Two Cubans Marking Cards - Caught Them Five Years Ago - They're Still In Operation

Back when I lived and played poker in Tampa I encountered a couple of Cubans who always sat diagonal from one another and were caught marking cards.

Five years later I'm in Austin TX and who do I see but those same fuckers show up at The Lodge. They had already had people suspicious of them, but the room hadn't caught them doing anything. I pulled a floor manager aside and clued them in on what they were doing and how they were doing it and they acted quickly, caught them and gave them the boot.

Since then I've been furiously spreading the word on multiple socials and they were just recently caught in Houston trying to cheat.

They typically will use their fingernails to gouge the outside edge of a card based on its value. In the middle for middle valued cards, at the top/bottom for broadway cards and unmarked are low cards is how I understand it. They try to sit seats 1 and 6 so they can trap players between them for raises, and seat 1 can see the edge of the deck. So they'll know if the runout will favor high, middle or low cards. They can still lose to flushes, and they'll still lose hands when they haven't marked the deck fully. But they show up with some outrageous hands and wins in spots and a lot of people pass it off as them being crazy gamblers because they don't win every hand.

POKERFRAUDALERT THREAD: https://pokerfraudalert.com/forum/s...wo-Cubans-Cheating-At-Live-PLO-throughout-USA (https://pokerfraudalert.com/forum/showthread.php?21218-Two-Cubans-Cheating-At-Live-PLO-throughout-USA)

REDDIT THREAD WITH LINK TO MY VIDEO WITH RECEIPTS:

https://www.reddit.com/r/poker/comments/1q968eb/two_known_cuban_poker_cheaters_caught_in_austin_tx

LATEST REDDIT THREAD WITH BETTER PHOTOS:

https://www.reddit.com/r/poker/comments/1qbpkzl/update_cuban_poker_cheaters_caught_in_houston

Since then I've been energetically sharing the news across several social platforms and they were just recently apprehended in Houston attempting to cheat.

Get em!

Get ’em!

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There won’t be any corner on any felt where they can hide!

Back when I lived and played poker in Tampa I encountered a couple of Cubans who always sat diagonal from one another and were caught marking cards.

Five years later I'm in Austin TX and who do I see but those same fuckers show up at The Lodge. They had already had people suspicious of them, but the room hadn't caught them doing anything. I pulled a floor manager aside and clued them in on what they were doing and how they were doing it and they acted quickly, caught them and gave them the boot.

Since then I've been furiously spreading the word on multiple socials and they were just recently caught in Houston trying to cheat.

They typically will use their fingernails to gouge the outside edge of a card based on its value. In the middle for middle valued cards, at the top/bottom for broadway cards and unmarked are low cards is how I understand it. They try to sit seats 1 and 6 so they can trap players between them for raises, and seat 1 can see the edge of the deck. So they'll know if the runout will favor high, middle or low cards. They can still lose to flushes, and they'll still lose hands when they haven't marked the deck fully. But they show up with some outrageous hands and wins in spots and a lot of people pass it off as them being crazy gamblers because they don't win every hand.

POKERFRAUDALERT THREAD: https://pokerfraudalert.com/forum/s...wo-Cubans-Cheating-At-Live-PLO-throughout-USA (https://pokerfraudalert.com/forum/showthread.php?21218-Two-Cubans-Cheating-At-Live-PLO-throughout-USA)

REDDIT THREAD WITH LINK TO MY VIDEO WITH RECEIPTS:

https://www.reddit.com/r/poker/comments/1q968eb/two_known_cuban_poker_cheaters_caught_in_austin_tx

LATEST REDDIT THREAD WITH BETTER PHOTOS:

https://www.reddit.com/r/poker/comments/1qbpkzl/update_cuban_poker_cheaters_caught_in_houston

That’s funny as hell. I saw that headline yesterday, and immediately thought of you. Then my next thought was that most good cheaters probably work with a partner, so they could be anybody. Same guys? Damn.

Well, that is One Cuban…

That’s hilarious as hell. I read that headline yesterday and instantly thought of you. Then I figured most competent cheaters likely operate with a partner, so they could be anyone. Same guys? Damn.

