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The alleged cheating scheme facilitated by Stones Gambling Hall in Citrus Heights is finally coming to an end with a $30 million lawsuit reaching a conclusion with the majority of plaintiffs accepting the terms of a newly-brokered deal between all parties involved. It took a year, but finally an “amicable settlement” has been reached, confirmed […]The alleged cheating scheme facilitated by Stones Gambling Hall in Citrus Heights is finally coming to an end with a $30 million lawsuit reaching a conclusion with the majority of plaintiffs accepting the terms of a newly-brokered deal between all parties involved.
Stones Gambling Hall parent King’s Casino Management and “Stones Live!” director Justin Kuraitis have filed amended motions to dismiss the high-profile poker cheating lawsuit centered on California poker pro Mike Postle.Stones and Kuraitis, who are co-defendants in the $10 million case brought by 89 plaintiffs and participants in the livestreamed cash games featuring Postle. Stones Gambling Hall doesn’t think highly of the poker community’s intelligence. While the poker world overwhelmingly believes that Mike Postle cheated others out of their money on live. The court case may have wrapped up but the court of public opinion isn't done with the story of Mike Postle and his underhanded exploits at the poker tables of Stones Gambling Hall. Poker Rooms; Stones Gambling Hall; Stones Gambling Hall. Facebook; Twitter; 5 4 3 2 1. 6508/6510 Antelope Road, Citrus Heights, CA 95621 (Directions.
It took a year, but finally an “amicable settlement” has been reached, confirmed Maurice “Mac” VerStandig, a lawyer who took the case including some 90 plaintiffs who alleged that Stones Gambling Hall and Mike Postle, the player who was allegedly cheating but was acquitted earlier this year, had been cheating.
Postle was winning 94% of his hands in games hosted by the venue. As it turns out, though, no foul play had been involved, VerStandig said on behalf of 60 plaintiffs, with the rest still considering whether to submit an amended complaint by October 1, 2020.
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The settlement effectively led to the dismissal of the case against Justin Kuraitis, a Stones’ live poker manager, who was accused of facilitating the cheating that supposedly took place during the live games.
After reviewing the footage closely, though, even VerStandig said that he and the plaintiffs were sure that there had been no cheating on behalf of Postle, the venue or Kuraitis.
“Based on our investigation, we are satisfied that Stones and Mr. Kuraitis were not involved in any cheating that may have occurred. While Stones has not spoken publicly regarding the details of their investigation during its pendency, its counsel and Mr. Kuraitis’ counsel have been immensely cooperative behind-the-scenes.”
Nevertheless, Richard Pachter, attorney for Justin Kuraitis cautioned that the settlement was not final and that there were plaintiffs who may choose to pursue the case.
Not All Plaintiffs Have Accepted Settlement
Previously, the case was dismissed by a federal judge in Sacramento who argued that under California law, lawsuits to recover gambling losses may not be filed. The plaintiffs had to amend their complaint and filed it again which eventually led to this week’s settlement.
The case has had its twists and turns. Mike Postle, the player around whom the entire case was focused on was not mentioned in the settlement. He was acquitted previously and now that Stones Gambling Hall and Kuraitis are in the clear, the case can finally be settled.
That is unless the remaining plaintiffs choose to pursue the case further and resubmit an amended complaint. Veronica Brill, a recreational player, was the first to throw the first punch at Mike Postle arguing that his winning streak, with Postle amassing some $250,000 between July 2018 and September 2019, was due to cheating with the help of someone at the casino.
Now that none of the allegations have been proven that begs the question whether the community doesn’t owe Postle and Kuraitis an apology. Both individuals’ reputations were tarnished with Twitter users taking jabs at them online and calling them cheaters.
Commenting on the social media pressure, Kuraitis had this to say cited by the Merced Sun-Star: “The Twitter mob is real, it is ugly, and it has real life consequences. I have never before experienced so much hatred, ignorance and even threats of violence.”
