Good post but just one flaw, he wasn't friends with anyone in the community he was just a professional name dropper.

It's to bad that when someone asks you not to talk to the player or look for updates on him when you are buying that persons action doesn't send red flags to most poker players. I wonder if most poker players are suckers for pyramid schemes too.

The dude was operating a ponzi scheme, basically, so the fact that so many people fell for it seems to answer your last question.


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That's not totally true. He was staying with Jon Borenstein when I came to Calgary, in fact, Jon and I got off our flights at the same time and Shak facilitated us taking a cab together from the airport to the casino. Jon was sharing a room with him. I know Jon isn't friends with him now, but there were a lot of reputable players that had faith in him. He made a point of making a lot of friends.

http://casinoworldmagazine.com/shakd-continued/

lol. No wonder so many people get screwed.

Any news of him @ WSOP? Wondering the odds of 1) him finding another backer and 2) being able to blend in with the thousands of people there without someone recognizing him (Considering in reality not a ton of people know him, moreso just the alberta community and some ept grinders?)

Shak certainly wouldn't blend into a crowd. He is a recognisable guy who is incapable of keeping his mouth shut. I can't imagine anyone would lend him 5 bucks much less stake him for thousands of dollars in tournament buyins.

Any updates on this?

Updates would be cool.

Updates like what? hes still scamming?

after this thread came out, if ur owed money the chance you will get it back is, literally, 0%.

Update is basically Shak has disappeared and no money has been repaid. I still don't even know whether he scammed me with phantom bullets and have moved on but it really sucks for everyone he owes money to. Hopefully he pays it back one day, but it looks unlikely

well, not really relevant to everyone getting scammed, awful stuff obv and cant believe he did it. but during ept prague we stayed together. during like day 3 of the main or something i was walking back to the tourney room after a break. i saw someone walking about 20 yards in front of me who was definitely shak. same build, wearing sweatpants/hoody/hat. so ipicked up speed and when i got close enough i slapped him on the ass pretty hard, like too hard for sure.

then the dude turns around and it was someone i had never seen in my life. i played it off and told him glglgl in the tourney, was mortified and felt awful but it was funny nonetheless.

point being, shak can kinda almost blend into some crowds. feel awful for all the people robbed fwiw, he got me for a little bit, chalk it up to me being too nice (naive) as usual when i get stolen from

Shak is still in lethbridge, I saw him at Hudson's last night.


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No pic?

No?


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I guess all the losses are written off at this point? Anyone in Lethbridge seen shak at the casino? I didn't before I moved but I've seen him in several pics at different clubs/bars from friends who have met him as well so it's not like he is really hiding.

It was written off the minute they transferred him funds. All this is just another lesson learned on X person is scammer don't blindly hand money over to someone you don't know.

It's not so simple sometimes, trustworthy ppl with great reputations were giving good references etc

https://www.pokerstars.com/en/blog/o...s-155229.shtml

This made me lol. Sorry to those scammed by this dbag but the chat comments in this article that were made by him during the SM-FT are a complete joke. What a d-bag.
^^ At least he wasn't lying then...

Bump.

Anyone heard or seen this thief lately?

Still in lethbridge since guy posted above back in july of seeing him^^

I see lots of pics of him out partying on FB / snapchat

I asked in the fb group maybe a month ago what ever happened and why people gave up chasing him and someone mentioned they heard a legal agreement where his dad paid off some of his bigger debts but no idea if that has any merit / could have been someone talking out of their ass :P

Spotted Shak this morning at the new Copperwood Tim Horton's in his home town of Lethbridge, Alberta. He was sitting in a booth with a small dude. They left and walked towards the Copperwood Subdivision. Does that mean he is living in Copperwood? Probably. It was 8AM.
He hasn't changed his looks at all. Still a completely fat slob dressed in his typical Air Jordan sweat pants.

anyone know this guys skype name?

ISmellPunts

People who presumably come from aggressive cultures only respect aggression.

Good for you.