@Steve *******
I haven't had any personal experience with the poipet border myself, I just see regular posts on these expat pages, stating that it should be avoided altogether if possible, because it is one of the more difficult borders to come into Thailand through, as far as I'm aware, we don't know his history to suggest he would be okay to bounce there solo anyway, I believe the border bounce companies are a safe bet. But I didn't know it's mainly people with a history of trying to live in Thailand on free stamps etc, that are having the most problems.