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They've arrested 2 of the robbers now.http://www.pokernewsdaily.com/ept-berlin-p...hind-bars-9173/

EPT Berlin Poker Robbery: Second Suspect Behind BarsBy Tom Jenkins for POKER NEWS DAILY | Posted on March 18, 2010A second suspect is behind bars charged with taking part in the high-stakes robbery of the PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Berlin event two weeks ago. The second arrest came after the first assailant, 21 years of age, turned himself in to police on Monday.Yesterday’s arrest in the German metropolis came after 20 year-old Ahmad el-Awayti was spotted in a subway station, according to the Associated Press. The international news outlet explained how the final confrontation transpired: “Police said he acknowledged to officers that he was being sought by authorities and was arrested without putting up any resistance.” In addition to two of the suspects now being behind bars, the getaway car, a Mercedes, is in police custody. The gang allegedly escaped through a nearby shopping mall.The Associated Press and other media have reported that the loot from the rare midday casino heist has yet to be found. In a previous article by the news outlet, it was revealed that the four masked gunmen divvied up the €242,000 evenly. Two assailants remain at large, their whereabouts unknown: Jihad Chetwie, a 19-year-old man from Germany, and Mustafa Ucarkus, a 20-year-old who the Associated Press claims is a Turkish native. The suspect who turned himself into police on Monday identified all three of his accomplices, but has not been named.Bluff Magazine reported that “Mohammed B,” who was originally arrested one week following the robbery and released due to a lack of evidence, might have been involved in the EPT Berlin robbery after all. The poker magazine, quoting the German media outlet Bild, explained, “Arresting officials found a piece of paper on Mohammed at the time of his arrest with six different names written on it. At least three of those names belong to suspects in the robbery.” The heist occurred at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Berlin, where 1,000 players had convened to battle for the €1 million top prize, which went to American Kevin “ImaLuckSac” MacPhee.The robbery made headlines not just in Berlin, but also around the world. News outlets from Sydney to Toronto to Chicago to New York City published articles about the unique casino heist. With respect to the money, the Associated Press noted, “He has indicated that he will pay back his share of the loot via his lawyer, but it is currently ‘with a third party.’” Authorities are currently in hot pursuit of the two suspects still at large.The armed robbery was featured on the German equivalent of “America’s Most Wanted,” “Aktenzeichen XY Ungelöst.” MacPhee broke down the harrowing experience on CBS’ “Early Show” on Monday morning following his win and also virtually sat down with CNN’s Campbell Brown and news anchors from BBC. MacPhee was one of seven Americans to cash out of the 144 in the money finishers in the EPT Berlin Main Event and defeated Finland’s Ilari Tahkokallio heads-up; Tahkokallio walked away with a €600,000 consolation prize.
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LOL at a mainstream news outlet using "ImaLuckSac" .I have never understood turning oneself in to police. If you've got the courage and brains enough to do the crime and get away with it, what's the propblem? If they come get you, sure, go without a fight -- they caught you fair and square, no need to get anyone shot. But turn yourself in? Why?

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LOL at a mainstream news outlet using "ImaLuckSac" .I have never understood turning oneself in to police. If you've got the courage and brains enough to do the crime and get away with it, what's the propblem? If they come get you, sure, go without a fight -- they caught you fair and square, no need to get anyone shot. But turn yourself in? Why?
Im sure they had warrents for there arrests and thats why he turned himself in.
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I have never understood turning oneself in to police. If you've got the courage and brains enough to do the crime and get away with it, what's the propblem? If they come get you, sure, go without a fight -- they caught you fair and square, no need to get anyone shot. But turn yourself in? Why?
Aside from the possibility of a guilty conscience, which I would imagine happens at least occasionally, you might also turn yourself in because you think you might be caught and you're hoping to get a lighter sentence for saving them the trouble of tracking you down.You make it seem like people turning themselves in has no absolutely no rational defense, which seems obviously wrong to me.
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Im sure they had warrents for there arrests and thats why he turned himself in.
Aside from the possibility of a guilty conscience, which I would imagine happens at least occasionally, you might also turn yourself in because you think you might be caught and you're hoping to get a lighter sentence for saving them the trouble of tracking you down.You make it seem like people turning themselves in has no absolutely no rational defense, which seems obviously wrong to me.
Hoping for a lighter sentence by cooperating, once you knew a warrant was out, makes sense. Otherwise, it seems like as long as you thought you had a 5% chance of getting away with it, if you took the risk of doing the crime at all, you'd take this risk as well and continue to try to get away with it. It's an intellectual exercise for me -- I wouldn't do the robbery in the first place, so I wonder at the mindset it took to both do it and then to give up so (apparently) readily. But yeah, if you've realized that there is now a virtually zero percent chance of getting away with it, then you may as well turn yourself in and hope for the best by cooperating.FWIW, I never understood the logic of running from police either. What, you think they'll just get tired of chasing you and stop for lunch? But I guess people do dumb things in the heat of the moment.
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FWIW, I never understood the logic of running from police either. What, you think they'll just get tired of chasing you and stop for lunch? But I guess people do dumb things in the heat of the moment.
it seems like as long as you thought you had a 5% chance of getting away, if you took the risk of doing the crime at all, you'd take this risk as well
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it seems like as long as you thought you had a 5% chance of getting away, if you took the risk of doing the crime at all, you'd take this risk as well
Who actually gets away from a high-speed chase, though? I think once the chase starts, the chance is zero.
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This is good and all, but I'm wondering who is the German equivalent of John Walsh..?

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