Many poker players and members of PokerCollectif have already told us this story with their financial institution: for some unclear reason, they received a letter by post with a cheque for the total amount of their bank account. In the letter, it stated that the Bank in question disliked the activities of the client (poker player) or said outright that the account had been closed because justice at risk.
At risk for what? It made no reference.
This is exactly what happened to Eugene Katchalov, a pro player of the PokerStars Pro Team who has already earned over $ 7 M$ (a good client in perspective yet)! His bank account was considered high-risk by JP Morgan Chase employee who closed his account.
It tells: "everything starts early 2012. My Bank, JP Morgan Chase, sends me a mail. It says "your account has been closed". »
What is strange, is that Eugene was a valued customer to its bank. The employees of the Bank were also aware of his profession and it is for this reason that he was doubly surprised to learn close his account. He said: "they liked me and knew I was a poker player, which implies many banking movements in relation to poker.
In the words of the JP Morgan Chase, the institution is wary of accounts in which too many transfers abroad are carried out (even when they are justified as in the case of Eugene). As a live poker player, he often needs to transfer funds to casinos around the world, a few times in Paris, London, Las Vegas, etc.
It would seem that the JP Morgan Chase doesn't want players of poker as a client. Eugene also States that he had not made so many transactions that in the past months. It is still strange that a bank who made his money in part with these transactions denied that a client be much.
The multimillionaire poker is currently player case with Citibank. In telling his story, other players like Jason Somerville and Olivier Busquet have confessed to having had the same kind of problems with their bank. In our opinion, they lose yet very good customers and a great opportunity of profit for them.
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