A notorious poker player, Scotter Clark, known for wearing a full pirate get-up at the World Series of Poker, has been arrested in Tulsa, Oklahoma. According to reports, Clark attempted to solicit a woman for sex in a parking lot and was then stopped by another man. He then stabbed the man and ran the woman over while fleeing the scene.
He has been charged with two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon after being arrested around 10 PM on Tuesday. According to PokerNews, Clark’s prior convictions include a 2000 arrest for selling cocaine.
Clark, known in the poker scene for his outlandish Jack Sparrow costume at WSOP and other poker events, has had a turbulent few years. In 2022, he was reportedly banned from Caesars properties over the apparent use of fake guns on the outfit. He was essentially banned from ever participating in the WSOP, along with this, with threats of arrest if he were to appear.
This is all despite the fact that the WSOP had hired, flown him out, and had him on stage for some time with the prop guns
Poker pirate has a murky past
However, despite the funny outer appearance, Scotter Clark has a murkier past. As reported by Poker.org in 2022, after the initial ban, Clark was allegedly part of an invite-only poker site, which ran on a heavily criticised platform, Poker Mavens.
Apparently, it was quite easily hacked to see other players’ cards, and in 2021, it disappeared without ever refunding players involved. One user reported that they’d never received the $30,000 owed from the account before the site shuttered.
Scotter Clark’s poker career has been relatively successful. Trackers like The Hendon Mob show that he’s managed to earn over $500,000. Despite the ban, WSOP’s official tracker shows that he last played in the 2024/25 WSOP circuit in July 2024. Clark’s social media hasn’t been active for some number of years.
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