LAS VEGAS (AP) — A poker player who said he had terminal cancer and accepted thousands of dollars in donations so he could play in a World Series of Poker tournament in Las Vegas now admits it was all a lie. Rob Mercer told the Las Vegas Review-Journal he made up a stage 4 colon cancer diagnosis for his GoFundMe page in June, the newspaper reported Wednesday. If I would have done that from Day One, who knows what would have happened," Mercer told the newspaper. However, the 37-year-old says he won't be refunding anyone because he believes he has undiagnosed breast cancer. Political Cartoons View All 1171 ImagesHe said he has been more or less banished from the poker community.

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Persons: Rob Mercer, “, Mercer Organizations: LAS VEGAS, Poker, Las Vegas Locations: Las Vegas, Mercer, Vallejo , California, Bellagio, Arizona