) and make everyone right".

I can only imagine how hard I'd be flipping out if I was still in...

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01-24-2014 , 06:44 PM

#1781

MicroRoller

veteran

Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 2,533

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Originally Posted by Mullet Man

From earlier in the thread.

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Originally Posted by pokervangelist

Christian Lusardi who was day 1bc chip leader with more than 70% chips over prior day 1a chip leader needs to be looked at very closely. No real cashes in any prior tournaments and was caught running illegal gambling house http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/3684348/. More interesting he took down his Facebook page right after the tournament was suspended

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01-24-2014 , 06:48 PM

#1782

abrasif

stranger

Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 1

More info:

http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/c...a4bcf887a.html

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01-24-2014 , 06:50 PM

#1783

lamchopz

centurion

Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 167

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Originally Posted by Wilbury Twist

Dammit, I came back here to ask that he does something like this. Mine was gonna be to have him tap his chest with two fingers on each hand (i.e. 2+2), sort of like a gang sign.

Yours is better -- mine would have been hard to execute if he's cuffed.

lmaoooo, i was gonna suggest the the upside down ok sign around the eyes like fake glasses, similar to what we did as kids haha

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01-24-2014 , 06:51 PM

#1784

ChipKatcher

journeyman

Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 251

So it wasn't at harrahs

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01-24-2014 , 06:53 PM

#1785

ZenForest

veteran

Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 2,435

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Originally Posted by riverph7

Logical expectation is to find out before the Main Event starts. IE Sunday.

There is so much on the stake for Borgata and NJDGE.

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01-24-2014 , 06:54 PM

#1786

MicroRoller

veteran

Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 2,533

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Originally Posted by ChipKatcher

So it wasn't at harrahs

"Workers clearing a clogged sewer pipe at Harrah’s Resort and Casino last weekend discovered something more than a little unusual: $2.7 million in counterfeit Borgata poker chips."

from http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/c...a4bcf887a.html

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01-24-2014 , 06:56 PM

#1787

sqwerty12

banned

Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 5,561

I like the way the news article doesn't need to differentiate between tournament chips and real value chips for your average reader.

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01-24-2014 , 06:57 PM

#1788

ZenForest

veteran

Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 2,435

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Originally Posted by e1cnr

maybe the guy doesn't play poker, but makes fake chips and sells them to cheaters - and has multiple customers

by utilizing the cheesy spray paint technique of counterfeiting ?

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01-24-2014 , 06:59 PM

#1789

Commodore64c

journeyman

Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 236

Hmmm...what if Christian Lusardi is justbecauseican, and he was apprehended in his motel room today while posting on 2P2? Eerie.

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01-24-2014 , 06:59 PM

#1790

ASAP17

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 5,882

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Originally Posted by Mullet Man

Huge news, glad they caught this scumbag.

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01-24-2014 , 06:59 PM

#1791

KCYoung

adept

Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 921

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Originally Posted by sqwerty12

Hang on....are you seriously saying you were a writer?........and, like, getting paid for it??

Let me guess...you are going to police my posts for run ons and misspelled words? Haha. Go ahead...but if you think I'm writing for a Pulitzer and going through my posts with a fine tooth comb for errors on a forum site then you are higher than people in Colorado. Not to mention most of my posts I am typing on this sh** phone of mine in a car. Well played though sir. Funny how people post about a serious matter and all a handful of people can do is point out meaningless sh** just to attack or belittle other posters. Pretty lame IMO. (Did I type those letters right? Please let me know. Thanks.)

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01-24-2014 , 07:01 PM

#1792

ChipKatcher

journeyman

Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 251

Refunds for day 1c players

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01-24-2014 , 07:02 PM

#1793

burnJa

old hand

Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 1,630

I'm pretty sure this is the guy:

Source: http://blog.drivinglaws.org/2008/10/...house-arrests/

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01-24-2014 , 07:02 PM

#1794

ChipKatcher

journeyman

Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 251

There were more people involved. Them just him what was his chip stack peak?

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01-24-2014 , 07:05 PM

#1795

ASAP17

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 5,882

Checking his hendon mob, Christian Lusardi has two previous career cashes. One was a 2nd for $29k in a 2008 circuit at Atlantic City so not a lot of previous history on the surface.

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01-24-2014 , 07:05 PM

#1796

-sidGucci-

newbie

Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 16

This guys poker game must be really, really bad --- no past scores to hang his hat on and couldn't make the final table despite his cheating ways.

Hopefully, the Borgata can find an amicable solution for all the players involved.

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01-24-2014 , 07:05 PM

#1797

KCYoung

adept

Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 921

I haven't went back through the thread, but wasn't his name brought up before this news link? I feel like it was.

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01-24-2014 , 07:08 PM

#1798

Chippa58

veteran

Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 2,259

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Originally Posted by Mullet Man

Gotta fix that headline. Otherwise great news. And good job Pokervangelist.

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01-24-2014 , 07:08 PM

#1799

ChipKatcher

journeyman

Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 251

Wasn't there rumors of a final 27 being a cheater?

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01-24-2014 , 07:10 PM

#1800

Videopro

Making TV

Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 19,462

From the story:

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He was apprehended and taken to the Atlantic County Justice Facility in lieu of $300,000 bail.

That would match the claim of a very high bond made by justbecauseican. Happened a couple days earlier than expected.

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Originally Posted by ChipKatcher

There were more people involved. Them just him what was his chip stack peak?

Kessler tweeted he was the chip leader but the article made it sounds like he already cashed out.

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