A poker cheat who won almost £60,000 in a single game at an exclusive London casino has been jailed.
Russian Valeriy Mikhaylets, 57, cheated on several occasion during a Texas Hold’em’ poker game at Palm Beach Casino in Mayfair and caused other players to lose £57,025.
His wins from November 30 and December 1, 2014 were placed on deposit with the casino.
In the weeks leading up to the competition, his play raised suspicion and when Mikhaylets returned to the casino on January 26, 2015, he was arrested for fraud.
Police found Mikhaylets, from Moscow, was in possession of two casino membership cards – one in his name and another in someone else’s – and £2,000 in cash.
He was also found with playing cards, dice and sandpaper, which he claimed was for smoothing out card edges.
Mikhaylets was bailed but failed to return to police and a European Arrest Warrant was issued for his arrest.
He was arrested on April 9 crossing from Russia to Finland and later extradited to the UK where he was charged.
He pleaded guilty to one count of cheating at gambling and was sentenced to four months in prison at Southwark Crown Court on Thursday.
Mikhaylets was also fined £86,000, ordered to pay £57,025 in compensation and £893.75 in costs and handed a deprivation order amounting to £50,000.
Detective Constable Mat Wake, from the Met's Serious and Organised Crime Command, said: “Valeriy Mikhaylets was an accomplished cheat who made just short of £60,000 profit in one poker game using sleight of hand.
“His sentence should act as a deterrent for those considering committing similar offences in London’s casinos.
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