EPT Berlin robbed by 5 men with assault rifles

EPT Berlin robbed by 6 men with assault rifles

March 6th, 2010

EPT Berlin stop has just been robbed by six gunmen with sub machine guns, knives, and possibly assault rifles (conflicting stories floating around social media). The robbery occurred at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Berlin. 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.

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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.

See Video and photos below:

Reports also say that the tournament director’s wife was held at gunpoint. Thomas Kremser and his wife Marina Rado in picture below. Thomas is on the left.

Thomas Kremser and wife Marina Rado

Knife wielding bandit

Security guard captures bandit, but then is assaulted in the head by other bandits who returned to get their accomplice

Above: Brave security guard fights off poker bandits single handed

Editors Note: there are conflicting reports at the moment. It seems they may have had knives and threatened that they have a bomb. We will edit posts as news of the story come in from Germany