Just got pulled to interrogation at BKK airport with a Russian 1st timer who made mistake of writing he was staying 90 days. Russian eventually got stamped for 30 or 60 not sure.

I have been in and out of thailand for 2-3 at a time on both sides with only Visa Exemption Airport Stamps. I was 100% honest and when he asked me why I came I blurted out, "to visit my girlfriend". Bad Answer I guess.

I had piles of cash on me +8k usd, a return flight to America, a phone number(thai) and an address. He asked what I was doing in Thailand and if I knew what kind of visa I was using. I explained I had been only staying 2-3 weeks at a time and leaving for 2-3 weeks(always coming back to thailand). That I was a Poker professional and travel to Macau, Manila, ect to play poker and then hang out in Thailand inbetween. He pulled over 2 other people either excited or disbelieving that I was a poker professional and asked for pictures. Scrambled and managed to find a picture of me winning a tournament for $5k last summer.

Wasn't too impressed and I explained I had just worked my ass off for 4 days in Manila and now it was time to relax in Bangkok. That did the trick for some reason or he was just bored.

For people with similar strategy:

1. How often do you get pulled?

2. Do they record that they pulled you and make it harder in future?

3. Was I lucky to get through or was it fairly standard?

4.He didn't give me the typical,"This is the last time warning, get a visa next time" But he did question me my plans after spend a month in Las Vegas playing the World Series of Poker. Is Visa necessary now?

5. Was "visiting girlfriend" a bad answer and what is better?