Armed robbery at German Poker Tournament Part 2
March 10th, 2010An armed robbery by 5-6 men took place today at EPT Berlin. Nobody was seriously injured.
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An armed robbery by 5-6 men took place today at EPT Berlin. Nobody was seriously injured.
You can actually see them in this video… The pokerstars European Poker Tour became the victim of a robbery Saturday when as many as six armed men stormed the Grand Hyatt Berlin where EPT Berlin is being held. Panic struck at the event when four masked men reportedly armed with Kalashnikov assault rifles and hand grenades raided the hotel with two others standing guard outside just after 2 pm local time. Berlin tabloid BZ has reported as much as €800000 was stolen before the culprits took off across the Marlene-Dietrich-Platz in front of the hotel blending into the crowd at the nearby Potsdamer Platz Arcades. Although none were seriously hurt, the newspaper claims as many as eight security personnel suffered minor injuries, including one security officer who briefly detained one of the men before being pistol whipped. pokerstars released the following statement. “An armed robbery by 5-6 men took place today at EPT Berlin.” The statement reads. “Nobody was seriously injured. We hope to restart all events at 4 pm local time. A police investigation is underway. If you have video footage or photographs that could help the police, please contact the EPT organizers as soon as possible.” A stampede of players and floor staff running for safety was seen on the EPT Live broadcast before play was suspended. According to BZ, mass hysteria ensued when one of the gunmen shouted that he had a bomb. There were approximately 22 players left in the event when the incident occurred. Tournament staff was in the process of verifying chip counts in attempt to restart the event just before 6 pm in Berlin.
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Caught on Tape: A poker tournament broadcast live on TV in Berlin, Germany was interrupted by a gang of robbers who escaped with money. Richard Roth reports.
Caught on Tape: A poker tournament broadcast live on TV in Berlin, Germany was interrupted by a gang of robbers who escaped with money. Richard Roth reports.
An armed robbery by 5-6 men took place today at EPT Berlin. Nobody was seriously injured.
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Gallery from today’s unbelivable event at EPT Berlin. Who’s responsible? EPT Berlin stop has just been robbed by six gunmen with machine guns. It is alleged that they have made off with less than a million Euros from the poker tournament. One of the guards was injured trying to capture one of the robbers. It seems everyone is okay except for the guard who was injured in the head. Panic and chaos ensued throughout the tournament as seen in the video below. Play Online Poker Play Online Poker EPT Statement There has been an armed robbery today at the EPT Berlin. No one is hurt seriously. We hope to be able to determine the tournament record by 16 clock time again. The police. If you have photos or video recordings that can assist the police, then please contact as soon as the organizers of the EPT. In my opinion, the tournament should be delayed until tomorrow. Apparently they are going to resume play today. I find it hard to believe that the poker players can be expected to resume play after a traumatic experience like this. Some of the players most likely thought it was a terrorist attack and scrambled to take cover.