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The Honeytrap: Episode 13

UK True Crime Podcast

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Mehmet's Poker Experience

Mehmet Moneymaker was an amateur who qualified for the main event by entering an online tournament for just $86. He went on to win the Blue Ribbon event in Vegas for $2.5 million. Mehmet played his trade mainly in team Mayfair casinos at the heart of the West End, the playboy and Palm Beach. A worker at Palm Beach Casino which describes itself as the most exclusive casino in Mayfair said that Mehmet's played poker three or four times a week spending hundreds of pounds. But this is the reality and sometimes the professional cash game poker player needs to have access to large amounts of cash just to stay in the game.

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