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Report: Indicted Lawyer Won $26M in Poker Against Infamous Dan Bilzerian Foe

Superstar attorney Tom Goldstein, while facing federal charges, in a tell-all interview, claimed he won over $26 million in heads-up poker matches against Alec Gores, the billionaire who supposedly lost around $50 million to social media playboy Dan Bilzerian.

In a feature story for The New York Times Magazine, Goldstein spoke at length for the first time since being indicted in January on tax fraud charges related to high-stakes poker games, offering fresh insight into a case that has captivated the legal, political and poker worlds.

Speaking with legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin, Goldstein opened up about his second life that involved super-high-stakes heads-up matches where he would regularly win and lose tens of millions.