The California resident has earned his second WSOPC ring after dominating the tourney Germany’s Rayo Kniep captured the 2025 World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) Thunder Valley Main Event title, taking home $185,458 and his second career WSOPC gold ring. Now based in Northern California, Kniep dominated from start to finish, ending each day as
The pair ran their schemes at Harrah’s San Diego and Pala Casino Spa Resort Two Southern California men are facing felony charges after allegedly cheating at poker in casinos by marking high-value cards. Prosecutors say the scheme allowed the pair to pocket more than $30,000 before they were caught on surveillance cameras. Both are now
The games hosted by former NBA player Gilbert Arenas have alleged ties to organized crime Federal prosecutors are continuing to unravel details of an underground poker ring that operated out of former NBA star Gilbert Arenas’ Encino mansion, with ties stretching from Los Angeles to alleged Israeli organized crime. Court filings show that Arenas’ longtime
Bay Area soccer coach Stefan Clemens earned over $151,000, his biggest cash to date California’s Stefan Clemens, a Bay Area soccer coach and entrepreneur, captured his first World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) gold ring after winning the Graton Casino Main Event in Rohnert Park. Clemens outlasted a 520-entry field in the $1,700 No-Limit Hold’em
The former player allegedly hosted the games in a mansion in Los Angeles Gilbert Arenas, a former NBA All-Star, was arrested yesterday following a federal indictment accusing him of operating illegal poker games out of a mansion in Los Angeles. The indictment, unsealed by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California,
They’re accused of facilitating a criminal enterprise led by Adam “The Godfather” Iza Two Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies have pleaded guilty to participating in a cryptocurrency extortion scheme associated with an in-jail crypto entrepreneur, a Department of Justice announcement revealed. Deputies David Anthony Rodriguez and Christopher Michael Cadman both pleaded guilty to using their
Artur Papazyan scored $341,830 with his victory, taking his live winnings total to almost $2 million Artur Papazyan has added another impressive result to his poker résumé, taking down the WSOP Circuit Main Event at Commerce Casino on May 20 and banking $341,830. With this win, the Los Angeles-based player pushed his live tournament earnings
The win was the second of the year for the California poker pro Ian Steinman added another highlight to his already impressive poker résumé by taking down the RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) Bay Area Main Event at Graton Resort and Casino in Northern California. The $800 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em tournament drew 643 entries, creating a
The California native now has over $1 million in live tournament winnings Brad Gafford added another major title to his growing poker résumé with a win at the MSPT Main Event held at Sycuan Casino Resort in Southern California. The San Diego native took home $87,963 after coming out on top of a 417-entry field
The miners were reportedly worth $2.7 million and were targeted by a South American theft ring Police in Los Angeles have recovered a shipment of Bitcoin mining machines worth approximately $2.7 million after a coordinated heist at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Authorities believe the crime was carried out by members of a South American
The former Stones Gambling Hall manager brought up the scandal in a recent Justin Kuraitis, the former poker manager at Stones Gambling Hall, has re-entered the spotlight with sharp words for those involved in the 2019 class action lawsuit tied to the Mike Postle cheating scandal. In a recent conversation on X Spaces hosted by
The ‘King of LA’ had several strong runs as he returned to the popular poker series Nikhil “Nik Airball” Arcot made a highly anticipated return to Hustler Casino Live on Friday night, marking his first appearance in over a year. The self-proclaimed “King of LA” had been banned from Hustler Casino for the past 12
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