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Suspects Apprehended in Robbery of US Poker Player

2/1/2008 6:37:28 AM

Jason Potter, from Oklahoma, was returning to his central Melbourne hotel after collecting $30,000 in winnings at last month|s Aussie Millions poker tournament when he was attacked. At the time, Mr. Potter told police he suspected he had been watched throughout the night before cashing in a large quantity of poker chips. He was walking across Spencer Street bridge and was just 50 metres from the Crowne Plaza hotel when a man ran up from behind, hit him over the head and threatened him at knifepoint before stealing his money, on January 21.

Detectives in Melbourne executed two search warrants last night and arrested two men. Dwayne Johnstone, 32, of St Albans, and Vhyharn Arumughasamu, 27, of Wheeler|s Hill, appeared in an out of sessions hearing overnight, each charged with one count of armed robbery. Potter reported he received an e-mail from the police informing him that they recovered $11,850 of the stolen funds.

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