From 2p2:
The LVH (formerly Las Vegas Hilton) is opening a new poker room this Friday. It will be managed by Bonnie Lienhos.
Lienhos is a known associate of Russ Hamilton and has been implicated in the Ultimate Bet cheating scandal.
From 2p2:
The LVH (formerly Las Vegas Hilton) is opening a new poker room this Friday. It will be managed by Bonnie Lienhos.
Lienhos is a known associate of Russ Hamilton and has been implicated in the Ultimate Bet cheating scandal.
Close friend of Russ's. Lots of money left the site through her, and she was included in the unreleased KGC list of co-conspirators. She also had control over some operations at the Ultimate Blackjack Tour.Originally Posted by Shizzmoney
Can we perhaps put together a petition or group of phone calls to LVH management to protest this?
I would be glad to participate.
It is very possible they are clueless about Leinhos' past, or were told some BS story and are satisfied with her explanation.
Really sucks how these UB people keep getting real jobs. First Paul Leggett, now this.
Well, I'm not out there this year to help with that, but if it's online, I could sign it. I had a press pass for the WSOP but couldn't attend, as family health issues worsened and I couldn't travel for any extended amount of time.
From the Wickedchops article on UB:
http://wickedchopspoker.com/the-ulti...andal-part-ii/
Here is a picture of Bonnie (second from right) at the infamous "Russ Hamilton roast" in Montana:Bonnie Leinhos is old-school Vegas. She’s been around the gaming scene for years. At one point during poker’s early boom, she was Tournament Director for the Four Queens Poker Classic event. She knew Russ for awhile, and they were and still are tight. Bonnie was even Tournament Director for UB’s Aruba Poker Classic–before she was let go for allegedly pocketing tournament chips.
While Bonnie may not have opened accounts for Russ–it turns out she was closely tied to one important aspect of the scandal.
Bonnie was listed as Director of Tour Operations and Affiliates for the Ultimate Blackjack Tour, another Russ Hamilton business endeavor.
The September 2009 KGC report stated that, “The Commission found clear and convincing evidence to support the conclusion that between the approximate dates of May 2004 to January 2008, Russell Hamilton, an individual associated with Ultimate Bet’s affiliate program, was the main person responsible for and benefiting from the multiple cheating incidents.”
More clearly put, UBT had an affiliate relationship with UltimateBet before the scandal (it has since been ceased). Bonnie Leinhos was UBT’s affiliate manager. Money was moved from cheating accounts to the UBT affiliate. So if she didn’t know where all of this money was coming from, she should’ve known.
Just seen that the new LVH poker room is closed until they can find a new manager- apparently the emails to upper management worked - or maybe is was the call Druff made on radio the other night !!
Wonder how good of a grape crusher she is... Sebok might be able to get her a job.
You have to admit the Chico Loco call was deserves Hall of Fame status. When he dropped Russ's name you could tell that she realized she had been made!
Posted July 25th to her Facebook:
From ElevenGrover on 2+2:
Her personal account received over 213k from several different cheating accounts and then cashed out over a million dollars. Not a company account, not an affiliate account.
Her husband (who still puts in time in Russ golf foursomes) had 3 different accounts that funded cheating screennames prior to them going on player raping missions. These are facts that have been conveyed directly to Ms. Leinhos without a plausible explanation. Saying your boss asked you to launder money and evade taxes in repatriating foreign funds doesn't really clear your name, especially when he doesn't ever withdraw into his own accounts.Bonnie Leinhos personal account - August17 - #41022 creation date 6/25/2002
Dep - $80,126, Net Winnings - $-26898, Withdraws - $1,028,555
Transfers from cheating accounts
Lauren Makar/Sleeplesss - $2,165
Ron Saccavino/HeadKase01 - $1,706
Jason Plunto/Squezzzed - $50,000
Dan Francis/ShaqTack - $2,500
Natalie DiGioia/LetsPatttty - $90,000
Lauren Makar/Twenty 1 - $10,000
Thomas King/DooMe - $20,000
Eli Argo/BenzMe - $30,000
Haim Bajayo/NYMobser (NioNio) - $1,743
Becky Makar/whowherewhen - $95,000
Puerto Rico - #12671 creation date 3/17/2001
Dep - $126, 280, Net Winnings $-55,635, Withdraws $361,696
Accounts associated with Christian Leinhos include MrOvertight, Chris Leinhos and All_In_Dude.
This is only the data the site was able to clawback from a recalcitrant Uri Kozai (acting on behalf of UB founders). There likely is additional information as Leinhos is associated with other accounts such as B_Leinhos (follows the same naming convention as UBT cheating acct H_Curtis used to pay expenses).
Ms. Leinhos listed a Makar owned address as her primary house in Las Vegas during the scam, though at one point she also lived in Florida. The details are not concrete but she acted as a financial overseer for a large investment in a floating casino called the Mardi Gras Queen. The captain said he recalled that Leinhos represented Russ Hamilton in the venture. The boat never succeeded as employees and investors were swindled of the seed money.
The Thomas King account has a couple naming "coincidences" similar to many of the cheater names (internal meaning since they were never intended to be made public). The individual is fictitious and lists 301 Appleton in Miami as an address. Ms. Leinhos is from a little town just north of Appleton, WI and listed Appleton as an address for several years. Also Miami.
Travis Makar said he drove around Las Vegas setting the tool up on different machines but refuses to say which machines he configured and who the people are. Ms. Leinhos is one of a tiny few tight Hamilton compatriots that probably qualifies.
It isn't helpful for Leinhos to finally raise her head only after the scandal personally affects her and then offer no contrition but instead seek sympathy from the community who she assisted in hurting. The time has come for truth and she isn't helping.
Here's a picture of her with Peter Costa and a few others, from 2010 at a KSINO (clothing company) party:
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