{"id":22666,"date":"2019-02-26T16:33:20","date_gmt":"2019-02-26T16:33:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/?p=22666"},"modified":"2019-02-26T16:37:25","modified_gmt":"2019-02-26T16:37:25","slug":"poker-alert-player-missing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/poker-alert-player-missing\/","title":{"rendered":"Poker World On Alert After Player Disappears At Tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"

Several friends and family members of an Icelandic<\/strong> poker player missing for two weeks have converged on Dublin, Ireland<\/a><\/strong>. They have come to continue searching for Jon Jonsson<\/strong>, 41, who left his hotel to play a poker tournament and never returned<\/strong>. His disappearance has, once again, underlined the need for player safety and caution<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jonsson was last seen on Feb. 9<\/strong>. Security cameras captured him leaving his hotel and walking down the street.<\/span><\/p>\n

Family members say he left his cellphone, passport and wallet behind in his room. He may have had a few hundred euros on him for the tournament buy-in.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Aside from a cigarette matching his preferred brand, there is little evidence about where Jonsson went.\u00a0Jonsson’s brother, Karl Vilhelm<\/strong>, expressed his worry in an interview with the\u00a0<\/a>Irish Times<\/strong><\/a>:<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cWe do not know why he left the hotel. His fianc\u00e9e went to the bar area for a coffee, (but) when she came back, he was gone.\u00a0<\/span>He (has) never gone missing before. This is very unlike him \u2026 if he works late or something, he always reports back to his family or fianc\u00e9e. He is a father of four children. This is out of character.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Needless to say, the case has garnered plenty of media attention in Ireland. Law enforcement officials have been asking the public for help in locating Jonsson.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe will stay as long as we need to,\u201d Vihelm said. \u201cWe are not leaving Dublin without our brother. That\u2019s how it is.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Cash-rich nature of poker makes player safety a priority<\/span><\/h2>\n

While theft or robbery may not have been the cause of Jonsson\u2019s disappearance, the case is a good reminder for poker players. Poker players necessarily carry generous amounts of cash, which can make them an inviting target for criminals.<\/span><\/p>\n

Thankfully, the robbing of poker players isn\u2019t as common as it was in the days of the Texas<\/strong><\/a> road gamblers. <\/span>The ability to play in legitimate casinos, rather than underground rooms, has helped stamp out some of that criminal activity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Even so, occasional robberies do occur: <\/span><\/p>\n