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    John Racener appears on Gary Sheffield's new real estate show -- pretending to be buying a house he's already owned since 2011

    Reality TV is all bullshit. We all know that. I once had a friend on PFA Radio who was basically a professional reality show bullshitter.

    But once again, it touched the world of poker.

    John Racener, fresh off of trying (and failing) to scam drunk gambling addict Marc Klang in a home blackjack game, appeared on TV recently on Gary Sheffield's new real estate show.

    Apparently Gary's wife, DeLeon, is a high-end real estate agent, and runs an agency with her mother. This reality show follows the Sheffields (including Gary) as they attempt to sell huge, luxury homes around south Florida.



    They had poker pro John Racener -- best known for finishing 2nd in the 2010 WSOP Main Event for $5.5 Million -- trying to look for a new home.

    People laughed at the description of John's supposed "party lifestyle" in the cable listings guide:




    Anyway, apparently John bought this house in 2011, shortly after his big 2010 Main Event score, and the entire episode was bullshit.

    He admitted to Pokernews that the production team made him take down all personal items, making it appear as if he didn't yet own the home: https://www.pokernews.com/news/2017/...show-29535.htm

    Is there anything about this guy that is genuine?

    Amazingly, despite the revelation that his entire appearance on the show was completely staged, he said it was a "good experience" and that he doesn't regret it one bit.

    You can watch the episode here, but you have to do an obnoxious login "through your cable provider", so you probably don't want to bother.


     
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      MumblesBadly: He's a genuine scam artist.

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    I have looked in to whether real estate shows were real before (had a pretty strong suspicion that they were fake) and remember finding out that yeah, they're fake...but at least they almost always featured real people who had actually recently bought the home that was picked.

    This article (be sure to read the response where the show tries to control the "fallout from the scandal, LOL)...pretty much sums it up:

    https://hookedonhouses.net/2012/06/1...e-on-the-show/




    Also, wonder what Racener's motivation was to be on this show...

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    John Racener bought a house in Tampa, Florida in December 2010 for $750,000.

    It could be worth $1.1 million today if he got no flood damage. Because of the hurricane a few months ago, most homes in the Tampa area were underwater and had major damage done to their houses.

    Don't buy a house in Tampa.

    As for John Racener's poker career from 2011 until now.

    He made a few million more since his big score but after you deduct expenses and pay taxes you are left with a few hundred thousand at best. If he had a poker backer, then cut his profit in half.

    Don't let your fucking kids grow up to be professional poker players.


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    Shout out to him for being married to a sheboon named MoNique.

    Edit: Cute side piece or sister or whatever that white girl is.

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    When does this dude not lie ? Fitting member of the poker community ...

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    I haven't watched this what appears to be shitty program yet but here is a link you can download it.

    https://tinyurl.com/y7qlphpe

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    Do you guys remember the time Druff bashed a poker player who was much more successful than he ever wished to be?
    It's hilarious that we as a society think everyone can be a dr, a lawyer, an engineer. Some people are just fucking stupid. Why can't we just accept that?

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