tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36880087.post7591424748524446013..comments2024-03-05T08:25:01.029-05:00Comments on Poker Grump: Some news about "TBC" TonyRakewellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873391354585352712noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36880087.post-37489996855213808192018-07-02T05:05:44.227-04:002018-07-02T05:05:44.227-04:00I have been reading blogs on tony bigcharles on an...I have been reading blogs on tony bigcharles on and off for years. Going all the way back to roughing the punter and allvegaspoker. Usually checking in 3 or 4 times a year. I read the blog for entertainment. I agree that Tony is not a good person as has little capacity for reasonable thought. What I find more troubling than Tony's outlook on life is the same trolls like Pete and Grump etc. Are your lives so small that your purpose in life is to make Tony's life even harder and more miserable than it already is? Does it make you feel better that you can find and harass someone that is smaller minded than yourselves? You go out of your way to get him banned from as many poker rooms as you can? At the same time claim to be his friend and worried about him? If he is such a despicable person than go away. Don't read his blog. Personally I find it fascinating that a person which a mental disability and severely demented outlook on life has somehow managed to survive his entire life. Especially without any government assistance over the last 10 years. You guys made sure of that. Can any of you honestly say that you have not received any form of government assistance over the last ten years? I mean any form inclusive of ALL forms of government assistance whether it be down payment assistance, or a government loan, or check from the stimulus package 10 years ago? I believe that you guys are simply jealous of Tony for all the attention he gets. Grump and his merry men cant stomach the idea that someone like Tony garners more attention and popularity than they do. Get over yourselves. What are your thoughts readers?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36880087.post-68608519754967152662018-05-07T22:03:12.263-04:002018-05-07T22:03:12.263-04:00Rakewell, have you tried to check Tony's blog ...Rakewell, have you tried to check Tony's blog lately? I am locked out. It looks like he's made it readable on Blogger "by invitation only."<br /><br />That's his right, but then I guess it's pretty much the end of his blog, in public at least. I agree with everyone above stating, Tony apparently just can't-- or won't-- learn from his experiences. I'd also love to know how he expects to ever get another spike in readership by only allowing his most ardent 'yes men' to read his rants.<br /><br />There's a lot more I could say but I'm angry and it would come off really badly, so I'll leave it at that.Steve Lanzihttps://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=36880087&postID=7591424748524446013&bpli=1noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36880087.post-68507814690425056102018-05-07T20:35:53.442-04:002018-05-07T20:35:53.442-04:00Genuine question: what are Tony's redeeming qu...Genuine question: what are Tony's redeeming qualities? I don't know the man but from what I've read we are talking about someone with Aspergers (lacking empathy and basic social skills), a ticking time bomb, a problem gambler, and someone who uses faith and politics who justify his anger. Sounds like he needs help, but I'm curious to know why so many people are invested in him. I imagine most well adjusted people would treat him with basic decency and wouldn't go out their way to put him down, but they also wouldn't have room in their life to tend to such toxicity. We are all flawed humans and the beauty of friendship is that there's a bond that allows us to overlook each others' shortcomings. So without malice, I am asking how Tony enriches your life. What does he offer outside of outrageous stories and a shared interest in poker?<br /><br />Anyway, I believe you did the right thing Grump. I also hope he finds the help he needs, and not in the form of an invisible man sitting on a cloud.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36880087.post-57823767489623182132018-05-04T15:42:45.380-04:002018-05-04T15:42:45.380-04:00Option A) One guy spends a few days in jail becaus...Option A) One guy spends a few days in jail because he spewed off a bunch of vile & violent nonsense<br />Option B) A mentally unstable person actually goes through with the murders he *publicly said* he wanted to commit because his feelings mattered more than Innocent Victim A's life to everyone around him.<br /><br />I don't care what the odds are - allowing Option B to happen is not ok. It's not your fault you had to choose the best of two crappy options, Grump, & I think you made the right call.