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A poker player who lied about having terminal cancer in order to raise funds to get into the World Series of Poker Main Event is now apologizing for his fib...
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Rob Mercer -- a 37-year-old Vallejo, Calif. native -- came up with the tale back in June, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, in an effort to gather the $10,000 he needed to buy in to the world's most prestigious poker event in July in Las Vegas.

Mercer created a GoFundMe with the hopes of gathering the cash -- and it touched so many, it reportedly led to him earning between $30,000 and $50,000 ... allowing him entry into the tournament.

But, the Review-Journal reports several in the poker community became suspicious of Mercer over the way he had acted at the event. Mercer had reportedly provided vague responses to questions about his illness and failed to share concrete proof of his alleged terminal colon cancer diagnosis as well.

The outlet also reports several people saw him gambling in a casino, and when he was approached about the poor optics of that ... he was said to have been defensive.

Eventually, Mercer fessed up about everything, telling the Review-Journal on Tuesday, "I shouldn't have told people I have colon cancer. I did that just as a spur-of-the-moment thing when someone asked me what kind of cancer I had."
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theBru14 months
I know some folks that will fix his rectum problems.
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CanebreakCajun14 months
That's called fraud in the indecent. With it be 30k he defrauded people of, I imagine that's a felony no matter where he lives.
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CanebreakCajun14 months
Inducement l.
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Le Tenia14 months
Sounds like he needs his arse whipped.
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ncinthenext314 months
Man how low can you go.
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9Fiddy14 months
Solid bluff.
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MrSavage14 months
Seems like he took a gamble and almost paid off
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