Berlin police: Man suspected of taking part in poker jackpot heist arrested

By AP
Saturday, March 13, 2010

Police: Suspect in poker heist arrested

BERLIN — German authorities say they have arrested a man suspected of taking part in the storming last weekend of a poker tournament in which armed robbers made off with the jackpot.

Berlin police said in a statement Saturday that arrested a man late Friday believed to have taken part in the heist at the Grand Hyatt hotel in the capital. They declined to give any further details citing the ongoing investigation.

Three other suspects remain at large.

The jackpot for the tournament stood at €1 million ($1.36 million), according to European Poker Tour.

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