Masked Man Robs Bellagio Casino During Poker Tournament

On November 28, a masked man robbed the Bellagio casino in Las Vegas, taking $35,000. The incident occurred around 4 PM when the man approached a cashier near the poker room, drew a pistol, and demanded money before fleeing the scene. Randy Ohel tweeted about the robbery, and James Woods praised the professionalism of the casino staff, noting that they calmly handed over the money to ensure no one was harmed.

Doyle Brunson joked that the robber should have taken money from Bobby's Room, where there was around $200,000 in cash. The WPT Five Diamond poker series is taking place at the Bellagio casino, with several high-stakes tournaments underway. In one of the tournaments, Ramin Hajiiev lost to Sergio Aido in a $10,000 tournament, while Jason Koon defeated Isaac Hekston in a $25,000 tournament. Dan Smith defeated Daniel Negreanu in a $100,000 tournament.

Meanwhile, Sam Greenwood won $1,366,850 at the partypoker LIVE Caribbean Poker Party Festival. Andrey Shatilov finished second in the main event, while Chris Hunichen won a $25,500 tournament. Preben Stokkan won a $10,300 tournament, and Anatoly Filatov reached the heads-up stage in a $5,300 tournament but lost to Adrian Mateos. Klaus Segebrecht won the main event of the Master Classics of Poker in Amsterdam. Fedor Holz won a $2,100 tournament on PokerStars, and Talaal Shakerchi won a $2,100 tournament on PokerStars. Victor Blom won $340,000 in a PLO $200/$400 game on Partypoker. Durrr and DB played a hand worth 34.8 bitcoins on Nitrogensports.eu.