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Superior man gets sued for not paying $29,000 poker game debt

Vanessa Miller, Daily Camera

Published October 16, 2008 at 6:13 p.m.
Updated October 16, 2008 at 6:13 p.m.

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A man who hosted a poker game in his home is suing a Superior man for allegedly failing to pay most of the $29,000 worth of poker chips that he lost that night.

Sean S. Ahn was one of 10 people invited to play poker in the Denver home of Francois Safieddine on March 25, according to a lawsuit filed in Boulder County District Court last week. All the players were friends or acquaintances, Safieddine said in the lawsuit, making the game legal under Colorado "social gambling" laws.

"All players, including Ahn and Safieddine, accepted the risk of monetary loss and participated in the game," the lawsuit said.

At the start of the game, everyone bought poker chips that were to be redeemed at the end of the game. When the night was over, Ahn lost $29,000 worth of purchased poker chips, Safieddine said in his lawsuit.

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  • October 16, 2008

    11:41 p.m.

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    stoney writes:

    losers

  • October 16, 2008

    11:53 p.m.

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    nightninja13 writes:

    Is that really, legal? The amount they are playing for is kinda big for friends to play with and really you're going to sue a person in a game that should just be a get together with friends? If a person has already won then why would they want to ruin friendships by being an A#(($*? this is just absurd to me.

  • October 17, 2008

    12:05 a.m.

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    doreenstokes writes:

    If you want to play, you need to pay. "Know when to hold them, know when to fold them" or something like that from Kenny Rogers. Pay up guy - your liable! Hope this will be a lesson learned. $29 grand plus lawyer and court costs. WOW!

  • October 17, 2008

    1:50 a.m.

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    happymike44 writes:

    Sounds to me more like this guy who is suing was running a gambling den to me.
    Maybe the D.A. needs to investigate this and make sure it is not tied to organized crime.
    But then again who invites friends over to gamble.
    Want to lose friends owe them money and see what happens.