The home of poker legend Antonio Esfandiari has been burgled to the tune of $1 million, it is alleged.
In a report on PokerNews, Esfandiari spoke about the burglary, for which the alleged burglar has been taken into custody, the Las Vegas Review-Journal breaking the news that Svitlana Silva, aged 46, is suspected of taking Esfandiari’s possessions on July 14th.
The alleged burglary appears to have taken place due to Silva obtaining the key codes, possibly from knowing Antonio’s father, Bijan Esfandiari. Silva allegedly took $50,000 in cash, as well as somewhere approaching $500,000 in casino chips, jewelry and – the worst kick of all for the Magician – the famed 2012 Big One for One Drop WSOP bracelet.
Taking the valuables to play in high stakes poker games, Silva undoubtedly didn’t quite perform at the same level Esfandiari might have done, at least early on, suspicions were raised on the back of Esfandiari describing the chips that were taken. With Silva frequenting ARIA and The Bellagio, the police swooped, and as Esfandiari told PokerNews, he believes karma will do its work.