Anthony Zinno accused of stealing $20,000 from a poker player

The 4-time bracelet winner and 3-time WPT champion is accused of stealing a bag with the money in from the Wynn.

Anthony Zinno is considered one of the greats of the game and a future Hall of Fame contender. He boasts four World Series of Poker bracelets, three World Poker Tour titles and almost $12 million in live earnings. 

However, right now he is embroiled in controversy as he has been accused of stealing a bag with $20,000 in it. 

Poker player Corel Theuma has made the allegations and has pressed charges against Zinno in a police report. 

Banned by the Wynn

He revealed on Twitter that he had left a bag with $20,000 in it underneath his seat at the Wynn during the WPT World Championship. When he discovered he had left the bag, he returned to the Wynn the following day after a phone call saying it had been found. However, the bag only had $1,000 in it. 

Theuma then went on to claim that the casino reviewed surveillance footage and revealed that it was Zinno who took the bag. He also says that Zinno was in a private room behind a glass door, like a holding cell, in the casino when his bag was returned to him. Zinno is now said to be banned from the Wynn. 

This has been a tough story for the poker world to take because Zinno has a stellar reputation in the poker world both for his playing credentials and also for being an upstanding person. Theuma is less well known, but several players have come out in defence of his character too. Theuma told PokerNews he did not have any previous relationship with Zinno.

When asked for comment by PokerNews, Zinno refused under legal advice from his council.