Bryn Kenney sues GGPoker owner over commissions and 5% stake

Poker pro Bryn Kenney is suing the companies behind GGPoker and their chief executive, Mansoo "Michael" Kim. He claims he helped build the site under two 2018 agreements: commissions on the players he brought in, and a 5% ownership stake. He says the commissions were steadily cut and the stake never came.

The case is *Kenney v. Kim et al.*, now in the US District Court for the District of Nevada (case 2:26-cv-02704, Judge Jennifer A. Dorsey). It was first filed in Nevada state court in Clark County in July and moved to federal court on 25 August. According to the court docket, Kenney filed a first amended complaint on 14 October against Kim, NSUS Group Inc. (a Canadian company) and NSUS Limited (an Irish company), removing one other defendant named in the original filing.

None of the claims below has been proven in court.

What Kenney claims

The allegations, as described in the complaint and reported by NEXT.io and Casino.org:

• Commissions. Kenney says he signed an endorsement deal with NSUS Limited in March 2018, and that Kim offered him commissions on recruited players later that year. He says he received about $5m in commissions in 2019. After that, he alleges, the company removed players he had recruited from its tracking system, made unauthorised deductions, cut his rate and approached his agents to move their accounts under company control. He claims his annual commissions fell by more than $3m compared with that first year.
• The 5% stake. Kenney says Kim promised him 5% equity in an oral agreement and never transferred it. He links the claim to NSUS Group's 2024 purchase of the World Series of Poker brand from Caesars Entertainment for $500m, saying his share was never recognised. He puts its value in the tens of millions of dollars.
• Game security. He alleges Kim assured him GGPoker had strong anti-cheating protections, while already knowing cheating was happening, and later blamed problems on games Kenney managed.
• Players' winnings. Casino.org reports that Kenney says he personally guaranteed winnings for players he brought to the site, and paid $1m of his own money when $6m owed to those players was not paid in full.

Kenney is claiming breach of contract and fraudulent inducement, among other things. He seeks damages, punitive damages and an accounting of what he says he is owed. Casino.org also reports that the complaint accuses Kim of targeting US players, including Nevada residents, with access that did not require a VPN for players using cryptocurrency. That is an allegation in the complaint, not a finding.

What happens next

Kim filed a motion to dismiss on 23 September. A motion to dismiss asks the judge to throw out a claim before any evidence is heard; it is not a ruling. A court order of 9 October set Kenney's response for 14 October, Kim's reply for 26 October and a hearing for 12 November 2026 in Las Vegas. Kenney filed his amended complaint on the response date. Kim's motion to dismiss is pending.

For players, the case is mostly about the business side of poker: how ambassador and affiliate deals are paid. The security and unpaid-winnings claims are more serious, but for now they are one side's account in a lawsuit that has not reached the evidence stage.

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