[ChipFish]

So you decide to visit Lou in Philidelphia or whereever he's from.
He takes you to this brand new underground poker club that just opened that night. Coincidently, it's run by the Philly Mafia.
You play in the $25/50 No limit game.
You lose $10k on the night.
At what point do you take down names and phone numbers?
The players won't give you their names, because they sure as heck aren't claiming the win.
If you report the club that you lost it at, the club is shut down, and you become very unpopular very quickly in Philidelphia.

So it just comes down to the fact that you can "TELL" the IRS that you lost it, but they won't believe you right?

If you are on the side that they will believe you because Lou said it happened, What's to stop you from winning $10k in that same game, but have Lou back up your story that you lost $10k?

Just a conspiracy theory, but Isn't that what the USA is all about? Taxes?.