Man Shot and Killed During Florida Home Poker Game

October 23, 2007

Police in New Smyrna Beach, Florida are looking for a pair of suspects responsible for the death of 62-year-old Dennis Michael Turner, who was shot and killed while playing in a home poker game. According to police, two masked men broke into a house where about eight people were playing cards around 9:30 p.m. Monday night, wielding guns and demanding money. An argument ensued before the suspects fired multiple rounds inside the house, one of them fatally injuring Turner.

Police are unsure as to whether or not Turner was targeted as he drove to the house from Port Orange where he lived, approximately 13 miles up the coast from New Smyrna Beach. The homeowner was purportedly known for hosting

home games many nights a week and some neighbors said the players brought large amounts of money. According to a report on the WFTV website (www.wftv.com), the same house was broken into a few months earlier and the burglar(s) made off with upwards of $30,000 in cash and valuables.

While the murder remains their top priority, police said they are also looking into the game itself and how high the stakes were. According to Chapter 849, subsection 085 of the 2007 Florida Statutes, “it is not a crime for a person to participate in a (penny-ante) game described in this section if such game is conducted strictly in accordance with this section.” In order for the game to be considered legal, no single pot may contain more than $10. The homeowner could potentially face charges if police determine the game was in breach of the law.

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Absolute Poker Scandal

October 18, 2007

If you play on Absolute Poker, keep an eye out for a player named “Potripper”. Why? Because it’s been brought to the public’s attention that Potripper cheats by using an observer to see all the players whole cards on the table [whats up andeh].

All this was brought forward when “CrazyMarco”, the player who came second to Potripper in now the infamous tournament asked for the hand histories from this tournament from Absolute Poker but he got more that he bargained for when he was sent a file that contained all sorts of private information that a normal poker site would never release. This included private information like each players whole cards, IP addresses and even observer IP addresses.

Needless to say, Potripper was eventually caught out. The evidence against him is astonishing - the cheater folded the first two hands before the observer showed up and was on an unstoppable streak until another player had a pair of kings as whole cards. This blatent cheating continued on for the rest of the tournament; e.g. Potripper is dealt KQ and FOLDS when an opponent is deal AA.

Below is another sick call he made:

Stage #896976330 Tourney ID 1883389 Holdem Multi Normal Tournament No Limit $4500 - 2007-09-13 01:43:49 (ET)
Table: 14 (Real Money) Seat #3 is the dealer
Seat 3 - POTRIPPER ($765740 in chips)
Seat 8 - CRAZYMARCO ($214260 in chips)
POTRIPPER - Ante $450
CRAZYMARCO - Ante $450
POTRIPPER - Posts small blind $2250
CRAZYMARCO - Posts big blind $4500
*** POCKET CARDS ***
POTRIPPER - Calls $2250
CRAZYMARCO - Checks
*** FLOP *** [4h Kd Kh]
CRAZYMARCO - Checks
POTRIPPER - Bets $9000
CRAZYMARCO - Calls $9000
*** TURN *** [4h Kd Kh] [7s]
CRAZYMARCO - Checks
POTRIPPER - Bets $13500
CRAZYMARCO - All-In(Raise) $200310 to $200310
POTRIPPER - Calls $186810
*** RIVER *** [4h Kd Kh 7s] [5s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
POTRIPPER - Shows [10c 9c] (One pair, kings)
CRAZYMARCO - Shows [9h 2h] (One pair, kings)
POTRIPPER Collects $428520 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total Pot($428520)
Board [4h Kd Kh 7s 5s]
Seat 3: POTRIPPER (dealer) (small blind) won Total ($428520) HI:($428520) with One pair, kings(ten kicker) [10c 9c - B:Kh,B:Kd,P:10c,P:9c,B:7s]
Seat 8: CRAZYMARCO (big blind) HI:lost with One pair, kings [9h 2h - B:Kh,B:Kd,P:9h,B:7s,B:5s]

Assuming that all of this is true, the cheaters are looking at some prison time. It will be dissappointing to see online poker lose its trust by not playing a fair game. Not me however, I’ve been dominated one too many times so I don’t care.

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October 17, 2007

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