\nSix sue over suspended Borgata poker tournament payout<\/p>\n
\tATLANTIC CITY \u2013 An alleged cheating scandal during the 2014 Winter Open poker tournament at the Borgata casino has led to a second lawsuit.<\/p>\n
\tSix poker players have filed a lawsuit, alleging that the casino did not properly monitor and run the tournament and that the payout to remaining players after the tournament was halted was insufficient.<\/p>\n
\tDuane Haughton, of New York, Michael Sneideman, of Connecticut, Cuong Tran, of Michigan, Cuong Phung, of New Jersey, Alvin Vatanavan, of Virginia, and Christopher Korres, of Connecticut, filed the suit in Atlantic County Superior Court on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
\tOver 4,800 players entered the winter tournament, which began Jan. 14.<\/p>\n
\tOn Jan. 17, state regulators suspended the tournament after players complained of irregular chips.<\/p>\n
\tChristian Lusardi, of North Carolina, was charged with rigging a public contest after he allegedly tried to use counterfeit chips in the tournament.
\n\tLusardi also allegedly then flushed chips with a $2.7 million tournament value down a toilet in another Atlantic City casino, clogging the plumbing and leading to his discovery.<\/p>\n
\tIn February, Egg Harbor Township resident Jacob Musterel, is filed a class-action lawsuit over the tournament.
\n\tThe casino refunded the entry fee for over 2,140 players.<\/p>\n
\tThe suit alleges that Lusardi was able to enter fake chips into play because the casino had moved some tables to an overflow room that was not properly monitored.<\/p>\n
\tA state investigation found that Borgata properly monitored the tournament and was not at fault.<\/p>\n
\tWhen play was suspended, 27 players remained. Those players received $19,323 from the prize pool.<\/p>\n
\tIf the remaining 27 players had received an equal share of the $1.43 million in prize money, they would have been paid $53,079.44 each.
\n\tThe players\u2019 suit requests $33,756.44 each, which when combined with the intial payout would equal the value of the prize money split 27 ways, plus attorney fees.<\/p>\n
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