By Richard Spillett, Crime Correspondent For Mailonline
Published: 11:25 BST, 4 April 2019 | Updated: 11:25 BST, 4 April 2019
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Adam Lulat, a convicted fraudster now winning thousands at poker, has had his winnings confiscated by the taxman
A fraudster turned poker champ has been left empty handed after he had his winnings seized by the taxman.
Adam Lulat, of Preston, was jailed for 28 months in 2015 for his involvement in a £40m money laundering and VAT scam.
When authorities tried to get back the money he made from the scam, he insisted he only no assets and only had to pay £1.
But since being freed from prison, the 27-year-old has become a top poker player, winning tens of thousands of pounds at cards.
HMRC investigators discovered