Dumping - caught

[kingwang]

Source for the conclusion of the story here:

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=2009443659944392&id=540896250132481

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IMO, pretty half assed apology and all they did was give back the money they stole

 

[Kris_b1104]

You need to find some different friends.

Don't knock his action man...

 

[Banger]

Don't knock his action man...

LOL....not knocking, just don't want to hang out with friends who stab me in the back.

 

[Crasher]

I do find it interesting that in the span of a year, Joao went from a traveling hustle, arranging cash games under a fake name, to a full blown five-figure match fixing scandal. Anyone who seriously suggests that he be given grace is a chump.

Sam and Thomas knew exactly what kind of person he was when they decided to go in with him on this. If you work/ deal in money with any of these people going forward, it’s “fool you twice, shame on you”.

 

[Charlie Hustle]

Something else I was thinking about that nobody has really brought up, not only did they dump the rail, these 2 lowlifes were also cutting Joao out of money as well! If you look at the screenshot, they clearly say "we may have to chop that with Joao if he sees the msg." Obviously Joao didn't know how many total side bets they took.

 

[Scratch85]

That phone story sounds fishy too. The mom could have simply left it at the door or with his packed belongings she said she dropped off.

I don’t know how to access my wife’s phone. How does a GF’s mom know how to access an estranged BF’s phone? I don’t get it. I also don’t accept apologies from bad actors caught acting bad. Apologizing after being caught is meaningless to me. Forgiveness is what we want when we screw up. Apologies alone do not garner forgiveness. Mom isn’t helping. She makes them look like a dysfunctional mess. What a mess! Just my opinion.


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[boogieman]

True. Outside of this forum, I doubt anyone actually cares about either incident lol.

I know I don't care in the slightest. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

If I bet it's my own money and I'm the one playing. I'm probably a dick for thinking this way but I always get a chuckle when someone buys a player in a Calcutta and the player leaves early after the first loss. Why should some joker on the sideline get anything at all... I don't think they should. If you're not playing you shouldn't be allowed to bet. If someone is dumb enough to bet on something they're not involved in I don't feel sorry for them in the least. If you want to bet, have the balls to get off the porch.

 

[boogieman]

Two young pool players with game got caught up in the lure of fast money, the underbelly of pool. My opinion is they should learn from their mistakes and stay off social media. Like the Joshua Filler and Johnny Archer social media frenzy, it will continue to grow until it doesn't.

Sounds like a plot for a hollywood movie.

 

[trob]

Joao has an apology up on Facebook now for whatever its worth.

To me.. not much. They only paid the money back because they were caught. I’m sure this isn’t the first time or would have been the last.

 

[skip100]

Looks like they took the post down showing dollar values and full names of the illegal gamblers. The idiocy continues.

 

[trob]

Looks like they took the post down showing dollar values and full names of the illegal gamblers. The idiocy continues.

I swear to god.. who thought that was a good idea. This is like dumb and dumber

 

[Straightpool_99]

I don’t know how to access my wife’s phone. How does a GF’s mom know how to access an estranged BF’s phone? I don’t get it. I also don’t accept apologies from bad actors caught acting bad. Apologizing after being caught is meaningless to me. Forgiveness is what we want when we screw up. Apologies alone do not garner forgiveness. Mom isn’t helping. She makes them look like a dysfunctional mess. What a mess! Just my opinion.


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Some people do not have passcodes on their phones, or have ones that are ridiculously easy to guess, like 1234 or similar. Also, in close families, people sometimes borrow each others phones.

What is an apology without making an attempt of redeeming oneself? Just empty words from people who were sad they got caught. But I guess, since killing or severly injuring these people is not really what normal people do, the recommended course of action would be to just avoid them from now on. People like this do not change in my experience. If you are a scheming, dishonest and downright criminal person, so many thresholds have allready been crossed to get to that point, that getting back to being decent is an uphill battle, if it is possible at all. You can be a thief or a swindler without double-crossing your friends, you'd still be a crook, but you'd at least have the last shred of your dignity left, you'd have a soul. Crossing that line is something that people will go to great lengths never to do, even people on the wrong side of the law, unless they are psychopaths. Every past and future endeavour is now suspect, and I would be surprised if something like this doesn't pop back up again with these people, since they may have gotten away with it before.

 

[kling&allen]

A REALLY good player told me years ago, " Bill, we're not in church". If you side bet on pool, ESPECIALLY today's pool then you deserve whatever happens. Makes playing blackjack at a indian casino look like sound financial advice.

I’m glad people bet on pool as it’s always been a big part of the game. But it’s astounding to me that people would wager this type of money on these low level matches.