Paddy Power Summoned to Testify in Irish Poker Case
This was published 05-01-2013Paddy Poker, one of the leading Irish Bookmakers, has been summoned to appear before the Limerick District Court in order to give evidence in the case of a local poker player, Paul Carr, who is attempting to have his winnings returned to him by the police.
Irishman, Paul Carr, scooped an amount of €312,000 in a Paddy Power poker tournament that was held at the Burlington Hotel inDublinin April, 2010. Due to the fact that there were many people who were aware of the amount of cash that Carr had in his possession, he decided to keep a portion of the money at a friend’s home for safekeeping so as not to be robbed.
Unfortunately for Carr, Gardai (Irish police force) searched the house of his friend where his money was kept as he was suspected of misusing drugs. Although no drugs were found at his friend’s address, the police seized an amount of €36k of Carr’s money as they claimed that it had been obtained through the proceeds of crime.
Carr has been insisting for years that the money was won by him through poker when he finished runner-up in the 2010 Irish Open after losing heads-up to Englishman James Mitchell and has been attempting to recoup his money for the past year and a half. His attempts to do so at the District Court level resulted in the Judge ruling in favor of the Gardai. Counsel for the state, John O’Sullivan has, therefore, requested that Paddy Power take the stand as a witness in the matter in order to prevent Carr’s €36k from being forfeited over to the state.
Since Paul Carr’s big win in 2010 he has continued to play in poker tournaments but has failed to come anywhere near to his win at the Irish Open with his biggest win since this tourney being €6,500. However, Carr has already earned €463,326 in live poker tournaments.
