Poker Player Gets Five Years In PrisonWPT Champion Vadim Trincher Pleaded Guilty In November |
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According to a press release from the FBI, World Poker Tour champion Vadim Trincher was sentenced on Wednesday to five years in prison “for participating in a racketeering conspiracy” in connection with a “Russian-American organized crime enterprise.”
A co-defendant, Anatoly Golubchik, was also sentenced to five years for his involvement.
Trincher pleaded guilty late last year to participation in an illegal sports betting operation that catered to wealthy bettors in the U.S. and Europe. According to reports, Trincher’s business typically dealt with soccer matches.
Trincher and Golubchik were also each ordered to forfeit more than $20 million in cash, investments, and real property, according to the government.
Trincher was on the hook for decades in prison, but his plea deal saved him from possibly more time. It was reported that he could have been sentenced to 21 to 27 months in prison, so obviously the five years was longer than expected. Trincher is in his 50s.
Trincher won a World Poker Tour event at Foxwoods in 2009 for $731,079.
A total of 28 defendants in the case have pleaded guilty, and two have entered into deferred prosecution agreements. The defendants who have pleaded to date have agreed to forfeit, in total, more than $68 million. Trincher’s sons Illya and Eugene were also charged.
Altogether, 34 individuals were named in the indictment. Other poker players accused of involvement in the illegal enterprise include Justin Smith, Bill Edler and Peter Feldman.
For a full list of those who have pleaded guilty, check out the press release.
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