It took all of two days during the 2014 World Series of Poker for several players to report theft of laptops and money. The series of Tweets, originally compiled by PokerNews, evoked memories of security issues at the Hotel Arts Barcelona during last year’s European Poker Tour stop in the Spanish city.

PokerNews quoted Finnish pro Lauri Pesonen on Twitter as saying the following about his experience at the Rio in Las Vegas, the site of the annual World Series of Poker: “Both my and @Jouhkb’s laptops stolen from our room at Rio. Everything else: wallets, iPads etc. – still here. EPT Barcelona again?” Since his original Tweet on May 27, Pesonen has not provided an update on Twitter and has only posted chip counts during various WSOP events.

Shortly thereafter, Manh Nguyen, whom PokerNews described as a “Circuit grinder,” reported on Twitter, “Attention poker players: large sums of money has been stolen out of my room at Rio last night.” Nguyen and Pesonen proceeded to banter back and forth on Twitter, with Nguyen ultimately saying that the money was not locked in the room’s safe, adding, “I’ve stayed here the past 5 years. I’ve heard stories of this happening, but just didn’t think it would happen to me.”

Nguyen told PokerNews that $35,000 had been stolen after a friend and he checked in around 6:30pm and headed off to dinner, returning around Midnight. He said, “It didn’t look like they went through any of my other stuff. Nothing else was taken. Room was not messy, almost as if they knew to check the backpacks.”

Stories from the Rio kept circulating around Twitter, with PokerNews quoting Finnish pro Joni Jouhkimainen‘s Twitter feed as saying, “Just found out that the guys also took our sanitary bags and sunglasses instead of iPad & wallets, wtf? What’s wrong with this, people?”

WSOP Tournament Director Jack Effel (pictured) told PokerNews, “We take these allegations very seriously and are meeting with security/hotel management this morning to have a comprehensive discussion. We will report back to everyone soon. Thank you.” Several players reported that the Rio’s hotel hallways lack cameras, thereby complicating a potential investigation. However, the elevators appear to be equipped with surveillance.

PocketFives reached out to Effel for a follow-up, but our Tweet was not returned at press time.

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