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36880087.post-71072553367495476412018-05-04T12:14:10.740-04:002018-05-04T12:14:10.740-04:00I know Jennifer Gay and I can say her character is...I know Jennifer Gay and I can say her character is quite high -- a great person, period.Memphis MOJOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12653631347560307425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36880087.post-57702346394147974732018-05-04T11:36:45.656-04:002018-05-04T11:36:45.656-04:00That was a lot of saying what you think about her ...That was a lot of saying what you think about her character, for somebody who started off by saying "I won't say what I think of Jennifer Gay's character." Rakewellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15873391354585352712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36880087.post-87503172831686421982018-05-04T11:25:16.878-04:002018-05-04T11:25:16.878-04:00I won't say what I think of Jennifer Gay's...<br />I won't say what I think of Jennifer Gay's character, but it was all about concern for herself while declaring it to be the other around (No doubt for her own benefit and those reading it) No care about TBC who regardless of what you think, was not born with much to work with. The existence of Paddock has not changed humanity just because someone happened to be across the street at the time. It means 0 in relation to TBC. That doesn't give her a right to judge others who would rather not have see TBC shit upon even if we despise him in some ways. "Oh I was there. *I* know".<br /><br />TBC has likely been banned from The Nugget after someone in the room talked about TBC and it made its way up to management. Why wouldn't they ban someone who made posts like that? This incident made it throughout the poker media. This is one of those unintended consequences I was talking about. Possibly someone despised him and complained personally. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36880087.post-59983605486773752712018-05-03T13:41:37.652-04:002018-05-03T13:41:37.652-04:00Jennifer Gay:
"Grump, you did the right thin...Jennifer Gay:<br /><br /><i>"Grump, you did the right thing. <br /><br />For any of you who would DARE imply that he didn’t? You’re terrible human beings."</i><br /><br />That seems dramatic and extreme. Grump himself acknowledges the nuance of the situation, that he's making the best decision he can based on the info he had. Seems about right to me. One of the comments here makes a good point, that involving the police and maybe some jail time only to release him a few days later (which is likely all that happens here) could potentially leave Tony in an even worse place. It's difficult and a tricky spot, and I certainly wouldn't fault Grump for doing what he thought was right. (But that doesn't mean it's clear as day and there aren't tradeoffs to consider.)<br /><br />The only thing I find unreasonable is what you're doing, to pretend it isn't a nuanced situation and that being vaguely sympathetic to not reporting would make someone a "terrible human being".<br /><br />It's better to just say what you think, if by chance you happen to have anything meaningful to say. No one should be called a terrible person because they gave feedback on a complicated situation.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05880766233561917340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36880087.post-41753527123730803062018-05-03T13:28:21.480-04:002018-05-03T13:28:21.480-04:00I also can't believe the part where he suspect...I also can't believe the part where he suspects its Grump's fault he's banned from Golden Nugget. Seriously TBC? Not the fact that you threatened to harm dozens of "happy people" publicly on your blog. You are the one who hit PUBLISH. if getting banned from GN is the worst of your punishment, I'd say you had a pretty good week. Good grief. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36880087.post-19905488951392040352018-05-03T12:28:59.885-04:002018-05-03T12:28:59.885-04:00Tony's post arrest blog post shows us all he h...Tony's post arrest blog post shows us all he has learned absolutely 0 from this experience. His mighty lord saved him. Yeah, ok. Not his friends who came to his side & brought a lawyer to counsel him. Hope his lord can save his sock roll next time he spews at a VBJ game because as someone who had hope this experience would turn him around, I officially give up...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36880087.post-74644987951571724152018-05-03T09:02:05.591-04:002018-05-03T09:02:05.591-04:00Grump,
