Extra Security in Place for European Poker Tour

Austrian police have announced they will take special security precautions in light of what transpired earlier this month in Berlin when bandits robbed an in progress poker tournament, the European Poker Tour Berlin.

The next leg of this tournament will take place in Austria. 

According to the Austrian Independent, uniformed and plain clothes cops will for the first time be present at the tournament, which will be held at the Hotel Alpine Palace Card Casino at Saalbach-Hinterglemm in Salzburg's Pinzgau region between 21 and 26 March.



Police also confirmed that none of the 500 expected attendees have withdrawn from the event following the robbery in Berlin.

"The situation at the Alpine Palace Hotel is not comparable to what the situation at the Berlin hotel was. There will not be a large sum of money on hand. The hotel will be well protected," local police chief Arno Kosmata said. 

Salzburg poker player Markus Golser, who was present during the Berlin hotel robbery, said he had no fear of playing in the Glemm Valley despite the jitters he felt when someone screamed loudly in his vicinity.



He said: "Security measures will be extensive. The valley is 15 kilometres long and difficult to get out of."

Ace King, Gambling911.com