High-Stakes Poker Player Accused of Cashing $300K in Bad Checks at Wynn

A controversial high-stakes poker participant recognized for his appearances on Hustler On line casino Dwell was arrested in Las Vegas for allegedly cashing unhealthy checks at a distinguished on line casino.

China’s Ye “Tony Mars” Shen, was charged in Nevada with one rely of passing a verify with out enough funds and a rely of theft of $100,000 or extra for allegedly writing two unhealthy checks totaling $300,000 at Wynn Las Vegas, the Las Vegas Journal-Overview reported on Tuesday.

Based on the Overview-Journal, Shen was charged again in March and was booked into the Clark County Detention Heart on Might 14. He has since been launched from custody.

Historical past of Controversy

Shen has performed on high-stakes poker streams like HCL, however his appearances weren’t with out controversy. Regulars within the sport, together with Nik Airball and Wesley Fei, accused the Chinese language high-roller of dishonest in off-stream non-public video games.

In December 2023, PokerNews obtained and printed audio of a cellphone name between Fei and Shen the place Fei accused Le of dishonest a Southern California non-public sport out of greater than $3 million. Shen later issued a press release to PokerNews denying the allegations and questioning Fei’s character.

Shen had hinted in the course of the name that he was returning to China, however he appears to have landed in Las Vegas and now finds himself in scorching water.

Based on a felony complained reviewed by the Overview-Journal, the checks Shen allegedly cashed have been written in December 2024.

It’s unclear whether or not the checks on the Wynn, which is residence to one of many nicest poker rooms in Vegas, have been associated to poker or different types of playing.

Connor Richards is a Senior Editor U.S. for PokerNews and host of the Life Exterior Poker podcast. Connor has been nominated for 3 World Poker Awards for his writing.