Poker Writer
Poker pro Jordan Cristos has been sentenced in his stalking case, which involved threats against World Poker Tour (WPT) CEO Adam Pliska. A judge sentenced Cristos on Wednesday to prison for 14 to 48 months.
District Judge Monica Trujillo told Cristos:
I am extremely concerned by your prior history, by your repetitive behavior. I do understand rehabilitation. However, it’s clear to the court that even when you had help and you had the required counseling, that for some reason … if something doesn’t go your way, that you continue to harass people and you continue to even violate multiple times prior orders.
The 38-year-old pleaded guilty in September to a count of attempted stalking. He is currently being held at the Clark County Detention Center in custody.
Cristos entered an “Alford plea,” a type of guilty plea where the defendant maintains innocence but acknowledges that the prosecution may have enough evidence to convict. A few states don’t allow them, but Nevada does.
Cristos’ threatening behavior toward individuals in the poker world isn’t limited to Pliska. Multiple others have called out his behavior, including both players and media.
Cristos has been in custody for 126 days. According to his deputy public defender, he has suffered already by being away from his sons during that time.
He promised to never repeat the same behavior as he told Judge Trujillo:
I’m very sorry for my behavior and what’s happened in the past, and I promise it will never happen again.
