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Fraudster Allegedly Extorted Money from Two Hustler Casino Live Poker Players

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An alleged fraudster is accused of pitting two prominent regulars against each other to run an elaborate scam.

Benjamin "Blank Check Ben" Lee and "Wes Side" Wesley Fei, both polarizing figures on the show, have an admitted tense relationship. But the poker players are putting their differences aside to expose someone they believe has extorted them both, which Lee explained via his own blog post.

Poker Player Accused of Scamming

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In August, an anonymous person made some accusations against Wesley in a WordPress blog post, claiming the poker player got him for $250,000 in a cryptocurrency scheme in early 2022.