HCL Co-Owner Nick Vetrucci has been accused of sexual harassment and inappropriate behavior. The story broke recently when a Hustler Casino Live player and lawyer Julia McBride took to X to share stories of Vertucci’s harassment along with screenshots of a text exchange between the two.
Julia McBride isn’t the only person accusing the co-producer Nick Vertucci, as many female poker players came forward to share a series of Sexual Harassment allegations against the Hustler Casino Live Co-Owner.
McBride first appeared on the Hustler Casino Live in 2022. Since then Nick Vertucci has asked her to go out with him and also made verbal requests. McBride ignored him and continued participating in the HCL stream. McBride revealed to PokerNews that most female poker players at HCL go through this Harassment but have to put it up, as HCL is a great stream.
Series of Allegations Against Nick Vetrucci
Poker pro Kitty Kuo was the next female player to share her experience, as she said on X/Twitter, that Vetrucci showed her explicit images at the table during a cash game stream. Kuo didn’t step back, instead said “u had a pencil ***k.”
Actress and Poker Player, Arden Cho, showed her support for McBride and said that more people should come forward. She also replied to a Twitter user who said, “Nick Vertucci is a creep, I called him out on rubbing Sashmi’s ears and wanted Arden to strip search him, and then HCL blocked me.” Cho replied, “Yea, that was the last time I played a stream with him.”
The user is discussing the February 3rd, 2023 HCL Live Stream, where Nick Vertucci inappropriately touched Sashimi’s ear. Poker player and Content Creator Ash Kardash is another player who accused Nick Vetrucci.
Julia McBride further revealed that Lauren, who frequently appears on the Hustler Casino Live cash games as a dealer, has lost her job, due to Vertucci. She reported the Harassment of Vertucci to the casino, and no one came forward to be the witness. The casino sided with Vertucci and fired Lauren.
Nick Vetrucci Vanished from the Internet, No Response from HCL
After Julia McBride came forward, Nick Vertucci deactivated his Instagram and Twitter accounts. Despite multiple accusations against the Co-Owner, Hustler Casino Live had given no statement, nor the Co-Producer Ryan Feldman.
Talking about the Allegations with Poker.ORG, McBride said: “Ryan has never been inappropriate to me, and I’ve never heard of him being inappropriate to anyone else, I’ve never had an issue with Ryan.” McBride wants Nick to never step his foot inside the Casino, and Lauren gets her job back.
Poker Community Reaction
Nik Airball who is a good friend of Ryan Feldman tweeted on X. “Ryan has poured everything into building HCL into what it is today. He has always conducted himself and his business with the utmost integrity. Ryan has strived to create a fun and safe space for players, staff, and fans to enjoy poker, which is why Nick’s actions are so disappointing. I firmly believe Nick needs to step away from HCL. Until that time comes I can no longer support the show in any way. “
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