You're supposed to declare large amounts of money (I know its over $10,000 USD here) when going through customs. Its absurd he'd have this much cash on him in the first place.

Navane

Netherlands2747 Posts

September 14 2009 21:02 GMT

#23

innocent until proven otherwise?

Deleted User 3420

24492 Posts

September 14 2009 21:23 GMT

#24

That is so ridiculous. It's easily verifiable that what he says is true.

Yeah, isn't it innocent until proven guilty? Customs agents should be fired.

Deleted User 3420

24492 Posts

September 14 2009 21:24 GMT

#25

On September 15 2009 05:51 omgbnetsux wrote:
You're supposed to declare large amounts of money (I know its over $10,000 USD here) when going through customs. Its absurd he'd have this much cash on him in the first place.

Why is that absurd? Do you realize that he needs large sums of cash pretty much everywhere he goes?

Gnabgib

United States381 Posts

September 14 2009 21:29 GMT

#26

"oops, forgot about that $100,000 brick i had in my suitcase, my bad."

Would not be surprised if this is how it went down. Last season on High Stakes Poker, the players were chatting about how Legendary poker player Chip Reese was leaving a casino with a bag containing a lot of money (I'm pretty sure it was above six figures) put the bag on top of his car to unlock it, got in his car, forgot the bag was up there, and drove off.

Bebop Berserker

United States246 Posts

September 14 2009 21:34 GMT

#27

Lol. go authority. yet again your incompetence has ruined another day. think wed have an IQ test to come into the power to retain persons and their belongings.

Liquid`Jinro

Sweden33719 Posts

September 14 2009 21:44 GMT

#28

On September 15 2009 05:00 redtooth wrote:

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this is probably the reason customs had such a hard time believing him. do poker players usually carry briefcases of cash around? i for one would never have over a few hundred dollars on me, especially with the clutter and chaos of airports involved.

Dude, you have no idea:
http://barrygreenstein.com/player_analysis/Tuan_Le.html

Amusing anecdote

Tuan went to Foxwoods in 2004 to play in the final event. Not surprisingly, he lost the $14,000 he brought with him shooting dice. He wanted to fly back home, but the nearby airports were snowed in. My girlfriend offered to lend him money for the entry. Even though Tuan needed the money, he turned down the loan because he hates to impose on other people, including his friends. Hasan Habib borrowed $3000 from Ted Forrest to put himself, Tuan, and Mohammed Ibrahim into the last $1000 satellite. Hasan asked for 25% of Tuan’s action in exchange for Tuan owing him $500. Tuan went on to win a seat in the main event and then bested a field of 674 players to capture the $1.55 million first prize.

Tuan took his share in cash, since he didn’t have a bank account. He bought a duffle bag at the gift shop and then took a limo to New York with his friends, so he could catch the next flight out. Hasan stayed in New York, but Thor Hansen and Nam Le accompanied Tuan to JFK airport. When they went through security, Tuan was asked what was in the bag. He told them he had over $1 million in cash. They laughed at the obvious joke, but stopped laughing when the bag was opened.

Tuan and his friends were allowed on the plane without much hassle, much to their surprise. When they arrived in Long Beach, they were immediately greeted by the FBI. Tuan showed them a printout with his picture, which told of his tournament win. After many questions and verification with the Foxwoods Casino, Tuan and his friends were released after being detained for over an hour.

thunk

United States6233 Posts

September 14 2009 22:06 GMT

#29

He could play them in poker.

ThE_OsToJiY

Canada1167 Posts

September 14 2009 22:06 GMT

#30

gg'd =.=

Jonoman92

United States9103 Posts

September 14 2009 22:07 GMT

#31

haha that's pretty funny, hopefully he doesn't have too difficult a time retrieving his money though.

ShadowDrgn

United States2497 Posts

September 14 2009 22:14 GMT

#32

On September 15 2009 05:02 pR0gR4m3R wrote:
Poor Elky??

You say "poor" to a guy thats winning 5 million a year??

Elky doesnt know what a "private bank" means?? So he cant carry with him such an amount of money!!

To a guy that wins 5 mil a year, carrying 10k in a bag is pocket change.

Liquid`Nazgul

22427 Posts

September 14 2009 22:23 GMT

#33

This is really not that shocking stop making a big deal out of things, saying he shouldn't carry large amounts of cash, blaming custom agents or even suggesting they should be fired. It's all retarded. This stuff isn't super uncommon it's very convenient for poker players to carry large amounts of cash because you need cash for buyins, cash games etc it's just the easiest way to go about things. At the same time you can't seriously expect custom agents to put a lot of faith in a guy walking around with 50k+.

It's just an event that's going to happen every now and then. All the opinionated reactions are seriously stupid.

With this reading comprehension such judgmental reactions it's only going to be a matter of time how long you last here. Career does not equal year, and poker winnings do not equal profit. I suggest you bother thinking about your replies before you post them. It would do all of us a favor.