Retired NBA Star Paul Pierce Allegedly Won't Pay His Poker Debts
Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce owes a poker home game host $180,000, according to a lawsuit filed, but is allegedly refusing to pay it back.
Stephen Carmona, per TMZ Sports, claims he hosted a private game at his house on January 27 and invited the NBA Hall of Famer, who is an avid but recreational poker player. He apparently gave Pierce a $150,000 loan to enter the high-stakes game with the promise of paying it back within seven days.
The lawsuit states that the retired basketball star only returned $10,000 of that money and then borrowed another $40,000 from Carmona to compete in a different game, but allegedly hasn't paid back any of that either. Pierce reportedly made around $200 million in salary and endorsement deals during his 17-year NBA career.
and Derek Warriner checked to his opponent on the button. The button bet 30,000 and Warriner made the call. The button turned over 
but that was no good against Warriner's 
as Warriner adds to his big stack.
flop, then fired 15,000 to send his opponent into the tank. 
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for an open-ended straight flush draw as he padded his stack.
for three-of-a-kind to take down the pot as his opponent mucked.
