Poker leads to bank robbery

[ZenMusician]

Let's hope to see more of these articles!

The government is secretly working on
"Poker Madness." This documentary will show clearly
how playing poker - just one time - will cause
insanity, crime and destruction.

It's good to see propaganda media hasn't lost its fervor!

-ZEN

[ChicagoTroy]

Your header is incorrect. It should read: "Gambling Addict Robs Bank"

Hmm, $5,000 in the hole? I wonder what his VP$IP was.

[UATrewqaz]

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Hmm, $5,000 in the hole? I wonder what his VP$IP was.

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This kid is a total retard?.

5K in debt, so you rob a bank? There are millions of americans with WAAAAAY more debt than that.

This reminds me of some story they told us in college about not running up credit card debt, some girl ran up a debt of like $1,800 and killed herself and the only thing me and the other people in the class could think is

1800??????? WTF? Get a night job for a few months, jesus.

[young nut]

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Hmm, $5,000 in the hole? I wonder what his VP$IP was.

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This kid is a total retard?.

5K in debt, so you rob a bank? There are millions of americans with WAAAAAY more debt than that.

This reminds me of some story they told us in college about not running up credit card debt, some girl ran up a debt of like $1,800 and killed herself and the only thing me and the other people in the class could think is

1800??????? WTF? Get a night job for a few months, jesus.

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I believe this story is the centerpiece story of the upcoming movie "Poker Madness"

[ZenMusician]

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I believe this story is the centerpiece story of the upcoming movie "Poker Madness"

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I copyrighted my post (about 4 or 5 before yours).
You owe me $500.

-ZEN

[revots33]

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But the hobby quickly became an addiction that led Hogan to lose about $5,000.

It was that addiction that led him last week into a Wachovia bank in Allentown, where he handed a teller a note and calmly walked out with $2,871 that wasn't his, says his lawyer, John J. Waldron.

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ROBS A BANK - for 2800 bucks??? Weak-tight.

[young nut]

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But the hobby quickly became an addiction that led Hogan to lose about $5,000.

It was that addiction that led him last week into a Wachovia bank in Allentown, where he handed a teller a note and calmly walked out with $2,871 that wasn't his, says his lawyer, John J. Waldron.

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ROBS A BANK - for 2800 bucks??? Weak-tight.

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sounds more like a LAG to me

[Spicymoose]

Damn, the fish pool has shrunk slightly.

What a surprise. The dude's attorney is attempting to shift the blame from this moron to online poker. This kid sounds like on of the many people, oftentimes in college, who are capable of functioning well in a structured environment, but cannot handle the freedom that "real life" brings. I'm a college grad, so pllease don't think I am slamming students or college in general. I'm just saying that I have met numerous people that had super gpa's, but possessed the common sense of a kleenex. I'm guessing that this guy's ego was so fragile that he couldn't admit that he had a problem and had incurred this debt. Rather than just bite the bullet and ask for help, he chose to rob a bank (for less than he owed!). He deserves to sit in prison for a bit to reflect on his idiotic decision. One more thing, regulating online poker won't decrease this type of incident in the least. Examples of regulated items, through which people are still ruining their lives through addition include credit card debt, alcoholism and porn.