Tue, 02/22/2011 – 00:52 – PokerPages Staff

37 year-old Kelvin McClendon and 33 year-old Lashone Dobard attempted to steal chips from the Gulfstream Park Casino in Hallandale Beach, while taking part in a tournament at the casino.

The plan initially came to fruition, as McClendon chopped the jackpot in the event for a $1,300 pay day. Dobard also ran deep for a $320 finish.

However, they pair were finally outed after officials at the casino noticed that chips were missing, following the tournament.

The chips then appeared during a second tournament that the duo attended several days later.

Security officials then checked the relevant video footage, and found that Dobard and McClendon had been putting chips into their pockets whilst working as a team.

They were subsequently arrested and pleaded no contest to charges of cheating.  The men were given a lifetime ban from the Gulfsteam Park Casino, on top of their criminal punishment.

Dobard eventually received a 142 day sentence in jail, while McClendon was sentenced to two years probation.

It is not the first instance of cheating uncovered at a poker tournament.  Renowned players, Ali Tekintamgac and Kadir Karabuluta were also disqualified from events on the Partouche Poker Tour and Holland Casino Dom Classic for similar reasons.

Tue, 02/22/2011 – 01:33 – PokerPages Staff

#5 – Sam Trickett
This young man from Nottingham once had dreams of becoming a professional soccer player but a knee injury put paid to that.  He discovered his outstanding talents at poker whilst recovering, aged just 17.  His huge win at the Aussie Millions in January simply confirms his ever growing ability; he’s now amassed $2,918,735 in poker winnings.

#4 – John Duthie
Just a little ahead of Sam Trickett with total poker winnings of $2,918,735 is successful TV director John Duthie.  Let me get this right: he not only shines as a director, making shows like The Young Indian Jones Chronicles, but he also dazzles at poker, too.  Oh, and he founded the European Poker Tour in his spare time.

#3 – Chris Bjorin
OK, with a name like Bjorin you just know this guy had to have come from Sweden.  But he now regards London as his home, so we’re classing him as a Brit.  The quiet man of poker has been a success throughout his long career, and now has total winnings of $4,353,839.  And that’s not to mention his 2 WSOP bracelets.

#2 – Roland de Wolfe
A former writer for the poker magazine Inside Edge, Roland spectacularly won the Major Grand Prix de Paris event of the 2005 World Poker Tour and has been making hefty cashes ever since.  He has 1 WSOP bracelet and his poker fortune now stands at $4,716,185

#1 – Dave “Devilfish” Ulliott
Soaring into first place, though, is the “Devilfish” from Hull, who overcame a tough and poverty-stricken start in life with his breathtaking poker skills to become a multi-millionaire pro.  His total winnings now stand at $5,643,366 and he’s still going strong.