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This is the only thing you said that is worth answering.

Cases are a jigsaw puzzle, or a mosaic. They are full of lots of pieces. Some of those pieces are fairly minor in and of themselves. But they fit in with the broader picture.

If someone, say, walked into the "peep room" and saw Postle there, talking to a co-conspirator, it might have meant very little at the time. "Oh that's weird, I didn't know they let players in there."

But now we have all this forensic evidence. And if it coincided with a date and time when God mode was turned on or off, or when Postle switched from his phone to his hat, or some other fact in the case, it could turn out to mean a lot.

So when you say it is "less compelling", you miss the point. Facts fit together. OJ Simpson speeding down the street and running a red light on a summer night in June 1994, as witnessed by Jill Shively, didn't mean very much in the abstract. When it turned out it happened at the exact time and in the exact place as it should have if he was fleeing the murder scene and trying to make it back to an already waiting limo driver who was going to take him to the airport, it means a lot.

QFT.

Thank you for your most insightful posts, lawdude. I think your analysis of how this will unfold is spot on, and tracks close with my own experiences of these sorts of matters.

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10-07-2019 , 03:32 PM

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Eponymous

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Originally Posted by joepickems

He stole north of 300k. I would be set for life! to think a slime bucket like him would actually be able to save letalone gross a quarter million dollars you must be out your mind.

I would be happy with 50k and be set for life. tbh

I dont know what planet you are on but they dont call rich ppl rich for a reason. Its not like everyone needs millions of dollars to live. You must be one delusional guy to think the average person/family needs hundreds of thousands to live. Most dont make close to that much money in their entire life.

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How are you set for life with $50k? Are you in the working world yet?

In the US, the poverty level for a single individual is $12,490 annually (much higher for a family). That's like a minimum wage job. That alone adds up to making hundreds of thousands in 16 years. And you say most people don't make close to that much money in their entire life? Maybe if they're living in their parents' basement.

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10-07-2019 , 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryKane09

Are there any players who went to see Mac VerStandig who can share what was said?

I hope not. I wouldn't want anyone to blow the lawyer-client privilege.

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10-07-2019 , 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by lawdude

Good example. Glad the jury got that one right in the criminal case.

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10-07-2019 , 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by bizkit

Good example. Glad the jury got that one right in the criminal case.

That jury was hopeless because of the context of the case, but it's worth noting for various reasons not worth going into here, the prosecution failed to present Shively's testimony.

It was presented in the civil case, though, and was very powerful. Which makes it, yes, a good example.

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10-07-2019 , 03:36 PM

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Where's the link to the google sheet where Postle results are being compiled?

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10-07-2019 , 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by 001001

I only thought about it after I posted in relation to poker and I don't know the answer - I know that when I went up I was found from citations from other published pieces and even in my case even though I was the original source to what was testified at trial it was another expert witness that testified to it rather than myself first-hand

I think anybody giving a concrete answer to this would only be speculating in hypotheticals and I don't believe we'll see it play out

Really? Bill Chen literally wrote the book on "The Mathematics of Poker" and taught a course on it at MIT.

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10-07-2019 , 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by opph20

This is the part that doesn't sit well with me. The commentators were either too stupid to realize his play wasn't logical or they knew something was wrong but didn't say anything because they wanted to benefit from the "God" persona. Which makes them just as bad as Mike if they knew something and didn't say something

Their silence on this speaks volumes

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Get real.

Stop hating on people who were doing a job for 4 hours a few times a month.

Look at the backlash that Veronica received from friends during day 1. She probably also feels guilty that people have lost much needed money from the broadcast too.

It's so easy to play perfect after the river.

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10-07-2019 , 03:41 PM

#5534

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Originally Posted by Redgrape

Where's the link to the google sheet where Postle results are being compiled?

A link is in the first post in the thread.

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10-07-2019 , 03:42 PM

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Wait
so we are relying on the state to start prosecuting him?
how does that work

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10-07-2019 , 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Grind On My Mind

Calling all 2plus2 private investigators...
Found another shot of Mike's phone when leaving the table. What app is he using here? Its a pretty clear shot. Is that just the normal twitch app?
Warning: When viewing this clip it is recommended to use .25 speed or go frame by frame. Enjoy!
https://youtu.be/q_Dza9Z8LMo?t=10180
02:49:39

I've done the screengrab, and can't say for sure, but I would guess it's something like Yahoo's NFL mobile app. I believe that uses the same purple colour. I think Mike is much more careful about covering his phone when he's got something incriminating on it.

