Police say they are hot on the case … details emerging about the Austin poker game that got robbed EPT-Berlin style (only for less money and with more gunfire) … and apparently this one — occurring in a middle-class residential […]
RE: Big Austin Poker Robbery Police details on the heist, one suspect arrested
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There were really big guns, shouting, and shots fired. That\’s the word circulating in Austin poker circles right now about a scary armed robbery somewhere on the west side of Travis County late last night — just before the bars
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The armed robbery of what looks like probably a 5/10 game was the lead story on KXAN\’s 6 pm broadcast … and they spoke to longtime friend of Pokerati (and Texas state director of the PPA) Lavigne in Austin about
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I swear this won\’t tilt anybody … but here\’s the alert sent out Thursday by Texans Against Gambling to generate enough support for a change of course that, frankly, I still don\’t fully understand. Via the fair-minded, conservative Off the
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As Kevin noticed early this AM (before my post from yesterday doubting the notion went live), Texas\’ HB 222 has moved out of the Calendars Committee and is scheduled for a vote on the House floor tomorrow … which means
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You\’ll be able to watch the Licensing and Administrative Committee hearing via internet live-stream. Here\’s the direct link to the stream. And in case for some reason that doesn\’t work, here\’s the back-up page where the Texas House of Representative
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KTRH-AM 740 out of Houston followed up the Morning News story about our efforts to legalize poker in Texas with one of their own. In their piece, the opposition claims we poker liberators* are simply seeking a regressive tax that
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Speaking of Austin … though I\’ve still got nothing on any room violence down there, super-secret powerful inside sources do tell me that 2008 WSOP 4th place finisher Ylon Schwartz is in A-town right now … visiting a friend and
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I\’m outta touch, but I\’m hearing stuff. Supposedly there was a robbery in Austin in late October where someone got shot? Anyone know more about this? From what I do understand, most of the games in Austin are small —
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Baltasar Cruz (D-Dallas) is running for judgeship on the Texas Supreme Court. Just wanted to let you know he is a poker player who likes and respects the game … so if you like to support candidates without any real
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