I’m hearing reports that others have attempted this as well, and it’s not only Cubans.

They'll be in NY this summer once the card room opens lol

They'll be in NY this summer once the card room opens lol

Well hopefully someone will catch their asses quick!

Bye bye cheaters

Cubans to @Anthony Martino (https://www.pokerchipforum.com/members/1159/):

One of them found my socials and started messaging me, I'll share the pics and give the google translations

INSTAGRAM MESSAGE 1/13/2026

Muaaa

Asqueroso estás añadiéndome y difamando de mí ok Slll te digo

So pierco so gordito singao por culo

Muaa

You disgusting person, you're adding me and slandering me, okay? I'm just telling you

You're a loser, a fatass, a fucking asshole

FACEBOOK MESSAGE 1/13/2026

Hollé so llegua mira todo lo que tú estás haciendo todo tiene consecuencia ok do gordito feo maricon tú ami no me sabes ni pinga ok

Ha no se queda haqui te voy acusar

De donde pinga tu ami me conoces so enano pestoso

Hey, listen, look at everything you're doing, everything has consequences, okay, you fat, ugly faggot, you don't know a damn thing about me, okay?

It doesn't end here, I'm going to report you

Where the hell do you know me from, you stinky dwarf?

Did they steal one of your tires and wheels again?

Immigration and Customs Enforcement operates a hotline specifically for cases like this. Violent, criminal Cubans sound exactly like the kind of people they handle. Everything is basically handed to them.

Just saying -=- DrStrange

Immigration and Customs Enforcement runs a hotline specifically for these kinds of situations. Violent, criminal Cubans sound exactly like the sort of people they handle. Everything’s conveniently laid out for them.

Just saying -=- DrStrange

I like your style, sir

Stinky dwarf?!

You aren't stinky... are you?

Stinky dwarf?!

You're not stinky... are you?

I JUST took a fucking shower a few hours ago, this is an outrage!

Fat

Ugly

Faggot

Stinky

Dwarf

Sounds to me like they plugged your name into ChatGPT

The sheer narcissism here... "It wasn't sufficient that you had the nerve to avoid being cheated by me, asshole! Now I'll catalogue crimes to teach you a lesson!"

Say... you sure they're not Dominicans?

Say... you sure they're not Dominicans?

I've been calling them Cubans for 6 years, am I the bad guy?

I've been calling them Cubans for 6 years, am I the bad guy?

A writer from PokerNews reached out. He was aware of these guys a few years back, but at the time it was just accusations. He said he was able to confirm with The Lodge they were banned so he's going to be doing a story on them.

Interesting times ahead

PokerNews published an article and found that both are gaming-board banned in FL

https://www.pokernews.com/news/2026/01/poker-cheaters-banned-from-texas-poker-room-50409.htm

I pointed out several mistakes in the piece that I asked them to fix (they stated I encountered them at Hard Rock Tampa instead of Tampa Greyhound Track, they said the arrests were in Iowa and IL when it was actually Eastern Europeans using the same card-marking method, and they claimed I received threatening messages from both when it was only from one). They should be updating that soon if they haven’t already.

PokerNews published an article and found that both are on Florida’s gaming board banned list

https://www.pokernews.com/news/2026/01/poker-cheaters-banned-from-texas-poker-room-50409.htm

I pointed out several mistakes in the piece for them to fix (they say I encountered them at Hard Rock Tampa instead of Tampa Greyhound Track, they claim the incidents were in Iowa and Illinois when it was actually Eastern Europeans using the same card-marking method, and they state I received threatening messages from both when only one sent them; they should be updating that soon if they haven’t already)

The Cubans are gonna be PISSED lol, fuck those guys

I mean if they were going to put in the article that you called them Cubans even though nobody knows, they might as well have gone all the way with your Cuban sandwich analogy.

Now that you’re pursuing career criminals publicly, what are you guys doing with the cats when they kidnap you?

what are you people doing with the cats when they abduct you?

Has anyone spotted Mojo1312 recently?

I mean if they were going to put in the article that you called them Cubans even though nobody knows, they might as well have gone all the way with your Cuban sandwich analogy.