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10-07-2019 , 03:43 PM

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My bad if this has been posted already, but Justin Kuraitis has wiped his YouTube page which previously contained ten innocuous "sober vlogs". This happened within the past day, as it was up on Saturday.

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10-07-2019 , 03:43 PM

#5538

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Originally Posted by HarryKane09

Most of the people ITT just want someone to hate on because it's fun.

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10-07-2019 , 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by DiamondInTheRough

Yes, someone posted this. I hope there wasn't anything of importance there.

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10-07-2019 , 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Dream Crusher

Yes, someone posted this. I hope there wasn't anything of importance there.

I know that multiple people have downloaded the Stones archive. I'd imagine someone got those too.

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10-07-2019 , 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by wiiziwiig

Really? Bill Chen literally wrote the book on "The Mathematics of Poker" and taught a course on it at MIT.

I'm cynical of the entire process because of my own experience - it would depend on what evidence is being supported in testimony. If it's about live streaming and delays and hacking into RFID then Bill Chen might not be the expert.

On the other hand the prosecution might decide Bill Chen doesn't do well on the stand and pick someone else to literally read from his book when it comes to quantitative analysis of win-rates

And then again they may not even use anything Bill Chen is an expert in because it doesn't fit their strategy for the case

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10-07-2019 , 03:51 PM

#5542

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wait, so i dont get confused, amongst lawdude, bizkit and 001001, which of you are actually licensed attorneys, which of you actually go to court, and which of you just watch too much law and order?

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10-07-2019 , 03:51 PM

#5543

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Originally Posted by DiamondInTheRough

He also wiped his public facebook page. There was a video he shared of Postle losing a big pot (because he was hero called) six months ago that is now long gone. He shared it when allegations were first being made behind the scenes that Postle was a cheat because he seemingly never lost

Last edited by Deeperthoughts; 10-07-2019 at 03:57 PM.

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10-07-2019 , 03:53 PM

#5544

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Originally Posted by lawdude

This is the only thing you said that is worth answering.
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So when you say it is "less compelling", you miss the point. Facts fit together. OJ Simpson speeding down the street and running a red light on a summer night in June 1994, as witnessed by Jill Shively, didn't mean very much in the abstract. When it turned out it happened at the exact time and in the exact place as it should have if he was fleeing the murder scene and trying to make it back to an already waiting limo driver who was going to take him to the airport, it means a lot.

Bad example, it clearly did not "mean a lot" to that particular jury.

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10-07-2019 , 03:54 PM

#5545

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Originally Posted by wiiziwiig

wait, so i dont get confused, amongst lawdude, bizkit and 001001, which one of you are actually licensed attorneys, which of you actually go to court, and which of you just watch too much law and order?

Not an attorney (thankfully), have been to court, have been involved in both civil and federal criminal cases, have spent lots of good money on lawyers as a plaintiff and defendent, have not seen an episode of Law and Order without falling asleep

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10-07-2019 , 03:54 PM

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Isn't that destruction of evidence during an investigation? About JFK Facebook and YT.

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10-07-2019 , 03:58 PM

#5547

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guys... that's not incriminating, dude is catching so much heat that innocent or guilty, he's going to be nuking his entire public profile because that is now forever AIDS and he's probably getting non stop trolling and threats online

I think he's guilty, but this is getting absurd - and we're just in a circle jerk of logical fallacies that conveniently fit narratives - doing this only hurts the case, please stop

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10-07-2019 , 04:00 PM

#5548

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Originally Posted by wiiziwiig

I'm not an attorney but I have been court and I have a lawyer I can ask w/e to.

I've watched law and order some but not by choice. It's an awful show really...but I have some family members that like it.

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10-07-2019 , 04:01 PM

#5549

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and... we all need to remember that this went on for 2 years and nobody could see it until veronica raised her suspicions and then people started looking for it

ie when your not looking for something you don't see it but when you are looking for something, you'll find it even when it's not there - such as believing totally normal behavior like deleting your youtube when you get dozens or hundreds of people insulting you on it each day... nearly all of us would probably do the same thing in his shoes even if we were innocent