Former Las Vegas resident and top poker money winner Bryn Kenney has filed a federal lawsuit against GGPoker operator NSUS Group Inc. and its executive Mansoo Kim, alleging breach of contract and fraud. Kenney, 39, now a Florida resident, claims Kim agreed in August 2018 to pay him commissions and grant a 5 percent equity stake in NSUS in exchange for recruiting players to the platform.
According to the complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Nevada, Kenney recruited thousands of players between 2018 and 2025 and served as the de facto head of game management and a player ambassador. The lawsuit alleges Kim made deliberate misrepresentations to induce Kenney to stake his reputation, personal finances, and years of labor to transform GGPoker from a "failing, distrusted platform into the most recognized online poker room in the world."
"In the world of poker, deceit, misdirection and misstatement are fair game," the lawsuit states. "In the world of commerce, they are illegal." The complaint asserts that after obtaining the benefit of Kenney's contributions, the defendants "methodically dishonored every material promise they made to him."
The case was initially filed in Clark County District Court in July but was moved to federal court in August because Kim is a Canada resident and not a U.S. citizen. Attempts by the Las Vegas Review-Journal to reach Kim for comment were unsuccessful.
Sources: Las Vegas Review-Journal
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