Grospellier Gets his Passport, Brit’s £10 Million Poker Loss Claim

ElkY Headed for the WSOP

There are two important things every poker player needs to ensure they’ve got in order before they head off for the World Series of Poker: money and their passport.

Unfortunately, at least 50% of that equation was lost on Bertrand Grospellier at the end of May as he discovered that his passport had been stolen.

As expected panic soon set in as the Frenchman realised he wouldn’t make it to Las Vegas in time for the start of the Series. Marooned in Paris without a hope of getting across the Atlantic, Grospellier was forced to wait on the mercy of his local passport officials.

Fortunately, after some pleading, he’s now been issued a new travel document and is on route to Sin City.

The PokerStars’ pro tweeted a picture of his new passport earlier this week and immediately hopped on the first available flight which should see him arrive in the Rio just in time for the $10,000 Seven Card Razz event which gets underway tomorrow.

British Player Sues Casino for £10 Million

No one likes to lose money, not even if you’re a millionaire, but most of the time players will suck it up and take their licks like a professional. Unfortunately, that doesn’t seem to be the strategy wealthy amateur Iraj Parvizi has adopted.

The keen poker player has been a regular in London’s most exclusive cash game for more than four years, but after a series of losses he’s decided to sue Les Ambassadeurs Casino for £10 million.

According to his lawsuit he believes that two professional players were working together to fleece him of his money.

According to an article in the Daily Mail the incident came to a head after Parvizi stopped a cheque to the casino for £185,000.

At this point the casino took action but Parvizi moved to counter-sue for £10 million claiming sustained instances of “collusion and cheating“.

Although the professional players aren’t named, Parvizi claims they worked together to encourage him to bet as much as possible. He also implicates the casino’s masseuses, stating that their efforts to “relax” him and constant moving around the table were part of the elaborate scam.

The case will likely go to a hearing as the casino strongly refutes the claims.