Bracelet Winner and Former 888poker Pro Darren Woods Pleads Guilty to Fraud
Key Takeaways
  • Three years after being outed as a cheater by 2+2 poster “feruell,” Darren “Dooshcom” Woods has pleaded guilty to nine counts of fraud.
  • Of a total of thirteen charges, Woods pleaded guilty to “four of the fraud offences involved in the opening of gambling accounts; both of the counts involving the fraudulent activity with ‘Moneybookers’ accounts and all three fraud offences surrounding the collusion activity.”
  • The charges are likely to result in a period in prison when the trial resumes for sentencing on December 17.

Three years after being outed as a cheater by 2+2 poster “feruell,” Darren “Dooshcom” Woods has pleaded guilty to nine counts of fraud.

Woods won his WSOP bracelet in the 2011 $2,500 Limit Hold’em – Six Handed event, and was appointed as a team pro by 888poker. His lifetime live tournament winnings are listed at $466k by the Hendon Mob, but he also has substantial online winnings at high stakes Limit Hold’em.

Woods’ father Morteza Gharoon also pleaded guilty to a charge of money laundering. Woods opened many accounts with several poker rooms, using aliases which he took from friends and family—sometimes without their knowledge.