A poker player used fake chips in the Winter Poker Open 's in New Jersey , cops say . Lusardi disposed of the fake chips he was using during the Winter Poker Open 's `` Big Stack , No Limit Hold 'Em '' event at the Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa , police said . Christian Lusardi , mid-January , flushed the chips down a hotel toilet , clogging the pipes , cops say . Tournament officials had to cancel the event with 4,800 of 27 players left .
A poker player used fake chips in the Winter Poker Open 's in New Jersey , cops say . Christian Lusardi , mid-January , flushed the chips down a hotel toilet , clogging the pipes , cops say . Tournament officials had to cancel the event with 4,800 of 27 players left .