Never Trust Anyone

[Black winter day]

Brandi, why would you post this story here?
Isn't this the kind of reaction you'd expect from 2+2?

I don't know you and i don't to what extent this story is true.In any case, i wish you all the best.Take it easy.

To all: She is just a 24 year old girl FFS, give her a break.We haven't heard the other side, but even if some of it is true, the story is pretty horrible sounding.
And the girl said she is depressed and suicidal.
Is this really the time for BBV style jokes for god sakes?

[Boquense]

Ok, looks like an issue that will likely never be resolved.
The question now is, what did we learn from all this?

1. Girls are dumb.
2. Creepy old perverts like to gamble.

Nothing new I'm afraid.

[PiquetteAces]

When I was in Reno ( Hilton ) this year, I was killing time playing LL pai gow before a tourney during 30 minutes or so, Captain Tom Franklin was playing at the same table for 1000$ to 2000$ a hand. He was talking a lot & said that he was the owner ( or co-owner ) of the PaiGow'patent ( or something like a copyright ), & that mean that any casino in the world that have PaiGow has to pay 1400$us/month. He said that he has a patent for like 20 other casino games. Anyone can confirm this ?

The other funny thing: after he start talking to me about hold'em, & ask me if I watch poker on TV, ( I didn't told him I was in Reno to play the WPT, that I have played in an other WPT-event & that I went deep in the ME-WSOP the year before, & that I know a lot about the "poker-culture" )so I say "yes". So he told me he was on TV 5 times, & talk to me about a poker-DVD that he did with other poker'pro's. After he told me that during the nineties, he has made the final-table of the ME-WSOP 4 times in 5 years. I ask him if he made the final table the year that Stu Ungar won it, & he told me "yes, & Stu suck out on me, I had 2 pairs & he tried a semi-bluff with a flush draw, I called, & he made his draw on the river. Actually, on all the ME-WSOP'final table that I busted out, I had the best hand when the money went in ! " .

When I came back to my room, I check the info online, & found out that he made final table table at the ME-wsop "only" twice ( 1995 & 2000 ), & that story about Ungar was all "bs".

- jpp

[tarheelbluez]

omg this is the shyt. micon ur a fool, keep it up man we love it

[spooky shadows]

loss of innocence so sad

cheers

[Keyser.]

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Here is my math:

-$12,000 (Capt. Tom & his chicanary)
+$3,500 (Capt. Tom & his heart of gold)
+$2,000 (Doyle & Todd's compassion)
+ undisclosed expenses while on the road w/ the Captain
+ undisclosed airfare for 2 from a generous 2+2er
+/- undisclosed amount you won/lost while on the road
+ the opportunity to get loads of sympathy/attention (2+2)
+ the opportunity to smear an old man/young girl (heather)
+ the opportunity to do some name dropping(doyle,todd, gavin, mark, dutch, capt. tom, et. al)
+ the opportunity to streghten family bonds
+ one penis on the back
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= Not a bad bargin [img]/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img]

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[EC10]

In a year on 2+2, bluffthis is the ONLY person I've felt should be actually banned.

[bettyqs]

Brandi,

Turning to a bunch of twenty year old poker male players for help is a bad idea....you will only be re victicmized here. I understand how things can spin out of control fast and the shock and trama of situations make it hard to react in a healthy way. I know why you stayed so long, I get it. Now that you are out of his contol, it's time to get some help and deal with what has happened. It's sad to say but most women who have been victimized are doomed to repeat scarey situations until they "get it" Figure out your issues with your dad and get healthy. Posting here will not help but at least you are starting to ask questions that will....

[Kevmath]

Tom Franklin holds patents on variations of Pai Gow Poker, but not of the game itself. Pai Gow Poker is public domain, because the inventor didn't patent the game according to this LA Times Article from RGP.

[PITTM]

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My reputation with people in the industry is gone.

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you have no idea how great this would be for you were it true.

rj