Official Rosarito Thread - Page 26

"had my car full with ps3/xbox360/laptop/52" tv...the guy asked me why I was coming up. I said "I'm coming up here to visit my friends for a short while."

lol, your line doesn't make sense and you're not repping anything. I call.

My roommate and I drove from Georgia, told the Canadian border that we play poker for a living and that we are going to play poker, mountain bike, and snowboard for 6 months, then come straight home. They specifically mentioned that if they had felt we were lying about anything they would have sent us home. But since we were totally truthful, they let us in with a 6 month visitor permit.

If anyone is thinking of Canada instead of/or after Rosarito, DO NOT LIE TO CANADA BORDER PATROL, PERIOD!!!

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10-15-2011 , 10:06 PM

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Anyone know somebody that is looking to relocate to Rosarito? It has been a bitch getting the last room filled....

Any potential roommate can't play 400-1000PLO and the same limits for NLHE at 6 max. It blows that we can't sit at the same table if we share IP address

So any limit, SNG, MTT, hi/lo, etc are welcome; or someone that plays really high stakes or really low stakes PLO or NLHE. The rent is $350/month + utilities... holla if you know someone.

is it possible for a 1month rent?

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10-15-2011 , 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by CAvino

If anyone is thinking of Canada instead of/or after Rosarito, DO NOT LIE TO CANADA BORDER PATROL, PERIOD!!!

Totally agree, said that 2-3 times in my post and stressed it in my blog post

Lesson learned for me

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10-15-2011 , 11:00 PM

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CBorders

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Steel I can't PM bc im on my phone, sent a msg on skype.

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10-15-2011 , 11:48 PM

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I am just basing it mostly on what Miguel told me (and I thought I heard it somewhere else too).

Two is kind of a small sample size. Even if you add up everyone's experience, the sample is small, and I was just pointing out that there's a "non-zero chance" according to what I have heard.

Unrelated possibly insane question--is there a way to get from Rosarito to San Diego by boat?

lol Shane where do you come up with this stuff?

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10-16-2011 , 12:36 AM

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I just pass on the information I hear!

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10-16-2011 , 01:01 PM

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Charlie Sheen

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Originally Posted by mrdurdenptp

is everyone down there a single dude? I want to move there with my girl, but if every poker player is just there alone, that might be pretty lame for her. I already made her move to vegas with no friends, then vancouver with no friends.

Now to mexico with no friends, seems pretty lame.

i was wondering the same thing... me and my girl are lookin to be there very soon. theskillzdatkillz has a gf that i believe lives in SD but will be down a lot. so yeah we're makin it happen. you gotta figure one of these guys will pick up a mexican senorita or two.

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10-16-2011 , 01:10 PM

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My guess is it'll be way harder for her to make friends here than in Van or LV...

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10-16-2011 , 03:07 PM

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ill keep her company for u. im a dude though, so i cant say i wont try to bang her.lol. tough spot imo.

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10-16-2011 , 03:12 PM

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i was wondering the same thing... me and my girl are lookin to be there very soon. theskillzdatkillz has a gf that i believe lives in SD but will be down a lot. so yeah we're makin it happen. you gotta figure one of these guys will pick up a mexican senorita or two.

i was hoping to pick one up at the border with a visa and a roadmap in a package deal. wishful thinking.

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10-16-2011 , 05:47 PM

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Unrelated possibly insane question--is there a way to get from Rosarito to San Diego by boat?

There are a lot of San Diego to Rosarito and back to San Diego boat tours. Maybe call one of those companies and see if you can pick it up on the Rosarito leg of the trip.

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10-16-2011 , 05:54 PM

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So any limit, SNG, MTT, hi/lo, etc are welcome; or someone that plays really high stakes or really low stakes PLO or NLHE. The rent is $350/month + utilities... holla if you know someone.

I might do this and chill there for just a few times a month. Don't worry about the poker, I only play sports and want to set up a pinnacle and a few offshore book accounts. So I primarily need the proof of residency. PM if you want to discuss. Unless you want someone there to hang with on the reg, I can't promise I'd be there more than once a month.

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10-16-2011 , 07:54 PM

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bustuw72

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Shane I'll ride the boat with ya man!! I h8 driving to the border anyway

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10-16-2011 , 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by bustuw72

Any place to ride, or rent quads down here? I used to love going at some of the Mexican beach/tourist spots I used to frequent.

it's on. there's sand dunes that look like fun like 20 mins south. I'll be back thursday. oh ****, thanks miguel. do you know if they rent quads on weekends ONLY? it does make sense, most of us just can't take weekends off.

