El Risitas Discusses Latest L.A. Poker Cheating Scandal
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El Risitas discusses the latest poker cheating scandal that rocked the private high-stakes scene in Los Angeles.
00:00 - 00:05 | Have you heard about this Yorba Linda high-stakes poker game? |
00:05 - 00:07 | The one with some HCL regs. Wesley. Tony Mars. |
00:07 - 00:10 | They were playing for millions of dollars. Big money. |
00:11 - 00:16 | They wanted to save a few dollars by not paying casino rake. |
00:17 - 00:21 | Mars offered to bring a deck of cards and they let him! |
00:21 - 00:24 | They were marked. |
00:29 - 00:31 | Can you believe it? |
00:31 - 00:34 | This guy with a sketchy past in China brought the cards. |
00:38 - 00:40 | Guess who they let deal. |
00:41 - 00:47 | A guy named "Mike", who was really poker pro Arnaud Mattern. |
00:47 - 00:50 | He has $2.5 million in tournament cashes but no one seemed to recognize him. |
00:50 - 00:56 | There was also "Bruce", who was really Shane Hennen, a convicted felon from Pennsylvania. |
00:58 - 00:59 | The best of the best. |
00:59 - 01:01 | Also Airball, but he's innocent somehow. |
01:04 - 01:06 | A poker circle jerk for the ages. |
01:06 - 01:08 | Mars brought the lube. |
01:13 - 01:14 | These guys had no idea. |
01:14 - 01:16 | He brought his own deck and dealer. |
01:16 - 01:20 | How could they have known? |
01:21 - 01:27 | Oh, the guy wore sunglasses too, that's how he could see the marked cards. |
01:35 - 01:36 | You can't make this shit up. |
01:36 - 01:39 | No cash, just a ledger and crypto. |
01:41 - 01:44 | But wait, this is serious. These players were victimized by cheaters. |
01:44 - 01:47 | Millions of dollars stolen in the game. |
01:47 - 01:49 | You have to feel bad, right? |
01:50 - 01:53 | "Sure, Mars, why don't you bring the deck?" |
01:54 - 01:56 | "You know anyone who wants to deal?" |
01:56 - 01:58 | Maybe a broke poker pro who could use some tip money? |
01:58 - 02:02 | It'll be fun, what a night it'll be. |
02:05 - 02:07 | What could go wrong? |
02:10 - 02:11 | Wesley got suspicious though. |
02:11 - 02:13 | And he went public. |
02:15 - 02:17 | Then he got Mars on the phone and recorded the call. |
02:17 - 02:20 | Mars basically admitted to it! |
02:21 - 02:28 | He then threatened physical harm on Wesley. Chinese mafia sort of stuff. |
02:29 - 02:30 | Like break his leg? |
02:30 - 02:32 | Both legs! |
02:36 - 02:39 | They didn't even call the police |
02:40 - 02:42 | because it was an illegal poker game. |
02:50 - 02:55 | But they're sharing all the dirt publicly on social media. |
02:56 - 02:58 | What do you think will happen next? |
02:58 - 03:04 | Well, Mars deleted his Twitter account and WhatsApp number. |
03:04 - 03:09 | Apparenly he went back home to daddy in China. |
03:09 - 03:11 | The rest will probably never get repaid. |
03:16 - 03:20 | Now the game has moved to Postle's house. |
03:23 - 03:26 | Ali Imsirovic is going to deal. |
03:31 - 03:36 | And I hear Russ Hamilton will bring the deck! |
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