An amateur poker player who said he was diagnosed with terminal stage 4 colon cancer has come clean. Rob Mercer claimed he had the debilitating disease to raise money to enter the World Series of Poker Main Event. (Getty Images)"I did lie about having colon cancer. I don’t have colon cancer. The 37-year-old California native started a GoFundMe in June to help him make his lifelong goal of getting to the World Series of Poker.

Source: Fox News September 21, 2023 14:13 UTC