Poker pro Neil Channing Robbed

Popular UK poker pro Neil Channing recently revealed in his blog that he was robbed while in Dublin. Channing was robbed while he was in Dublin for the BoylePoker International Poker Open last month.

Channing had stopped at the CityWest Hotel, the same place where he won the Irish Open last year, and left a suitcase full of cash in his hotel room. When Channing returned to his room he found that his suitcase was missing. The room he was staying in had no safe and the floor had no CCTV cameras so the robbers were unable to be caught in the act.

The poker pro blames himself for the robbery but many in the poker community believe it was a targeted attack. Poker forums have been abuzz about the incident. Channing’s blog stated that he will not be making the same mistake twice. He commented:

"I'm a bit sad that my memories of the place have been tarnished a little and it makes me less keen to rush back there. The Irish Open is moving in 2010 and I guess I'll never go back to Citywest now."