The brazen poker robbery that took place in the beginning of March in Berlin, Germany has yet to yield any true suspects or clues to investigators. One suspect arrested in connection with the robbery was released because of a lack of evidence. That suspect was thought to be connected to another robbery a couple of years ago. Well, there is some good news coming out of Berlin now about the robbery. The good news is that one of the four gang members who robbed the PokerStars European Poker Tour in early March has turned himself into police. Not only did he turn himself in but he also named the remaining three accomplices he worked with on the heist, all of whom still remain at large.

The man who turned himself into police is 21 years old. His accomplices are Ahmad el-Awayti, 20, of unknown nationality; Jihad Chetwie, 19, from Germany; and Mustafa Ucarkus, 21, of Turkey. The robbery took place on March 6 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel and the robbers made off with over 242,000 euros. The getaway car used in the heist, a Mercedes, has also been seized. A prosecutor working on the case from Germany claims that the money stolen from the poker game was divided up equally among the four bandits after the event took place.

German prosecutor, Frank Heller, released the following statement about the daring heist:

“The gunmen took a look at where the money is, how the money is secured, are there guards, and are the guards armed… When he saw that the guards didn’t have guns, they decided that they had a chance.”

The robbery is being blamed on Spielbank Berlin, the organizers of the tournament, who thought that the security guards in attendance did not need to have guns on their person during the event. Police still believe that a fifth party was involved in the robbery, possibly someone on the inside, who could have worked as a spotter for the gang of four. The guards were on a lunch break when the robbery occurred, which is information that could have been supplied by someone already inside the building. Kevin MacPhee, a United States citizen, wound up winning the event once players and staff members were allowed back inside the building following a police sweep and investigation into the robbery. MacPhee took home over 1 million euro.

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