Who is Rob Mercer? Poker player lied about having cancer to play in WSOP main event

Rob Mercer is a poker player who lied about having terminal cancer in order to raise funds to get into the World Series of Poker Main Event. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Vallejo, California native Rob Mercer created the story back in June in an effort to raise the $10,000 required to enter the

Rob Mercer is a poker player who lied about having terminal cancer in order to raise funds to get into the World Series of Poker Main Event. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Vallejo, California native Rob Mercer created the story back in June in an effort to raise the $10,000 required to enter the most famous poker tournament in the world in July in Las Vegas.

Rob Mercer age

The young man is said to be 37 years old. This means he was born in 1986. The particular day he was born is unknown presently.

Who is Rob Mercer and what did he do?

Rob Mercer, a poker player, fabricated a falsehood regarding his terminal cancer diagnosis to solicit funds for his participation in the World Series of Poker Main Event. As reported by the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Mercer, hailing from Vallejo, California, devised this scheme in June with the intention of acquiring the necessary $10,000 entry fee for the renowned poker competition held in Las Vegas in July.

Mercer started a GoFundMe in the hopes of raising money, and because it impacted so many people, he apparently ended up with between $30,000 and $50,000, which allowed him to enter the competition.

However, the Review-Journal claims that because of Mercer’s behavior during the event, some people in the poker scene were wary of him. Mercer allegedly gave evasive answers to inquiries about his condition and withheld hard evidence of his purported fatal colon cancer diagnosis.

Rob Mercer cancer

The outlet also claims that multiple people witnessed Rob Mercer gambling in a casino and that when confronted about the unflattering publicity, he displayed defensive behaviour. The Review-Journal said on Tuesday that Mercer finally came clean and admitted, “I shouldn’t have told folks I have colon cancer.

When someone asked me what type of cancer I had, I basically made the decision on the spot. Mercer, though, asserted that his account had at least some merit. He admitted to the publication that he thinks he does have undiscovered breast cancer and that he made up the colon cancer diagnosis because he was ashamed to admit that he was suffering from a condition that is less common in men.

“I did lie about having colon cancer,” said Mercer, who ended up getting eliminated from the Main Event early on. “I don’t have colon cancer. I used that to cover my situation.”

Mercer said due to his belief that he does have breast cancer, he has no intentions of returning the money he obtained through his GoFundMe.

As for his future on poker tables, Mercer told the Review-Journal he has quit playing due to “his deteriorating health.” He told the news organization that he now spends around 18 hours a day in bed.

“At the end of the day I lied to a lot of people because I was scared to tell the truth,” Mercer said. “And I guess I’ll have to pay for that.”

The unusual story that has gripped the poker world since Doug Parscal Jr., a rising poker influencer, first openly questioned the veracity of Mercer’s illness a month ago has taken another bizarre turn with Mercer’s confession. The pursuit of the truth has been the focus of countless late-night discussions on Twitter Spaces, bordering on obsession. In addition, many of the people who were misled into giving money by Mercer’s cancer story also performed their own personal investigations to discredit him.

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