Florida Man Followed Home and Robbed of Hold Em Money

Saw in the paper this morning that a 72 year old man played Hold Em at Hard Rock in Fort Lauderdale, won a few grand and was followed home and robbed of $4000! But he did not give up easy, ditching his wife at home and following the bandits up to 60 mph and trying to ram them! They got away, I don't make this stuff up......

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/fl-plantation-survivors-20100704,0,6151322.story

Unbelievable, he is lucky to be around to tell the story. It may want to think about getting a CWP.

That sucks for the old bugger.

wowww thats intense.. I hope nobody tries to rob me after playing at the Hard Rock.

This is apparently a growing trend. Something like it, though not so dramatic, happened recently in the Cincinnati OH area. A cause for alarm and caution, that's for sure.

https://www.cardschat.com/forum/poker-rooms-10/ohio-poker-141517/post-1510512.html

Dang, that's sad. Glad to hear he is safe.

Plantation police said Gigliotti's decision to chase the robbers is not recommended, no matter how many cop shows a victim has watched.

IF you see it on TV.... why not n real life?

D_russo88 said:

That sucks! I woulda beat the crap outta them.

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Doubtful outnumbered and unarmed...

as for the CWP, Florida has very strong domain protection laws. Not to recommend violence, but there are a lot of laws on your side here. Be educated about it if you do decide this is for you.

I guess this is why the big names in Vegas keep there money at the casino. I wonder if this will be a regular occurrence in Florida now that the laws have changed the game.

D_russo88 said:

That sucks! I woulda beat the crap outta them.

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Its hard to beat the crap outta somebody if ya cant catch em

Same thing happened to Dolly years ago... they jumped him at his door and he faked a heart attack and they ran, if I recall right...

Makwa said:

Same thing happened to Dolly years ago... they jumped him at his door and he faked a heart attack and they ran, if I recall right...

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Dolly is the man... as for this other old guy, damn! How the hell you chase armed robbers down for 4000 dollars? He's half in the grave at 74 you can't take it with you buddy...

That is so messed up. Poor guy!

Whats really messed up is that he was a regular. If any of you played there a lot you probly know him. He was a regular to the 5/10 and played BJ a ton too. Awesome guy, super nice, and great to have at your table. Always wears a black t-shirt and shorts.

The security concerns were an issue prior to the Florida limit change. This is a major issue for some people. They think it will effect the high stakes action. I have never had an issue with it.