Suspect in Berlin poker heist surrenders to authorities

Posted by Gerry Poltorak on Mar 17, 2010 Posted in EPT News | No Comments »

Post to Twitter

In what is turning out to be an international crime story, according to the AP, the Berlin Police are reporting that a 21 year-old suspect in the armed robbery of an EPT poker tournament at the Hyatt Grand in Berlin, on March 6th, has turned himself in to local authorities.

A spokesman for the Berlin Police said the suspect surrendered to the local prosecutor’s office but is refusing to provide information on the remaining accomplices –who remain at large—or on the whereabouts of the estimated $330,000 in stolen prize-money.

The reasoning behind turning himself in is unclear at this point, but if the German legal system is anything like the US legal system, his cooperation with the ongoing investigation should result in a much shorter prison sentence. This is the most puzzling aspect of his refusal to cooperate thus far; why bother turning yourself in if you are going to get the same sentence?

Police officials are planning on releasing more information on Wednesday concerning the suspect.

PokerStarsPokerStars

PokerStars are the worlds biggest online poker site. They host tournaments all over the world including all the EPT events. PokerStars also sponsor a number of other events, including the recent addition of the NAPT and UKIPT.

Poker Players who sign up to PokerStars using the PokerStars Marketing code: psp12612 ,will get a great deposit bonus of upto $600. So don’t forget to sign up to PokerStars and start satilliting into all the PokerStars live events.

To find out more about PokerStars, visit PokerStars.com

Click here to download PokerStars and recieve you PokerStars Bonus.

No related posts.

Tags: , , , ,



Leave a Reply

Promotional News

logo-lockpoker 36% RakeBack at Lock Poker and Revolution Gaming
Poker players are starting to get an idea of what the new Revolution G …
Read more

logo-lockpoker Lock Poker revives Ronin Rake Chase promotion
In honor of their purchase of the Cake Poker Network, and their upcomi …
Read more

logo-lockpoker LockOps Tournament Series announced
Edit: We are sorry to announce that currently the LockOps has been can …
Read more

logo-lockpoker Exciting new promotion announced by Lock Poker
Playing online poker in April just got a whole lot better after the de …
Read more