Harris County sheriff\’s deputies raided a poker room on the northwest outskirts of Houston this afternoon. There were about 8 tables of action — a $300 tournament had just gotten underway — and 11 were arrested. Police say the raid came after two months of investigation.
Hmm, sounds kinda like the Aces bust in terms of numbers. However some key differences are that nine of the busted were charged with organized crime. Yeow! No no no … Class C misdemeanor … maybe a Class A that can be pled down! Leave it to Houston to try to outdo/be tougher than Dallas.
they weren\’t playing ordinary poker matches. Thousands of dollars were at stake in the sophisticated operation.
\”You gotta know somebody to get in. They have two doors to gain entry. It\’s operated by a button to gain entry, as well as they have cameras to monitor who\’s at the front door,\” said an officer.
Indeed, a button to gain entry. Case closed, obviously.
One of the other players arrested got cuffed for \”unlawfully carrying a weapon\” and the other guy ha an outstanding warrant.
This room had reportedly been around since late last summer. We\’ll see if we can\’t find out more about how this all shook down, where the room went wrong, and what\’s really gonna come out of these organized crime allegations.
Thanks, Jim in Houston, for the tip.