https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The body of German professional poker player Johannes Strassmann, who had been missing for six days, has been found in a river in the Slovenian capital Ljubljana, police said on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.de/20140629/german-poker-pro-found-dead-in-slovenia Sun, 29 Jun 2014 13:07:00 +0200 german-poker-pro-found-dead-in-slovenia A German poker star who played in high-stakes games for hundreds of thousands of euros has been missing in Slovenia for almost a week. He reportedly went to the country to meet a group of players. https://www.thelocal.de/20140627/german-poker-star-johannes-strassmann-still-missing-in-slovenia Fri, 27 Jun 2014 17:38:00 +0200 german-poker-star-johannes-strassmann-still-missing-in-slovenia An international poker player who won hundreds of thousands of euros at tournaments around the world has lost a crucial hand – against the German tax man. https://www.thelocal.de/20121031/45893 Wed, 31 Oct 2012 18:09:00 +0100 45893 Despite having five suspects in custody over the recent spectacular poker heist in Berlin, police have recovered just €4,000 of the estimated €242,000 stolen, authorities said Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20100324/26077 Wed, 24 Mar 2010 09:53:00 +0100 26077 Berlin police confirmed on Monday that they have arrested the suspected mastermind of the dramatic armed robbery at a poker tournament two weeks ago. https://www.thelocal.de/20100322/26033 Mon, 22 Mar 2010 12:12:00 +0100 26033 After a man turned himself in earlier this week a second suspect has been arrested for a heist on a high-stakes German poker tournament that netted the thieves nearly a quarter of a million euros, authorities said late on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20100318/25947 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:08:00 +0100 25947 Eleven days after armed robbers snatched €242,000 from a poker game in a daring heist at Berlin’s Grand Hyatt Hotel, one of the culprits has turned himself into police. https://www.thelocal.de/20100317/25917 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:21:00 +0100 25917 The man arrested on Friday evening on suspicion of being involved in the poker game heist in Berlin last week has been released after detectives discovered there was no way he could be connected to the robbery. https://www.thelocal.de/20100314/25867 Sun, 14 Mar 2010 12:08:00 +0100 25867 Police in Berlin hunting for a gang who robbed a high-stakes poker tournament in front of rolling cameras have made an arrest and raided several addresses in the capital. https://www.thelocal.de/20100313/25853 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:06:00 +0100 25853 Police said on Tuesday that they are looking for a fifth suspect in their investigation of the spectacular robbery of a high stakes poker tournament at one of Berlin’s fanciest hotels over the weekend. https://www.thelocal.de/20100309/25751 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:50:00 +0100 25751 Police on Monday said they had no leads in their investigation of the spectacular robbery of a high stakes poker tournament at one of Berlin’s fanciest hotels over the weekend. https://www.thelocal.de/20100308/25729 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:00:00 +0100 25729 German police said Sunday they were hunting a masked, machete-wielding gang that staged a brazen raid on a high stakes poker tournament at one of Berlin's swankiest hotels, but had no "hot leads." https://www.thelocal.de/20100307/25721 Sun, 07 Mar 2010 13:27:00 +0100 25721 A German court has overturned a ban on poker tournaments in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) in an appeal that could set a precedent for card contests elsewhere in the country. https://www.thelocal.de/20080610/12401 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:54:00 +0200 12401