If you have TBC's phone number, why di...Grump,<br /><br />If you have TBC's phone number, why did you not give him a call first to see how he is doing? If you consider him a friend, isn't the first step to reach out to a friend? Tony's blog says you have his number and didn't reach out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36880087.post-92156248029058056392018-05-03T06:32:44.789-04:002018-05-03T06:32:44.789-04:00ive told people many times this was not armed robb...ive told people many times this was not armed robbery ive never been armed in my life. it was attempted robbery. statements like this many people believe and this is why they worry about violence. mentally ill people get steotyped much worse than black menTony Bigcharleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14505857211799064393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36880087.post-55579030309153222092018-05-03T03:31:31.139-04:002018-05-03T03:31:31.139-04:00Prison isn't some great social welfare agency,...Prison isn't some great social welfare agency, they won't take care of Tony's dental<br />issues or mental health issues. If he gets sentenced and he gets another tooth infected, they'll pull it for him, but that's about it. People thinking this is going to help him are living in fantasy land. Perhaps if someone close to Tony could have gotten him committed, but getting him imprisoned is like trying to fix a broken glass bottle with a hammer. Tony knows nothing of guns and wouldn't be allowed to buy one, and I doubt he had the guts for suicide, but if he did that was his personal business. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36880087.post-18725476877127157062018-05-02T22:42:46.855-04:002018-05-02T22:42:46.855-04:00I have known Tony on a personal level, I have give...I have known Tony on a personal level, I have given him rides in vegas and Shreveport,<br />I would like to add a different take on this scenario. <br />What if the police who had a felon that was guilty of armed robbery, <br />a blog of hate and violence towards others.<br />How would the police make contact With TBC and start saying stuff and then it just escalated to some sort of force.<br />People are being arrested for making comments about shooting up a school.<br />I only hope TBC gets the true help he needs.docglocknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36880087.post-19620255494288999542018-05-02T22:29:16.072-04:002018-05-02T22:29:16.072-04:00I know tony like most of you. I have given him rid...I know tony like most of you. I have given him rides in vegas and Shreveport. <br />Most of you do not know me, that is because I have asked TBC not to mention me in his post.<br />Tony would always make me promise not to tell anyone what hotel he was staying at.<br />So I do believe that TBC wouldn't hurt anyone.<br />I would like to say no one is a killer until they are one.<br />I would like to also say that TBC's blog, which anyone could have read and contacted the police.<br />First police see suicide and then they see a fantasy of mass murder.<br />police do not know TBC they do not know if he is armed dangerous, all they know is he has a criminal record of armed robbery and his blog.<br />No telling how this could have ended up, if Grump didn't get involved.docglocknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36880087.post-5999497958621074342018-05-02T21:35:17.615-04:002018-05-02T21:35:17.615-04:00Grump was not the only one.Grump was not the only one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36880087.post-87285117908265798392018-05-02T09:21:55.995-04:002018-05-02T09:21:55.995-04:00Poker Grump neither has the qualifications, nor th...Poker Grump neither has the qualifications, nor the responsibility to make that kind of assessment. Tony's latest blog demonstrate a level of anger and vituol beyond anything he had written before in the 10 years I have read his blogs and forum posts. Someone had to do something, Grump stepped up, good on him. Rest of us didn't, shame on us.Pokerdogghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738166779621391261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36880087.post-28894752512941908002018-05-02T08:44:54.054-04:002018-05-02T08:44:54.054-04:00Our Hero's pageview counter graph had a massiv...Our Hero's pageview counter graph had a massive spike the last 3 days. It is highly unlikely any new comments will be approved or a new blog entry posted. An underpaid cyber geek working with the LEOs has already accessed all of Tony's devices and social media whether our Hero provided the passwords or not. In four weeks that spike in the graph will be gone and I am thinking that last post will be the last post....Lesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01221409127717174351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36880087.post-72705418381880874962018-05-02T06:43:41.236-04:002018-05-02T06:43:41.236-04:00You did the right thing Grump. There are no good ...You did the right thing Grump. There are no good options in this case, you picked the best of the options available to you. Pokerdogghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738166779621391261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36880087.post-72864348963408320152018-05-02T02:07:29.991-04:002018-05-02T02:07:29.991-04:00Does anyone know what happened at his hearing toda...Does anyone know what happened at his hearing today? Is he staying in custody until the court date on 15th?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36880087.post-36389126562941648422018-05-01T23:19:31.772-04:002018-05-01T23:19:31.772-04:00PG,
