According to the local NBC , authorities responded to a reported home invasion on Feb 10, where a 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, who regularly plays nose bleed table games for 610,094 also in tournament earnings. The Force is perhaps best known for its deep start in 2015 World Series of Poker the main tournament, where he finished 26th for $ 262, 574.
Claimed Police power which he believes was tracked from the Las Vegas Strip to his home in Henderson. Then both men waited for him to leave before breaking into his house.
32-year-old Brock Brewer has been arrested and faces several counts of crime, including a break-in with a lethal weapon and an invasion of a conspiratorial house. He has already had three previous criminal convictions.
The Power House security system showed a man resembling Brewer and another man, allegedly Trevaghn Battle, a famous 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 not yet been arrested or charged with a crime.
Upon leaving, they lowered their masks enough for their faces to be identified. Police looked at Power's security footage and then compared it with videos of similar crimes involving professional gamers.
Authorities were able to identify Brewer to the robbery in which Brewer was arrested. Police said the man from incident 2006 fits Brewer's description. In this case, Brewer followed the poker player home and stole 15,000 $ in cash and chips.
Brewer also placed him near his home on the day of the robbery. He has been involved in the purchase of two new cars purchased in the last few months, which have been bought with cash and registered in his mother's name. His next court appearance is on June 1st.
Unfortunately, such a case is not new to the poker world. Four times in March 2019 World Poker Tour champion Darren Elias from Philadelphia was robbed at gunpoint. Neither Elijah nor his wife were at home, but the 10-year-old nanny was led around the house with a pistol in her back while the criminal looked for cash and other valuables.
Doyle Brunson was beaten up in front of his wife during the 1998 home invasion, only one of many times when he was 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 two of his cars and a motorcycle, but also two of his World Series of Poker bracelets .
In January 2012, 2010 WSOP Main Event Champion Jonathan Duhamel was hospitalized after an attack at his home arranged by his ex-girlfriend. Danish professional poker player Theo Jorgenson who has WPT title i WSOP his own bracelet, he was shot in the leg three times during a home invasion that same year.