NYC Poker Robbery and Shooting

[black00gt]

Any place with lots of cash/valuables is at risk of being robbed. Bank robberies happen every day, but I don't have any fear of stopping by my local branch.

[graydot]

I only recently played with Frank, good guy. Shame what happened. I had high hopes for the place.... Straddle was around for almost 2 years, and it finally moved to a better place, and didnt last a few weeks.

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[nyc999]

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Any place with lots of cash/valuables is at risk of being robbed. Bank robberies happen every day, but I don't have any fear of stopping by my local branch.

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That is a horrible comparison.

I've personally decided to stop playing at the NYC clubs. The joy of live poker is not worth the potential for something like this. I'll stick to my monthly AC/Foxwoods trip.

[black00gt]

I'm so sorry that my comparison didn't meet your standards. Perhaps I should have compared to the scores of robberies involving convenience stores, pizza parlors and other cash businesses.

BTW, I'm sure no one has ever been robbed after leaving a casino so you're 100% safe playing in AC/Foxwoods.

[nyc999]

Not much new information (other than the possible link with another robbery), but Gothamist supplies links to many other articles.

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BTW, I'm sure no one has ever been robbed after leaving a casino so you're 100% safe playing in AC/Foxwoods.

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Sir - your VERY wrong. People are robbed in AC, CT, Vegas, etc all the time. Greg Raymer was robbed by two poker players who followed him to his room. There was a guy who was murdered and robbed after he was trailed home from an LA poker room last year. This does happen.

[nyc999]

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BTW, I'm sure no one has ever been robbed after leaving a casino so you're 100% safe playing in AC/Foxwoods.

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Sir - your VERY wrong. People are robbed in AC, CT, Vegas, etc all the time. Greg Raymer was robbed by two poker players who followed him to his room. There was a guy who was murdered and robbed after he was trailed home from an LA poker room last year. This does happen.

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I'm pretty sure he was being sarcastic - responding to message that it's not the same comparing the security/safety of a bank and an NYC poker room.

[F0rtysxity]

If Karma had played a greater roll, I'm pretty sure Frank would have been one of the last to go. He was a gentle spirit with a kind sense of humor.

[black00gt]

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Not much new information (other than the possible link with another robbery), but Gothamist supplies links to many other articles.

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Without going into a lot of detail, the people I've spoken to don't believe they're related. However, I do think this robbery is related to all of the false robbery reports that the old location was getting. I think they were testing police response time and trying to get them used to ignoring robbery reports. I also believe that this is the reason that the police shut down the old location.

Oh, you were correct, I was being sarcastic in the previous reply. I want to apologize about that. You're entitled to your opinion. I'm a little touchy following what happened and that comment struck a nerve. Sorry about that.

[bav]

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It's funny. Years ago, I was completely against the raids by the vice squad. But now the clubs need to give up. For someone to lose their life whether it was an accident or not is unacceptable.

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For someone to lose their life playing football is acceptable? To lose their life skydiving is acceptable? To lose their life flying a small private plan is ok? To lose their life scuba diving is ok?

There are risks to EVERYTHING we do. One death out of decades of playing makes it a nasty shock, not a reason to go post-9/11 insane.

You may make the decision regarding your own life and safety and play only in AC if that's your choice. Please don't make that choice on behalf of EVERYBODY. (Course your odds of getting killed driving to/from AC may actually be greater than the odds of getting killed from a poker robbery...but that's a topic for a different thread.)