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A hotspot for European poker in recent years looks to have been sold recently. King’s Casino in Rozvadov, Czech Republic, has boasted a major poker scene with card-playing owner Leon Tsoukernik appearing as a regular player in high-stakes events.
German poker site hochgepokerct.com now reports that Tsoukernik has sold the property, which is Europe’s largest poker venue.
“King’s boss Leon Tsoukernik has retired from the casino business and sold the King’s Resort Rozvadov, King’s Resort Hotel , King’s Casino Prague, and the Admiral Casino Rozvadov,” the site reported.
Details On The Sale
The site also noted that Tsoukernik was the majority shareholder in the company and sold his 60% stakes to Scott Hanna, existing partners, and a new silent partner.
Hanna is from the Czech Republic and has $512,740 in live tournament winnings and has made regular appearances on the property’s “Ca$hKing$” streaming game. The site speculated that the deal may have been worth €300 to €400 million. Hochgepoker reports that Hanna, who has been part of the company since 2003, will now operate the property.
“As Leon told us, they parted on good terms and he is looking forward to having more time for his family and new projects,” the site noted. “He will, however, be saying goodbye to the casino business for now. He does, however, want to continue to be seen at King’s in the future and play a bit more poker again.”
King’s has been a regular stop for major tournament series for the last decade. That includes hosting the World Series of Poker Europe since 2017. The series will once again be held at the property this year, running Sept. 18 – Oct. 9 with 15 bracelet events.
Tsoukernik made some headlines in 2017-18 when he and Matt Kirk sued each other after a high-stakes heads-up poker match in Las Vegas. Kirk said he loaned Tsoukernik $3 million, but he later only honored $1 million of the losses and refused to pay the rest. The two eventually reached an agreement and the suits were dismissed.
Tsoukernik has $5.2 million in recorded tournament earnings, including a bracelet from the 2019 WSOP Europe €100,00 Short Deck event.
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