Poker Robbers Sentenced to 18 Months

When two brothers went on a robbing spree in 2005 they wanted to pool the money together for a Las Vegas gambling venture, but instead they will be spending a year and a half in jail. Brothers Mohammed Imran, 33, and Mohammed Irfan, 36, both self styled poker professionals, used a gimmicked card and a loophole in the banking system of Halifax, drawing out more than £150,000 from cash machines. Both has cashed high in the 2005 World Series of Poker, but now will be banned from playing in UK casinos.