It’s been a few months since accused poker cheat and perennial headline generator Mike Postle has been in the news, though that changed recently when he reappeared on the poker scene… in Mississippi, deep in the money in the main event of the Beau Rivage’s “Million Dollar Heater” main event. Postle’s reappearance, as one would …
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Whether or not alleged poker cheat and failed libel-suit litigant Mike Postle will ever be forced to pay the combined $55,000 in legal fees he owes former defendants Veronica Brill and Todd Witteles has become somewhat more doubtful after Brill and Witteles agreed to drop their own involuntary-bankruptcy petition against Postle. The California-based federal case …
It’s time again for the latest from the Mike Postle saga, where the accused poker cheat and failed libel-case litigant has finally filed a motion to dismiss the involuntary-bankruptcy petition filed against his a couple of months back by Veronica Brill and Todd Witteles. Brill and Witteles were the only two of the 12 defendants …
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Sometimes poker stories are difficult in unexpected ways. One of the most recent examples of this unfortunate truism was the video interview Veronica Brill conducted a week ago with Mike Postle’s former wife, Sabina Johnson. Brill interviewed Johnson way back on Mother’s Day in early May, and it took Brill another four weeks to publish …
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On April 1, alleged poker cheat Mike Postle filed a voluntary dismissal motion in the Sacramento Superior Court where his $330 million defamation lawsuit was under consideration. The motion means Postle won’t be getting any of that money he might have dreamed of, though it’s not the end of the whole affair. There are still …
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Mike Postle, the California poker pro who was sued by nearly 90 other players for allegedly cheating during dozens of livestreamed cash games at Sacramento’s Stones Gambling Hall, has been granted a second continuance in his $330 million defamation lawsuit against a dozen of his most prominent public accusers. Postle received a 33-day continuation until …
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Just when you might have thought the long saga centered on alleged poker cheater Mike Postle had reached its conclusion, it turns out a whole new chapter is being written. Last week, in something of a surprise development, Postle filed a defamation lawsuit against numerous defendants, all of whom accused Postle of cheating via very …
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The ongoing saga surrounding alleged poker cheat Mike Postle appears to have reached a formal conclusion in the legal sense, as 60 of the 88 plaintiffs in the California lawsuit originally naming Postle, Sacramento’s Stones Gambling Hall, and Stones employee Justin Kuraitis agreed this week to a settlement with Stones and Kuraitis, the two remaining …
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