Online Poker – Safer than Live? Fairbanks Robbery
December 30, 2009
It's happened again, in fact this story might just give you a case of dejavu. It happened in Fairbanks Alaska this time, three men entered a suite at the Carbou Building on Monday and demanded all of the poker players money and valuables.
According to reports from the associated press, one of the six poker players was away from the table when the robbers first entered. That player was hit in the face with the butt of a gun and forced back into the suite.
The three robbers were armed with 2 shotguns, and a semi automatic hand gun. In this case, much like in the Portland Oregon case, the players were all ordered onto the ground, and the robbers got off with the players cash, cell phones, and a lap top.
The poker players involved were only able to describe one of the robbers. The thief carrying the semi automatic gun was described as a black male, around 5'10'' with a medium build.
The man was wearing a gray hoodie, and a blue bandanna. The other two men in this robbery were also black, however, no description aside from that is available at this time.
The poker game is described as a regular private game, played among 'friends'. It's considered legal as there's no rake taken from the pots.
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