Chris Bell & Michael Gracz Charged in Poker Bust in NC

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Link to Article

http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/1799012/

And a list of people arrested and the charges. Apparently Chris Bell was one of the operators as he charged with more than just playing.

http://www.wral.com/asset/news/local...3/arrested.swf

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holy [censored] that [censored] sucks

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i wonder how the cops found out about this operation? they just tried to set up a full service casino.

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I'm pretty sure that tournament has been going on for some time. I live in the area and know I heard about it well over a year ago. The article makes it sound more like a casino than a poker tournament. I don't know how much other gambling was going on but I always heard they had like $500 tournaments there like every couple months. There have been some other busts in the area in the past year though on a smaller scale so it really doesn't surprise me that eventually this place would get busted up as well. The other busts have been more in like the Cary/Raleigh area though. Where this tournament was being held is in a pretty rural area even though it's not that far from Raleigh.

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Hizzle or Mat - is this the home of the infamous executive game?

[newhizzle]

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if ur talking about the badugi game, then yeah, but not really sure exactly what should or shouldnt be posted on the internet at this point

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wow, i didnt read all of the article so forgive me if its in there but what kind of punishment could they be looking at if convicted?

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if ur talking about the badugi game, then yeah, but not really sure exactly what should or shouldn't be posted on the internet at this point

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thats what I thought. I was under the impression it was a one table game, not a full scale club. That sucks.

And your right... there is a reference to a "link with the internet". That really blows.

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are the people in the title of this post known 2p2ers or something?

[makeutap247]

They are well known live tournament players. Gracz has a WSOP bracelet and won the Party Poker Million WPT event. Bell has a number of significant cashes including one or more WPT final tables.