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.”