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10-17-2011 , 03:06 AM

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Originally Posted by steel108

So any limit, SNG, MTT, hi/lo, etc are welcome; or someone that plays really high stakes or really low stakes PLO or NLHE. The rent is $350/month + utilities... holla if you know someone.

I might potentially be interested in doing something as a commuter/to try out Mexico. Wouldn't be there very often, but occasionally (not sure if that's good or bad). PM if interested.

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10-17-2011 , 03:57 AM

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Alright cool, I guess flying with it is seeming better now, like I said, just paranoid after Canada debacle. Thanks for the info though Shane, appreciate it.

Haha wow sick, yea I need to quit being a baby, just super paranoid after Canada.

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Since I've gotten 2 pm's about it and 3 have posted ITT, here comes a short version of what happened in Canada.

I drove up to the Flint crossing on July 3rd from my home in Illinois, had my car full with ps3/xbox360/laptop/52" tv on my backseat. I get to the border crossing about 2am, which right there is my first mistake as I'd guess if I went through midday when it was busy, I would have a way higher chance of getting through. I was the only car there at the time, and when I drove up to the window, the guy asked me why I was coming up. I said "I'm coming up here to visit my friends for a short while." He goes right into asking me how I know these friends since they're Canadian and I'm from the US, and I already knew what I'd say back to this...I go "I play online games with them, mostly SC2 but we also play CoD together and NHL together on a team." Honestly I don't mind my story, I mean, wtf else am I going to say besides the truth, which is certainly the optimal play here IMO after living through lying at the border.

Anyway, I end up being detained and they ask me directly if I'm a poker player and I tell them no, which once again, if I woulda told the truth, maybe I woulda gotten through but I'm doubting it..this guy seemed to have something against poker/gambling. Anyway, they end up searching my car, while continuing to question me, and they found 8 of the FTP KO a pro shirts in my suitcase. So the guy goes "Why'd you lie to me boy? You're gong home NOW! Go inside and sit down and wait."

So, after a couple minutes, when I knew I was for sure going home, the guy comes in and asks me what that was in my car and I made a dickish remark (once again, knowing I was being sent home so it didn't matter) that "Well, they look like tshirts to me." That got the guy to go into a rant about online poker being rigged which I found quite funny, and I ended up having to sign a waver to go home on my own or he said he would arrest me (not sure they could really do that but w/e).

So yea, thats a kinda short TR, was a fun night, 7 hr drive up, 1 hr at the border, and a 7 hr drive straight home..fml!

I dont get why border patrol give a **** that you are leaving the country to play poker? Was black friday a ban on online poker in the USA or online poker for americans?

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10-17-2011 , 03:58 AM

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ill keep her company for u. im a dude though, so i cant say i wont try to bang her.lol. tough spot imo.

i doubt you have enough money to move anywhere. But if you do, i doubt you stay alive long in mexico.

I don't mean to be rude. But I hope you move to Rosarito, and I am there, and you talk about banging my girl...I probably wouldn't have to move because she would break your nose, but if she didn't I would...so yeah, see you soon?

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10-17-2011 , 05:22 AM

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i stop looking at this thread for a few days, come back and find out somehow everything turned into a massive ****show. that's cool.

good luck with broken noses, banging gf's and whatever. that's community right there.

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10-17-2011 , 06:35 AM

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10-17-2011 , 07:30 AM

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yeah somehow i am the dbag because i don't think it is ok for some dude to say he will bang my chick. I am not sure if there is any culture where that is ok. If it is in rosarito I will pass

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10-17-2011 , 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by mrdurdenptp

yeah somehow i am the dbag because i don't think it is ok for some dude to say he will bang my chick. I am not sure if there is any culture where that is ok. If it is in rosarito I will pass

relax man how insecure are you? Even if he wasnt joking and would make a move then she has to agree too...if not then he's rapin g her not banging her. Have some trust in your girl dude after all she has followed you to canada and vegas before. geez

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10-17-2011 , 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by mrdurdenptp

Scott is a good guy just playing around. I am sure he didn't really mean much by it. I understand it would piss a guy off, but we want you down and here and I can assure you we all are here to help each other out and enjoy life/poker. I'll buy ya a beer when ya get here!