Did you attempt to get hold of Tony prior to...PG, <br /><br />Did you attempt to get hold of Tony prior to calling hotel security? To gauge his mind, to gauge if he was merely venting or remotely serious.<br /><br />If you did, try to call him or whatever, and he failed to respond then I can understand calling security.<br /><br />However, if you did this without his knowledge, then you are in the wrong.<br /><br />Also, aren't you or VeryJosie moderators on the blog, and can take it down. Though that may or may not be tampering with evidence. I am not sure.<br /><br />As a poker player, I really hope you got a hold of Tony to get a read on the situation instead of decreeing yourself what was definetly going to wreck havoc on Tony's life in which may be yet another incredulous rant.<br /><br />SCMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36880087.post-80427330508038943642018-05-01T23:13:44.418-04:002018-05-01T23:13:44.418-04:00Grump,
I'll add my "you absolutely did t...Grump,<br /><br />I'll add my "you absolutely did the right thing" comment. I've been watching this train wreck in progress for years...wondering how it would end. There are many who have attempted to really try to help the guy. And while I'm intimately familiar with the criminal justice system and well aware of the good and the bad, what you did was absolutely necessary.<br /><br />Does anyone know what happened today in court?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36880087.post-43325240563980125312018-05-01T22:19:20.525-04:002018-05-01T22:19:20.525-04:00Looks like Tony is being held for another court da...Looks like Tony is being held for another court date on may 15th. I hope they have mashed taters. Maybe a bit of free health care over the next 2 weeks. This could be the blessing in disguise that was needed to take care of those health issues.Doufoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17407513788840748832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36880087.post-41626874138491954662018-05-01T22:03:28.361-04:002018-05-01T22:03:28.361-04:00Pete, I am very suspect of doing it for Tony's...Pete, I am very suspect of doing it for Tony's well being. Although Grump may very well believe that and is very well intended, Tony is not receiving favors here. It is my belief that someone should be given the right to end their life. It isn't like TBC's kid is depending on him in any way. <br /><br />Tony's life became considerably more difficult for some time just so someone else can sleep well at night knowing that he hasn't killed himself in the next few days. He is a guy scared of every shadow around him. Can you imagine being locked up? Ugh. We don't know how far back this might set him, due to unforseen consequences. Nor do we understand the level of anger and frustration this might bring him or where that might send him.<br /><br />As far as the knife thing- If Tony was familiar with guns I could see an issue. However, the level of aggression and physicality needed to go stab people is way beyond Tony's means.<br /><br />What a fascinating life our TBC has. It has pulled me back in. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36880087.post-88044057076358134952018-05-01T20:50:23.734-04:002018-05-01T20:50:23.734-04:00Hey Grump, I'd been wrestling with this for so...Hey Grump, I'd been wrestling with this for some time. For years I sounded like a broken record telling Tony to go to Gambler's Anonymous and trying to get his head outside the box of just gambling, gambling, gambling. I also kept on telling him to go home to Kansas to see his mother and get his ID, birth certificate situation squared away, even offering to pay for airfare to go back. <br /><br />But as you are well aware, Tony doesn't listen. He doesn't self-reflect. He doesn't understand consequences. He panics. He is 100% reptilian brain. And although he does not have the cold, calculating planning ability of Stephen Paddock, he is capable of depth of feeling when it comes to feeling wronged and a tremendous capacity for jealousy. You did the right thing. Jail is probably not where he should be- I'm thinking more like somewhere with decent mental health facilities but was a 48 hour hold in lieu of jail possible?Onechiquita100https://www.blogger.com/profile/06610836567151699503noreply@blogger.com