The one big advantage of playing games of poker online is that you and your money are being kept secure by some of the very latest technology and security procedures available. However if you’re playing a private game of poker you’re not protected by the same security as twelve poker players who were robbed at gunpoint found out.
Back in April twelve poker players were playing a high-stakes game of poker in a local warehouse they had booked when they were robbed of over $75,000 in cash, jewellery and other property by three armed men. The robbers approached one of the twelve poker players who was stood outside having a cigarette. Armed-to-the-teeth with an AK-47 assault rifle, an SKS rifle, a pistol grip shotgun and an automatic pistol the men forced their way into the warehouse where they demanded money from the bewildered poker players. The twelve poker players who were robbed at gunpoint had $50,000 in cash and $25,000 in jewellery and property stolen from them by the masked men who then fled the scene, thankfully without a shot being fired and no casualties. Along with the three gunmen four other men were involved in the heist, however all seven of the men who were involved in the robbery have since been arrested and are facing up to 20 years behind bars for their crimes which include charges of kidnapping and aggravated robbery.
If you want to play high-stakes games of poker you don’t have to play in a warehouse. There are loads of high-stakes online poker tournaments to be found which protect you and you money from armed gunmen. William Hill Poker’s weekly $250,000 guaranteed online poker tournament has a buy-in of $300 + $20, pretty high-stakes hey? If you were looking for an online poker tournament which was a “little” cheaper then you can still play in William Hill Poker’s weekly $250,000 guaranteed online poker tournament, you can just qualify through one of the many satellites which are running throughout the week at William Hill Poker with buy-ins from as little as $4.40 + $0.40.
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