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Now that you’re pursuing career criminals publicly, what are you guys doing with the cats when they kidnap you?

We lost two cats last year, just down to Ruffian now. He'll go Taken on them and hunt them down with his special set of skills

Anyone seen Mojo1312 lately?

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I don’t get it but I like it.

Isn’t that just the cat who posts his $14,258 weekly earnings at a weekly game on a 1960s card table in a cement basement with bakelite chips?

We lost two cats last year, so it's only Ruffian left now. He’ll go after them and track them down using his particular set of skills

Really sorry to hear that.

Meowsy jumped out of my car while I was driving through Reno, so if you need 1 more you all can pick him up there.

Good luck, Ruffian!

PokerNews published an article and found that both are on Florida’s gaming board banned list

https://www.pokernews.com/news/2026/01/poker-cheaters-banned-from-texas-poker-room-50409.htm

I just wanted to stop by and say I noticed this too.

Happy you called attention to it.

I've submitted reports to my local Sheriff's office (because their threats are non-specific there's no action they can take yet, they just told me block them and if they continue to try contacting me let the Sheriff's Office know as it can be seen as Harassment/Terroristic Threats)

I also learned via the PokerNews article that at least one of them was banned from all casinos in FL by the gaming board there just last year. So I messaged them to see if there are any repercussions since they're still running around cheating at cards, even if it's out of state. Maybe they're on probabation, I dunno.

And I submitted a report on each of them to I.C.E. so hopefully something will pop somewhere to take these scumbags down for good.

If they threaten to throw you out of a window it’ll be called the Cuban Missile Crisis.

So Texas allows open carry, right? I get the move now, my friend. I think vlogging is a terrible idea for protective custody, but you do you :ROFL: :ROFLMAO:

All kidding aside, well f—ing done! Cheaters are the worst. Stay safe!

Card player article cites you @Anthony Martino (https://www.pokerchipforum.com/members/1159/) nice job

https://www.cardplayer.com/poker-ne...cPbApschUVCj1c4sdM_aem_VPooRbrjeQ_xsLTiCUEomg (https://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/1632982-alleged-poker-cheats-banned-from-texas-cardroom?fbclid=IwZnRzaAPbWP5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeGKB0ghbEjzn4S9RAbkZoMfexJHJT0VTV2lOYQg9cXcPbApschUVCj1c4sdM_aem_VPooRbrjeQ_xsLTiCUEomg)

Card player article cites you @Anthony Martino (https://www.pokerchipforum.com/members/1159/) nice job

https://www.cardplayer.com/poker-ne...cPbApschUVCj1c4sdM_aem_VPooRbrjeQ_xsLTiCUEomg (https://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/1632982-alleged-poker-cheats-banned-from-texas-cardroom?fbclid=IwZnRzaAPbWP5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeGKB0ghbEjzn4S9RAbkZoMfexJHJT0VTV2lOYQg9cXcPbApschUVCj1c4sdM_aem_VPooRbrjeQ_xsLTiCUEomg)

Last reported sighting was in Mississippi. They're still trying to find games but the word is out

If they warn they’ll toss you from a window, it will be labeled the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Isn't that essentially what it comes down to?

Isn't it basically this?

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Latest update, at least one of them was spotted at Magic City Casino in Miami and within 20 minutes was shown the exit

As soon as I read that article online a few weeks ago and instantly thought of your account, convinced it involved those same two jerks.

Are these the same guys that were arrested at Boston too?

I heard about two spanish guys (i think dominican) that were scamming nyc games, then FL casinos and somehow got caught in boston and arrested there.

Are these the same guys that were arrested at Boston too?

I heard about two spanish guys (i think dominican) that were scamming nyc games, then FL casinos and somehow got caught in boston and arrested there.

It's possible. They were caught at Chasers in NH. I thought I heard at Encore too

It's possible. They were apprehended at Chasers in NH. I thought I also heard at Encore

YES. But I believe the encore/chasers pair were father and son, with a marked nail on a ring. So it might be someone else. Pretty wild, though, that this is definitely happening