Professional poker player Tony Mars (real name Yi Shen) has refuted accusations of cheating made by his colleagues. Nikhil “Nik Airball” Arkot and Wesley “Wes Side” Fey claimed in X (formerly Twitter) that Mars allegedly used a marked deck that allowed him to see through the cards using unique contact lenses. This unjust victory provoked unjustifiably high bets on Yi Shen.
Tony Mars found the accusations baseless. He didn’t bring his own deck, and moreover, the establishment where the game took place had several sets of cards. Yi Shen assured that he arrived late to the session, so he couldn’t have switched the cards and used those provided by the dealer.
Fey clarified: the fraudulent deck appeared after a private high-stakes game in Southern California, in which he and Shen regularly participated.