Fri, 03/11/2011 – 01:16 – PokerPages Staff

Two poker players who were behind a robbery of a high stakes poker game in Louisville last month have been charged by the police.

34 year-old Ronald Walter and 30 year-old Michael McTier infiltrated the basement of Glenn Ubehlor, who was hosting his weekly game of poker, in Vineleaf Drive on February 17.

The two masked men were accompanied by a third associate as they executed the heist by holding the players at gun point. They seized all valuables before fleeing the scene.

Eric Ivey, one of the regular players, admitted he did not recognize the magnitude of the situation when the three men first entered the basement.

“Thirty minutes into the game, we just look up and I noticed a masked gunman walking into the room. At first I thought it was a joke, but quickly realized that it was not.”

Ivey and Ubehlor both questioned whether it was a random attack or the workings of people they knew. Walter and McTier were both regulars at the home games.

A fourth man had also allegedly tipped off the masked men about the ideal time to enter the basement and steal the money.

Ivey spoke of his relief that the men involved have been charged with eight counts of robbery.

“That was one of the most unfortunate effects of all this. People who would typically be friends were questioning each other’s integrity. So it is a huge relief that we have found who caused this.”

He also admitted that the home games are unlikely to occur in the future as the incident has flagged the possible dangers involved.

“…it makes you realize the inherent dangers of playing at home games. It really does.”

Fri, 03/11/2011 – 01:53 – PokerPages Staff

UK poker pro Roy ‘The Boy’ Brindley has joined online poker site Victor Chandler’s team of professionals.

The 41 year-old, who currently resides in Ireland, has earned over $500,000 during his live tournament career.

Brindley first made his mark on the scene in 2002 when he won the Great Britain Hold’em Championships Pot Limit Hold’em and Omaha event for a $13,123 pay day.

He would go on to win another five ranking tournaments during that year before establishing himself as one of Europe’s finest players over the intervening years.

His most recent victory came at the Irish Open Championship where he bested an experienced field to take down the No Limit Hold’em Main Event for a $12,911 jackpot.

Brindley will now appear at the European Masters of Poker and other elite live events later this year representing Victor Chandler.

Victor Chandler Head of Poker Andy Horne spoke of his excitement at the news of Brindley joining the site as its new Team Captain.

“We are very happy to have Roy ‘The Boy’ captaining Team VC at EMOP and we are sure that his presence at the live events will have a positive effect on the performance of the Team VC players.”

The EMOP kicks off in Lisbon later this month. The four day event will play out at the Casino Estoril between March 23-26.