Danish poker player and EPT Champion Peter Jepsen has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for the hacking of poker players’ laptops for his own gain, a Danish court heard this week.

Ironically, back in 2008, Jepsen himself was rumoured to have been a victim of fraud and suspected that his details were taken from him to a bogus ‘trojan’ virus on his computer, as reported by PokerNews at the time. Now, 11 years later, it is Jepsen himself who has been convicted on what would look to be a highly devious cyber-crime.

The former Full Tilt player and high stakes cash grinder, Peter ‘Zupp’ Jespen previously won an EPT Main Event in Warsaw when he beat Farid Meraghni heads-up for $415,679. But after five years of being on trial, Jepsen received a sentence of four years, which was reduced due to the lengthy investigation that took place to prove his guilt in the matter.

The disastrous fall from grace for Jepsen is damning. Once the Danish darling of the online fanboys, associated in such conversations about Danish players such as Theo Jørgensen and Gus Hansen, Jepsen cheated for an incredible six years before being found out, putting the timeline right back to that 2008 investigation on his part.