Postle has decided to withdraw from live poker, and with the COVID-19 lockdown hitting all poker rooms across the United States, it may be the right time for a break. In the meantime, VerStandig explained that Stone Gambling Hall has even agreed to pay an undisclosed settlement sum as a token of good will.
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While the poker world overwhelmingly believes that Mike Postle cheated others out of their money on live-streamed cash games at the Sacramento-area cardroom, the room itself said that there was no wrongdoing.
The Sacramento Bee reported Thursday morning that Kings Casino LLC, owner of Stones Gambling Hall, submitted a motion to dismiss the $30 million lawsuit against Kings Casino, Mike Postle and Stones’ Tournament Director Justin Kuratis, who was in charge of the live stream.
“This lawsuit reflects the oldest complaints of gamblers – that their lack of success means they were cheated,” read the filing.
Stones’ lawyers are asking for a hearing on April 16 to hear arguments on their motion to dismiss the case. The casino’s legal team stated that under California law, damages are not awarded for gambling losses.
In 2018 and 2019, Postle had won roughly $250,000 in mostly $1-$3 no-limit hold’em cash games on Stones Live Poker. After more than a year of almost exclusively winning sessions on the stream, former Stones Live commentator Veronica Brill made her cheating concerns public.
According to an October interview with Brill, she had initially brought up her concerns privately to Kuraitis. Kuraitis assured her that there was no cheating involved and that an internal investigation cleared Postle of any suspected foul play.
When she made her concerns public, however, Stones announced publicly that it would run a third-party investigation. The last tweet from Stones Gambling Hall was on November 8, 2019, that said it would be shutting down its streaming operations while the investigation was conducted.
In a statement Wednesday, Stones once again said that it found no cheating.
“We have found no evidence that indicates there was cheating in the games in question,” read the statement. “Stones is confident that it will prevail in this unwarranted lawsuit.”
Brill’s allegations sparked the dissection of hundreds of hours of Postle’s live-streamed play by some of poker’s best players and brightest minds. After seeing Postle’s ability to nearly always make the right decision on every street combined, his astronomically high win-rate and his unorthodox strategy, the consensus from several high-stakes pros was that he was cheating.
Even though several top pros, including Scott Seiver, Matt Berkey and Doug Polk, believed he cheated, there was still a question of how, which wasn’t as easy to pin down.
There were several theories floated around, including the hole cards being streamed right to his phone or that he was receiving information from a bone conduction headphone located in his hat. Both of these theories were supported by video footage of Postle on stream constantly looking at his phone located in his lap or the appearance of a bulky device located in his hat that he would constantly touch during tough decisions.
Since Kuraitis vehemently defended Postle to Brill and others in the community, it was widely believed that Kuraitis was the one behind the scenes that helped Postle cheat. After the allegations went public, Kuraitis made his Twitter account private and has been silent on the issue.
Card Player reached out to Stones Gambling Hall Thursday morning and they would not comment on the status of Kuraitis’ employment with the company.
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According to court documents, Postle is representing himself in the matter, confirming what Mac Verstandig, the lawyer for the numerous plaintiffs, suspected when he was having trouble serving Postle legal notice of the suit earlier this year. Postle has until March 24 to file his response to the lawsuit.
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Diving further into the filing by Stones, it is clear that while they are claiming that there was no cheating, the property is doing its best to distance itself from the accused cheater.
“Stones had no stake in who won money or lost money in the poker games,” the motion stated. “All Stones did was provide a venue for the poker game.
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“Plaintiffs do not allege that Stones benefited from Mr. Postle’s alleged cheating. No Ill-gotten profits or sinister motivations are imputed to Stones. Plaintiffs even tacitly concede that cheating by players harms Stones’ business and reputation. It is confounding that Plaintiffs now sue Stones rather than seeking its assistance in their shared goal of preventing cheating in poker.”