Roland de Wolfe and Josh Gould accused of collusion

Iraj Parvizi, a trader from Dubai has sued the Les Ambassadeurs casino in London, claiming that poker pros Roland de Wolfe and Josh Gould have colluded against him in a poker game, resulting in his loss of 185,000 pounds. Now Parvizi is using the help of Richard Marcus, who claims to be the "world's #1 casino and poker cheating expert", to prove his claims.

The case started back in June, when Iraj Parvizi refused to pay out a marker of 185,000 British Pounds after losing it in a weekly private game. The game was frequented by Arab sheiks, famous football players (Teddy Sheringham for example), as well as professional poker players, and Parvizi was a regular in the game also. 

Parvizi lost 185,000 GBP in one session, then refused to pay it to the casino, which filed a suit against Parvizi. Parvizi countersued for the sum of a whopping 10 million GBP, which is said to represent the total amount of money he has lost at the Les Ambassadeurs in a 4-year period. 

Parvizi claimed that two players, Josh Gould and Roland de Wolfe, encouraged him to bet as much as possible, and then they would split the profits after the game, and that the casino did nothing to prevent the collusion. Parvizi has also alleged that the host of the game, Craig Stevens, hired masseuses who would signal a player's cards to others at the table.

Roland de Wolfe

Les Ambassadeurs attorneys claimed the allegations were "embarassing" and also pointed out that telling someone to place larger bets doesn't require much planning or teamwork. 

An anonymous source, who has played in the games claimed that Parvizi was a terrible poker player and there was absolutely no need to cheat to win money from Parvizi, because "it was like a football match between Brazil and San Marino. We are professionals, and he's terrible".

Parvizi has now brought in Richard Marcus, who claims to be the number one casino and poker cheating expert in the world, and after looking at some of the security camera footage, he claims that there is "minimal chance that the poker game was fair and above board". 

Ironically, Parvizi is currently charged with insider trading, and is supposed to have his hearing later this month.