The nickname “Chino” doesn’t exactly inspire confidence and trustworthiness, so it should come as no surprise that David “Chino” Rheem stands accused of cheating another player out of $40,000. Interestingly enough, the alleged cheating didn’t even occur on the tables, and happened in a much more unique and twisted way.
The saga begins with a Canadian poker pro by the name of Will Molson, who says that he hung out with Rheem and some others at the 2010 EPT London event. After the two started talking, Chino eventually asked if Molson could transfer him and Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi enough money to buy into the EPT London tournament; Mizrachi would then send $80k back to Molson. Unfortunately for Molson, he accidentally transferred Rheem and Mizrachi both $40k through an online poker site, rather than the £17k that was actually needed.
Of course, this wouldn’t have been such a big problem had Molson received his money back right away. Fortunately, Mizrachi sent his $40k back, but said he never agreed to pay Rheem’s way. This being the case, Molson attempted to get his money back from Rheem, only to be met with silence as Chino was dodging him. When Rheem finally did get back to Molson, he said that he was totally broke and couldn’t pay the money back.
Now this excuse might work in other circumstances, but the fact of the matter is that Rheem ended up placing third in the EPT London £10,000 High Roller, which earned him $148,290. Somehow though, he was unable to give back the $40k that Molson sent him in the first place.
Taking all of this a step further, how does a guy who’s earned over $4.1 million in the last three years alone not have the cash to pay back $40k? Has the former 2008 WSOP Main Event final tablist seriously blown through all of his money already? After looking at his picture for a little bit, maybe this is a reasonable thought.
Who couldn’t trust this Face?
