Poker players could face jail time over card swap cheat

Five poker players thought they could get away with swapping cards at one of the largest casino in the UK.

A Turkish gang raked in £33,600 (€44,663) by cheating at three card poker between April and May 2014 at the Grosvenor Victoria Casino.

The trick worked with two players switching cards to make up a winning hand, as a third schemer acting as a distraction and the fourth as a lookout.

Members of ring Ergun Yasar and Tarik Nergiz pleaded guilty to conspiracy to cheat on the first day of their trial at Old Bailey, while co-defendants, Murat Kolcak, Ozgur Aytekin and Ali Kuyar, admitted the charges.