Las Vegas police have arrested a man accused of stealing approximately $1 million in cash and chips from a high-stakes poker professional.

According to the local NBC , authorities responded to a reported home invasion on February 10, where the victim claimed two men had broken into his home and stolen his safe, which contained a seven-figure sum.

Las Vegas Review-Journal reported that the victim was Chad Power, a regular cash game player with a nosebleed for 610.094 also in tournament earnings. The power is probably best known for its deep start in 2015 World Series of Poker the main where he finished 26th for $ 262,574.

Stated power Police who he believes were followed from the Las Vegas Strip to his home in Henderson. The two men then waited for him to leave before breaking into his house.

Brock Brewer, 32, has been arrested and faces several felony charges, including burglary with a deadly weapon and home invasion. He already had three previous felony convictions.

The Power House security system showed a man resembling Brewer and another man, allegedly Trevaghn Battle, a known associate of Brewer, breaking into the back of the House of Power. Two men entered the house and left shortly after, one of them carrying a safe. Battle has yet to be arrested or charged with a crime.

After leaving, they lowered their masks enough so that their faces could be identified. Police reviewed Power's security video and then compared it to videos of similar crimes involving professional gamblers.

Authorities were able to identify Brewer to the robbery where Brewer was arrested. Police said the man in the 2006 incident matched Brewer's description. In that case, Brewer followed the poker player home and stole $ 15,000 in cash and chips.

Brewer also placed it near his residence on the day of the robbery. He was involved in the purchase of two new cars purchased in the last few months, which were purchased with cash and registered in his mother's name. His next court appearance is June 1.

Unfortunately, this case is not new to the poker world. In March 2019, four times World Poker Tour champion Darren Elias of Philadelphia was robbed at gunpoint. Neither Eliasz nor his wife were at home, but the 10-year-old babysitter was led around the house with a gun in her back while the criminal searched for cash and other valuables.

Doyle Brunson was beaten in front of his wife during a home invasion in 1998, just one of the many times he was robbed or nearly robbed during his long career.

In 2008, Hoyt Corkins broke into his Las Vegas home and a team of thieves had the audacity to take not only his two cars and his motorcycle, but his two World Series of Poker bracelets .

In January 2012, 2010 WSOP Main Event Champion Jonathan Duhamel was hospitalized after an attack at his home orchestrated by his ex-girlfriend. Danish professional poker player Theo Jorgenson who has WPT title i WSOP bracelet, he was shot three times in the leg during a home invasion later that year.