US PLAYER IN AUSSIE MILLIONS ROBBED

25 January 2008

$30 000 taken at knifepoint


It was a disappointing end to a great competition for 22 year old Oklahoma player Jason Potter this week when the young poker pro was robbed at knifepoint of his winnings.

Potter had cashed in his Aussie Millions poker tournament cheque for $30 000 and was walking back to his hotel in the early hours of the morning from the Crown Casino in Melbourne when the robbery occurred. Potter was threatened by a knife-wielding man whom police are seeking to identify through CCTV footage.

Potter told Melbourne police that he was taken unawares and struck violently on the back of the head as he walked across the Spencer Street Bridge in central Melbourne, not far from the Crown Casino.

When Potter remonstrated with his attacker he was shown a knife and decided that the money was not worth his life or a serious injury. The robber then quickly pulled the money from the pocket where Potter had placed it earlier in the evening, indicating perhaps that he had been shadowing the unfortunate player.

The cash, mostly in large denomination bills, was Potter's reward for placing 31st in the Aussie Millions Main Event (see previous InfoPowa reports) Later in the day the police circulated information on the robbery to banks and travel agents

Potter said that the experience would not deter him from again playing in the competition.

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