Poker Tournament Robbed at Gunpoint
Written by Nolan Thomas, Saturday March 06 2010
What is this world coming to when a televised poker tournament is robbed by six armed men at gunpoint?
The European Poker Tour event in
According to reports, the gunmen allegedly made off with one million Euros which is about $1.3 million in American dollars. Quite a haul!
And because the tournament was being broadcast on LIVE television, there was a TV crew there and you know that their instincts kept those cameras rolling throughout the whole robbery.
Here is a clip of the robbery:
PokerStars, the tournaments tour promoter, released a statement confirming the robbery and asking for the public's help in finding the robbers, who remain at large.
You have to wonder if the robbers knew they were being filmed on live television during this whole fiasco. But then again, when you know there is that much cash and limited security to protect it, it probably does not matter either way.
Maybe going forward they should play with Monopoly money and just pay the winner with a check. I’m sure they would be OK with that.
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