Poker Pro Robbed at Gunpoint at WSOP Host Hotel

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Poker Pro Robbed at Gunpoint at WSOP Host Hotel

Cleveland poker pro Joe Salvatore claims he was robbed at gun point inside the Pavilion parking lot of the Rio in Vegas early Monday morning.  The hotel is currently hosting this year's World Series of Poker.


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He tweeted:

Just got robbed at gunpoint at @wsop Pavilion parking lot of the Rio.Guy jumped out of car in camouflage, shoved a gun in my face and demanded my backpack with thousands in it and the keys to my car. scariest moment of my life #wsop2019 #wsop @CaesarsEnt retweet for awareness.

He later added:

Literally the clip of a gun that was shoved in my face was under my car after he fled in his car . Las Vegas police now has it but they say “it could take weeks”and “thats CSI type stuff” @WSOP @CaesarsEnt

Salvatore detailed how it all went down.

Was playing uncapped 2/5 last night in the Rio poker room. Had 4k in big chips , and grabbed 500 in cash for remainder of my stack after coloring up. I tossed the chips into my chip container inside my bookbag and walked out.  My car was parked down at wsop

At 4:05 in the morning I walked out of the Rio. 10/15 cars Max were her at that time of the morning. After a 10 hour session I was delirious and clicked the alarm button to locate my car . Upon finding my car I went down the small set of steps to find my car.

It was at what point a red 4 door car pulled up to me . A white middle aged man , average build , with beard , got out of car, fun in hand , shoves it in my chest and said “ give me your fucking bag”. Without resistance I give him the bag. He then instructed me to give him the

Car keys. As I did so , I was now crouched down agaisnt my open car door, he got back in his 4 door red car and drove off towards the employee parking area of the pavilion parking lot.

One one security vehicle was to be found in the lot . After collecting myself , I ran back up the wsop steps and into convention center. Again no one could be found. I saw a waiter who then called security and two men came down to me in the poker kitchen.

Las Vegas police was not notified for almost an hour by Rio security . The police upon Arrival asked why they were not contacted . Rio security replied “we were on hold”

- Nagesh Rath, Gambling911.com

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