Poker’s Sam Trickett says he was attacked, beaten after ‘One Drop’*event

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Poker’s Sam Trickett says he was attacked, beaten after ‘One Drop’*event

CHRISTOPHER DEVARGAS
Sam Trickett faces off against Antonio Esfandiari in the final round of the Big One for One Drop at the World Series Of Poker at the Rio Pavilion, July 3,*2012.

By Brian Nordli (contact)
Thursday, July 5, 2012 | 6:56 p.m.


British poker pro Sam Trickett’s night of celebration in Las Vegas after his runner-up finish in a World Series of Poker tournament turned sour when he says six men jumped him.

According to a picture and post on Trickett’s twitter account he had been out celebrating a second-place finish at the Big One For One Drop poker tournament at the Rio on Tuesday when the men spat on his girlfriend and beat him up. The attack left bruises on his cheek and forehead, and a cut on his nose.

@samtrickett1: “Is this what happens if ur successful? Literally beat the (stuffing) out of me and spat in @NatashaSandhu (his girlfriend) face all over nothing…”

Later Natasha Sandhu posted about the altercation as well.

@NatashaSandhu: “It wasn’t a mugging or anything just over nothing, sam is fine...gonna spend some quality time together now ”

Trickett had won a $10.1 million for his finish in the tournament. Trickett tweeted later about spending the day with Sandhu, suggesting he is OK after the altercation.

It is not known whether Trickett filed a police report about the incident or if any money was stolen. Metro Police couldn't immediately be reached to confirm whether a report had been filed.

 

[texansfan]

There's more to this story obviously.

 

[steaktartar]

id like to spit on his girlfriend too.....but in a nonviolent almost flirty way

 

[kidman232]

6 guys "jump" u and you end up with a bruise cheek and a cut on your nose? does not sound like much of a jumping to me

 

[mnmike]

I heard his girl friend was talking tough to some guy in the bar, they jumped him when they left, nice girlfriend huh?

 

[CujoLatte]

Can we get a picture of his girl please?

 

[cocktailsnlongshots+]

if six guys jumped him...he's dead...looks like a drunken fall down after he left the pub...a proper 6 on 1 beating does not look like that...hell my 7 month old leaves better marks on my grill with his lil left hook

 

[celticGreen+]

 

[celticGreen+]

 

[texansfan]

She looks like a skinnier Snooky.

 

[C.P.]

^^^^ this

 

[kidman232]

def hittable, but most likely a train wreck in a few yrs, get it while its good

 

[festeringZit]

[h=1]Woman Arrested for Allegedly Stealing $1M from Esfandiari's Condo[/h][FONT=&quot]<time datetime="2020-08-28T15:00:00-07:00" style="box-sizing: border-box; opacity: 1;">August 28, 2020</time>Mo Nuwwarah

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• Making Off With Hundreds of Thousands
• Poker Activities Aroused Suspicion
• Shades of Bellagio Biker Bandit

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[FONT=&quot]Popular poker pro Antonio Esfandiari was burglarized of about $1 million in valuables and the likely perpetrator was apprehended on Sunday, according to a report in the Las Vegas ***************.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Svitlana Silva, 46, was booked on suspicion of the burglary, which took place July 14 at Esfandiari's condo in Panorama Towers, once a popular residence for poker players. A LinkedIn profile matching Silva's name says she's a poker dealer at an Arizona casino.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]She's charged with burglary and possession of stolen property value $100,000 or more.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]She allegedly used the stolen money to participate in some high-stakes poker games.[/FONT]
[h=2]Making Off With Hundreds of Thousands[/h][FONT=&quot]According to the LVRJ's reports, Silva had access to the condo because of a prior relationship with Esfandiari's father. She apparently had some knowledge of their key codes, which she may have used to enter the safe.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]On July 14, the Esfandiari's reported to police that someone had made off with about $1 million in valuables: $50,000 in cash, between $300,000 and $500,000 in casino chips, and various pieces of jewelry and watches including his One Drop bracelet. Some belonged to the long-time poker pro and some belonged to his father, according to Antonio.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]"The universe has a funny way with karma and what goes around always finds a way to come around."[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]As mentioned, the thief took Esfandiari's WSOP bracelet from the $1,000,000 Big One for One Drop, the most famous victory of his career.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]"The string of emotions that jolted through my veins were filled with anger and pain," he told PokerNews in a statement. "Realizing that my One Drop WSOP bracelet was no longer mine, a dagger to my heart."[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]He continued: "But worse than all that was knowing that somebody stole from my dad. He's the most special human on Earth and it killed me that someone would do something so selfish to him. That was the real pain. The universe has a funny way with karma and what goes around always finds a way to come around."[/FONT]
[h=2]Poker Activities Aroused Suspicion[/h][FONT=&quot]Silva didn't exactly take the money and run.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]According to Bellagio reps, she was putting "big amounts of cash" in play in the casino's poker games on or about Aug. 11.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Then, Silva made some rounds in Las Vegas games, where she martingaled from $5,000 buy-ins to $20,000 to $30,000, losing each time. She reloaded for $100,000 with ARIA chips, lost that, then $200,000 in Bellagio chips before she finally won an cashed out.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Given that the chips in play closely matched those taken from Esfandiari's condo, police tracked Silva down after receiving a tip from Esfandiari.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]When she was arrested, Silva had large amounts cash and several ARIA and Bellagio $25K chips on her person and in her vehicle.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]When questioned, Silva claimed to have seen someone else at the condo taking the valuables.[/FONT]
[h=2]Shades of Bellagio Biker Bandit[/h][FONT=&quot]It's not the first time a perpetrator has stolen hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of Las Vegas casino chips and tried to put them back in play.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]A somewhat similar situation unfolded back in 2010-11, when Tony Carleo robbed about $1.5 million worth of chips from the Bellagio. He then went right back to the casino and gambled like a king, putting tens of thousands of dollars in play.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]However, he had a problem when it came to the "cranberry" $25K chips, a problem Silva seemed to be aware of when she lost them in a Las Vegas game: casinos track the high-dollar chips, making them tough to liquidate.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]“Hey forgot to tell you my chips has special mark on computer so if its [sic] stolen they can’t cash out,” she was reported to have texted the person who won the chips.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Carleo tried to get creative and sell the chips on TwoPlusTwo, which led to his apprehension.[/FONT]