SHOCKING POKER SCANDAL: The $15,000,000 Ghost

This case is unbelievable. Ryusuke was one of the friendliest players on Hustler Casino Live. Fans loved to watch him play poker and his fellow players always enjoyed his company. He was even one of the biggest winners on the show. But suddenly, in October of 2022, everything changed. Owing hundreds of thousands of dollars in LA, and allegedly millions abroad, he vanished without a trace.

[DougPolkPoker]

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[darylmixan]

I'm 42... been around the gambling scene (very active) for 27 years... The one thing I learned about loaning money is... The nicer somebody ASKS for money the least likely they will pay... and something more concrete- If somebody asks you for a loan, honestly ask yourself "Why is he asking ME?" Usually because he has NO Credit with his friends/family.

[davidelet]

Now we all know why he was always laughing and smiling. Win or lose.

[davidoconnor]

Sounds like these players were involved in BUSINESS!

[frankmacias]

Not just a Poker Channel, but also a SOUND ADVICE/ LIFE HACK channel excellent job Dougie!

[jakemelen]

4:47 Doug meant to yell "That's how we do it at the Lodge!!" but remembered mid-sentence he was on Hustler 😂 "That's how we do it at the 😂 😂

[havick]

If he owes $15m in Japan, there's also a chance he's permanently radio silent.

[garrettg]

very happy you are vlogging more and more involved in poker, its great for the game, thank you, Doug

[jessebooth]

I was playing a 10-20 game years ago almost daily with the same cast of rotating guys. One day a player was stuck that I regularly played with and seemed like a good guy. He said can I borrow 3k I’m at my card limits for today, I’ll toss it to you tomorrow. He left out the fact he was moving out of the country the next day. Never saw that 3k again. Learned my lesson.

[kevinlovee]

He was really close with Wesley as well. He crashed at his place for a couple of weeks before he supposedly said he was heading back to Japan. He most likely owes 15 million yen which is equivalent to 113k USD.

[kyrey]

Very good video! Sad to hear about Ryusuke. He genuinely was one of the fun guys to follow on the HCL streams. So positive and happy. Yeah its always best to not lend money to people you don't know well. Amongst friends, I'd rather give money I can afford to someone who needed it than lend someone a sum of money that is beyond what I can give. So I really try to stay clear of lending money to people, unless its someone really close who really, really needs it.

[ServedKold]

you make good content, Doug, and 10-15 minutes per day is the perfect amount of Daily Doug

[ひらみっつ]

The fact that he is a scammer has been a bit of a rumor in Japan since he started participating in casino tournaments. The rumor that he was a scammer started because when he first started participating in casino tournaments, he was only known in Japan as Ryusuke, and he did not disclose his real name at that time. However, his real name, ''Ryusuke Daifuku'', was mentioned in Japan as one of the members of a group that committed virtual currency fraud for a company called PGA.
This became a hot topic in the online poker community. However, it did not make much of a splash because the online poker community in Japan is an underground poker community and many prominent Japanese poker players enjoyed talking with him.
This scam is really embarrassing for the same Japanese people and poker players, and we hope that those who were scammed will get their money back as soon as possible.
We are truly sorry.

[yunsik]

don’t lend ANYBODY any money ever unless you consider them family and don’t expect the money back

[稲村金四郎]

Doug, thanks a lot for sharing this very interesting episode. Putting all of the money he owes in the U.S. aside, there’s no way he could owe various people $15M in Japan without some hefty amount from underground people with outrageous accrued interests. Being a Japanese myself, I watched Masato Yokosawa’s YouTube channel about a year ago confessing he’d owed over $2.5M to many including underground outlaws. He even confessed it in tears. Of course, Ryusuke could have been born into a wealthy family, so people lent him that much amount. Hypothetically if his $15M story was true, there’s no way he could return home unless he’s ready to be buried. Being a Japanese national, I can tell you that for sure after living over 60 years.

[John-ngpj]

The lesson was legendary Doug. Thanks for sharing

[pauliep]

I had a poker friend/acquaintance ask me to cash his check when the cage at the casino wouldn’t do it for some reason. He promised me it was good, blah, blah, but I politely declined. Another guy ended up doing it and of course I heard a week later that it bounced 😂

[Realnamenogimmicksdude]

Ryuske took those boys money with a legendary smile.

[fredpayne]

Absolutely best videos are from you, Doug Polk.... thank you and please keep them coming.... God bless you and your family brother...Happy Easter!!

[GiovanniWayneCoach]

One of the nicest guys in the game, I can't believe it!