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08-09-2006, 11:24 AM
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Mr Dio
08-29-2006, 10:04 PM
Anyone hear anything about a guy named R Lee & a bookie bust?

Kori Ellis
08-29-2006, 10:16 PM
No. What did you hear exactly?

Mr Dio
08-29-2006, 10:20 PM
There was a search warrant executed @ a residence of a "Richard Lee" & SAPD seizing property & vehicles bought with illegal gambling proceeds.

KMOL, Natalia Zea Rodriguez was the reporter on the scene.

Mr Dio
08-29-2006, 10:32 PM
Yup, that's him...his lawyer just confirmed it per Natalia the Beautiful.

Kori Ellis
08-29-2006, 10:46 PM
That's hysterical.

Mr Dio
08-29-2006, 10:49 PM
The guy has a sweet pad & of course his rides were nice as well.
Stuff being loaded on a trailer in the background.

Kori Ellis
08-29-2006, 10:50 PM
Damn I missed it. I'm going to have to replay the news.

Kori Ellis
08-29-2006, 10:52 PM
Illegal Gambling Warrant Executed at Home of S.A. Poker Champion
LAST UPDATE: 8/29/2006 10:48:25 PM
Posted By: Vickie Jean Summers



Vice officers executed a warrant to break-up an alleged illegal gambling operation at a Shavano Park home owned by a San Antonio poker champion.

Officers were inside the house taking an inventory Tuesday night. Police said they have a warrant to seize everything, including the owner's cars.

Police would not confirm who owned the home.

However, Bexar County Appraisal District records show the home is owned by a Richard Lee.

A man identifying himself as Lee's lawyer confirmed the home's owner is the same Richard Lee who placed 6th at the World Series of Poker and won nearly $3 million a few weeks ago.

No one has been arrested.

CubanMustGo
08-29-2006, 10:59 PM
At least he can afford a good lawyer now. :lol

Kori Ellis
08-29-2006, 11:02 PM
At least he can afford a good lawyer now. :lol

Sure, if they haven't frozen his assets. :lol

Johnny_Blaze_47
08-29-2006, 11:02 PM
At least he can afford a good lawyer now. :lol

I don't know this guy's history and how he got to the WSOP, so this might be a moot point, but if the authorities can prove he got his WSOP buy-in from any illegaly earned monies, I think they can take that away, too?

Mr Dio
08-29-2006, 11:03 PM
Dude must've been BIG TIME or have some heavy hitters.
Used to hear stories about a guys with names like, "The Shrimper" & "IVAN The Spaniard" & even an old lady on the WestSide store. I don't think any of them had a pad like I saw on the news 2nite.

Kori Ellis
08-29-2006, 11:10 PM
I don't know this guy's history and how he got to the WSOP, so this might be a moot point, but if the authorities can prove he got his WSOP buy-in from any illegaly earned monies, I think they can take that away, too?

His dad was a State Rep and a big poker player back in the day. Supposedly there was a family business (importing silver IIRC) where he made a fortune and he didn't really need the WSOP winnings. But a lot of people around town were fully aware that he was a bookie.

I'm not sure if the legit business was a front, or if he actually had a legit business plus the bookie business.

Kori Ellis
08-29-2006, 11:14 PM
County Judge Nelson Wolff said he wasn't surprised to hear of such noble intentions. Wolff and Lee's father — who was one of the first Asian Americans to become successful in Texas politics — were friends from the 1960s until Thomas Lee died from complications of diabetes about eight years ago.

Now, Wolff and Richard Lee play in the same home poker game, and Wolff said Lee beat him out of a big pot last month that would have sent the judge to Las Vegas for the World Series instead.

:lol It will be interesting to see if politicians get in trouble in all this.

Mr Dio
08-29-2006, 11:18 PM
That's funny.
Kinda fucked up too.
If the $$ was won fair & square let'em keep it, bookie or not.

MannyIsGod
08-30-2006, 12:03 AM
Dude was a big time bookie. It was all over the forums when he was at the final table. Dumbshit.

