WPT and WCOOP champ Patrick Serda has been accused of a massive $3million scam by friends and fellow pros. He is described as a “con artist and a thief” in a shock accusation released on Twitter yesterday…
Not gonna answer Dms or ?s regarding situation just relaying the message for those of us that got fucked – post was originally created by James Hundt one of his closest friends (was overwhelmed and doesn’t want to be bombarded with ?s so please respect his privacy!) pic.twitter.com/PoVggWSVMn
— Chris Hunichen – OTCtrade.com (@BigHuni) June 13, 2021
James Hundt vs Patrick Serda
The original outing of the Canadian pro came from James Hund. However, it was later deleted, with Chris Hunichen explaining why in a follow-up tweet.
“The problem is people tend to overwhelm and bombard the poster with ?s, this makes people not want to do these outings,” stated Hunichen, known as Big Huni to poker fans.
Chris added: “He was very overwhelmed and tilted by everyone blowing him up and deleted it. The community needs to be made aware though so I’m sending it back out.”
The claims state that Serda “has defrauded at least 25 individuals in the form of fake investment opportunities, phony loans and unfulfilled trades.”
With six of those allegedly weighing in at six-figures each, the total is approaching $3million and those scammed “continue to turn up” according to Hundt.
To make matters worse, Hundt alleges that, “Three of us were his “best friends”. He spared no-one, and blamed his family to gain sympathy from his victims during his non-payment.”
Serda has so far refused to comment on the allegations. Hundt’s tweet explainsed: “Patrick has had a chance to speak on his own behalf and a chance to cooperate with his creditors. He has chosen not to cooperate with us.”
It also appears that Serda has deleted his Twitter and FB accounts, as well as his Instagram profile which offered followers, “A look into my life as I travel the world being a poker player, crypto investor, trader and libation connoisseur.”
Hundt warning fellow poker players
The Canadian sprang to poker prominence in 2016 when he made a dodgy deal heads-up with English pro William Kassouf at the EPT Prague High Roller.
Kassouf, himself no stranger to controversy and allegations of wrongdoing, took the win and the trophy despite being 4:1 down in chips. Serda pocketed the lion’s share of the cash, some €719,000 ($750,000).
The Canadian followed up with a WPT two years later in Montreal and in the same time period he won three WCOOP titles under his online moniker “prepstyle71”.
Hundt finished his outing of Serda by stating: “Be warned of the manipulative and criminal nature of this man and please take the time to inform anyone he may go after who this post may not reach.”
Serda is far from the first poker player to be accused of scamming his fellow pros, ranging from Eli Elezra’s unpaid loans believed to total $millions to more recent crypto-based scams affecting English poker players Max Silver and Lynne Beaumont.
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