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[Gregn]

I would have been pretty annoyed and disappointed too if i had gotten all excited and prepared for a tournament only to have it shut down before it even got a chance. That is pretty extreme and the punishments they give is a little excessive really. They certainly don't seem to like the idea of playing poker.

[shyguy]

Wow i know of some places where they are so deeply into their poker that if a tournament was arranged that got so much anticipation and excitement in the air and then the government suddenly went and pulled the plug on it the people would rally, there'd be protests that would last ages over it, but then again if it was cancelled because it is actually illegal there or something then that's fair enough and the organizers should have known better in the first place.

[Lovechips]

Do they have some sort of special task force or something like that which is in place purely to keep and eye and ear out for any information regarding pending poker tournaments and the specialization of closing down such events before they even get a chance to get started? It seems abit harsh that all these people want to do is have a good old poker tournament and yet they keep getting shut down, and as for having to go to jail just for organizing or running a poker tournament, well i think that's abit over the top don't you?

[omahaplaya]

Maybe there would be a whole lot less trouble there if they actually allowed things such as poker tournaments. It would give the public something entertaining to do, would bring somewhat of a sense of community spirit, the revenue that it brings could help the community in many different ways, the money gained from holding the event would be worth it and it may even draw some extra tourism to help the economy. I think that these things should be allowed, there are so many possible benefits that it could bring with it, and obviously the people are enthusiastic about it and are in anticipation of it so that would indicate that they would actually be on their best behaviours. I mean seriously, if they didn't riot over it being shut down without warning then i don't think they will riot during or after the tournament over the results or anything.

[3kings]

Wow that is really rough and harsh for them to go doing that. But it was illegal wasn't it? That is so cruel though for them to allow it for so long and then cancel it at the final stages when so many people were anticipating the tournament and waiting in pure excitement. It would be similar to waving a heap of presents in front of a group of children and getting them all excited, telling them all the different things that may be wrapped up in the paper, getting them all happy by telling them that on monday it will be time for the presents to be opened. And then have the children in such an excited mood waiting for money only to walk in on Sunday and tell them that you lied all along and that the presents are actually just empty cardboard boxes wrapped in paper that you wanted to put out so it looked good. It's cruel, don't do it.

[aussiegirl]

I do think that this was very unfair and unfortunate for all of those poker lovers who were eagerly anticipating this tournament. To have it so close and then snatched away from you would be awful. Why is it that they do not want the poker tournaments to be held in the first place? These players don't seem to have any violent tendancies or any mob tendancies or anything like that, otherwise if they did have such tendancies then wouldn't they have formed a huge mob and rioted or something like that? Instead they just hung their heads in disappointment and gave up. Let them have their tournaments.

[samantha88]

I would not be in the best of moods if i were all in the mood for some poker with a poker tournament about to take place only to be let down when the authorities storm in and shut it down as though it was some kind of a criminal organization like the mob or something like that. If there was really any potential for the group that were wanting to take part in the tournament to become violent then it would have happened then and there, don’t the authorities see this or something. They should let them play, there are many things that these people could be doing instead of playing in a poker tournament and these things they could be doing to pass the time could be much much worse.

[Trina]

I can see how the public would be irritated with the authorities for shutting down the tournament because they were waiting for it and looking forward to it but at the same time I have to say that the authorities probably did it for a good reason. Is it even legal to hold these poker tournaments there in the first place? If it isn’t then surely you would have to see it from the point of view of the authorities, they were only doing their jobs and if it is illegal there then those people organizing the poker event should have known better in the first place and it could not have come as a surprise to them that the tournament was shut down. Also if it is illegal the public should have known it as well and they do not really have a leg to stand on, they should have seen the closure of the tournament coming in that circumstance. On the other hand though if it was all legal then I think the authorities should be ashamed of themselves for ruining what could have been a great day.

[DhD]

If they were doing the wrong thing then the police had every right to shut the tournament down despite whether the public were eagerly awaiting it or not. It does not really matter what the organizers want or what the public wants or what the opinion of the public is about the event when it comes down to it all. If it was illegal then they could not allow it to go on no matter what and the public and the people who were in charge of running and organizing it should not have tried to do it anyway knowing full well that it was not permitted by law. Let us just say for example that it was illegal to squat in someones home (which it is mind you) and all of a sudden there were a number of homes in the town taken over by squatters, the public would want these squatters removed from the houses and punished for what they have done, they would be outraged if the police did nothing, so really they have double standards on this and need to step back and take a good look at the whole situation rather than just seeing it from their own point of view.

[Jacob412]

I am pretty sure that the tournament was illegal in the first place which means that not only did the police do the right thing but also means that the people that were putting together the tournament were doing the wrong thing and there is no way that the public would have been unaware that it was illegal for the tournament to take place. The police are there to protect and serve and help enforce and uphold the law. That is exactly what the police did in this story, they enforced and upheld the law by shutting down a poker tournament that was illegal and should not have been operating or planned in the first place, they were just doing their jobs, no matter how much people like poker, it was illegal and they should not have tried to do it in the first place. With that many people involved in it how on earth did they expect to get away with it in the first place?