Former proprietor of Kings Casino within the Czech Republic and longtime poker participant Leon Tsoukernik is preventing for his life after a drug overdose, in accordance with reviews.
Tsoukernik reportedly collapsed after taking Propofol, a quick-acting anesthetic and sedative that’s administered intravenously. The Czech information web site Novinky.cz reported that the billionaire businessman was transported by air ambulance from his residence in Chodová Planá to a close-by hospital.
“We are investigating a possible illegal act that may have occurred at an unspecified time in Chodová Planá,” police spokeswoman Iva Vršecká informed the information outlet. “A 51-year-old man was found unconscious there and was airlifted for medical treatment. The police commissioner has initiated criminal proceedings on suspicion of committing a particularly serious crime of grievous bodily harm. All circumstances of the case are subject to further investigation.”
Propofol could be lethal if misused. It is identical drug that pop legend Michael Jackson died from in 2009.
Born in Russia, Tsoukernik moved to the Czech Republic in 1993, turning into profitable within the on line casino trade together with buying and selling in antiques and artwork. Kings is the biggest on line casino in Europe and Tsoukernik constructed the property into a serious participant within the European poker market, together with internet hosting the WSOP Europe since 2017.
Tsoukernik has discovered some success on the tables himself with greater than $5.4 million in stay match winnings. That included scoring a WSOP Europe bracelet in a €100,000 excessive curler at his personal on line casino in 2019 for $1.2 million.
His personal poker life hasn’t come with out some controversy, together with incurring a lawsuit after a booze-fueled, high-stakes poker sport in Las Vegas.
In June, Tsoukernik bought Kings Casino to Scott Hanna, who had been concerned with the corporate since 2003, together with current companions and a brand new silent associate. The deal was estimated to be valued from €300 to €400 million. The businessman hoped to spend extra time with household and work in actual property in addition to different ventures.
