Pokerstars dementerar rykten
"För att korrigera de felaktiga uppgifter som figurerat i kvällspressen så ger vi nu ett nytt uttalande angående rånet igår på eftermiddagen", säger man på PokerStars...
Till och med i en del av den svenska pressen figurerade felaktiga uppgifter angående både rånarnas vapenarsenal och summan de fick med sig. Så här skriver PokerStars själva:
"Yesterday at approximately 2.15pm, an armed robbery took place at the European Poker Tour (EPT) event in Berlin. Nobody was seriously injured. Four armed men were involved in the robbery which targeted the tournament registration desk outside the tournament area.
No shots were fired and the suspects quickly fled after a security guard intervened. The police investigation so far has shown that the suspects had a handgun and a machete. Contrary to tabloid reports, no Kalashnikov assault rifles or hand grenades were used. The suspects did not enter the tournament area and the money taken was substantially less than what has been reported.
The tournament resumed after a few hours and a police investigation is now under way. The tournament is taking place on the first floor of the Grand Hyatt Hotel at Marlene-Dietrich-Platz and is being held by SPIELBANK Berlin Casino.
The police are working closely with the EPT and SPIELBANK Berlin. Police are asking anyone who has information, video footage or photographs that might aid the investigation to contact them."
