Poker crybaby Phil Hellmuth advises to keep a disciplined strategy when playing live poker. It’s simple: stick to the ten best hands in poker and you’ll see results. Charles Barkley has never, ever heard of this. Instead, he plays the Mike Matusow way: recklessly and frivolously as ever. The result of Barkley’s ways: he’s being sued by Wynn resorts for a reported $400,000.

“We’re in the process of sending Mr. Barkley notice that we’re considering filing a criminal complaint,” Clark County District Attorney David Roger said. “He’ll have an opportunity like anybody else to make restitution to the hotel.”

The posh Wynn Las Vegas casino alleges in a civil complaint filed Wednesday in Nevada state court that Barkley failed to repay four $100,000 casino markers, or loans, he received last Oct. 18 and 19.

“To date, and despite repeated demands, Barkley has refused to repay the $400,000,” the complaint said.

They have real Picasso’s hanging in their hotel, dude. That means you pay the fuckers. We know this isn’t the Las Vegas of the 1970’s, but resort owners don’t care about demolishing historic landmarks, so why would they waste their team keeping a fat, bald basketball player around? Those T-Mobile ads should come in handy now.

Charles Barkley faces gambling debt case [Yahoo]
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