Mr Dio
08-30-2006, 12:05 AM
I guess if a monkey says he was, then he was. :lol

MannyIsGod
08-30-2006, 12:11 AM
Heh, When all the gamblers in San Antonio say they're placing bets with this guy, I tend to believe them.

Mr Dio
08-30-2006, 12:13 AM
All gamblers in SA?
Hmmmmm...................

MannyIsGod
08-30-2006, 12:15 AM
A damn good deal of them. Obviously not all, but this guy being a bookie was no secret.

What exactly are you trying to get at other than being difficult?

Mr Dio
08-30-2006, 12:16 AM
Simmer down mijo, simmer down.

Kori Ellis
08-30-2006, 12:16 AM
Dio's just upset that he's been using an out of state bookie when this guy was right around the corner.

MannyIsGod
08-30-2006, 12:17 AM
Man, I'm sure Dio can find a bookie here in SA. But Sportsbook.com doesn't come looking for you if you don't pay up. :lol

Mr Dio
08-30-2006, 12:19 AM
:lol

The online option is very cool, many options.

Someone had to dime this dude out.

CosmicCowboy
08-30-2006, 09:14 AM
Now, Wolff and Richard Lee play in the same home poker game, and Wolff said Lee beat him out of a big pot last month that would have sent the judge to Las Vegas for the World Series instead.



It will be interesting to see if politicians get in trouble in all this.

That game Nelson mentioned was in Vegas...

TDMVPDPOY
08-30-2006, 09:55 AM
so this guy makes it to the finals and bookies on another person to win, so he gives him all his chips under the table shit like his really competing but his not?

is that how it works?

DarkReign
08-30-2006, 10:58 AM
so this guy makes it to the finals and bookies on another person to win, so he gives him all his chips under the table shit like his really competing but his not?

is that how it works?

No. He was a bookie. That is illegal. Once a person is suspected of such an activity, RICO laws come into affect.

Asset Forfeiture.

Kori Ellis
08-30-2006, 04:55 PM
That game Nelson mentioned was in Vegas...

I know that.

But they play in the same HOME game, which I know a lot of other local politicians play in. That's what I was alluding to.

Mr Dio
08-30-2006, 05:48 PM
I know that.

But they play in the same HOME game, which I know a lot of other local politicians play in. That's what I was alluding to.


Don't freakin' lie Kori!!!














:lol

Kori Ellis
08-30-2006, 06:02 PM
Don't freakin' lie Kori!!!














:lol

:wtf

The article I quoted says that they play in the same home game. Read around on poker sites about San Antonio, many other politicians here play in the same game.

Spurologist
08-30-2006, 07:15 PM
What is poker?

Mr Dio
08-30-2006, 08:04 PM
What is poker?


You've never seen a porno?!?!?!?!

MannyIsGod
08-30-2006, 10:15 PM
Well home games aren't illegal unless theres a rake. Still, that the judge was friends with this guy isn't a good thing as far as politics go.

Kori Ellis
08-30-2006, 10:53 PM
Well home games aren't illegal unless theres a rake. Still, that the judge was friends with this guy isn't a good thing as far as politics go.

Yeah hopefully the judge's name isn't on the betting list they got off Lee's computer.

BeerIsGood!
08-31-2006, 03:34 AM
Yeah hopefully the judge's name isn't on the betting list they got off Lee's computer.
What? Dishonest Politicians? Crooked Politicians? Politicians commiting crimes against the laws of the United States? Say it isn't so!! :lol

GINNNNNNNNNNNNOBILI
08-31-2006, 04:50 AM
Yeah hopefully the judge's name isn't on the betting list they got off Lee's computer.

Even if the judges names are on the list, isn't it only the bookie that's breaking the law??

degenerate_gambler
08-31-2006, 08:45 AM
Still, that the judge was friends with this guy isn't a good thing as far as politics go.


Please...


it's Nelson freaking Wolfe.