By Kevin Felix | March 7, 2008

Charles Lineberry wrote in one of his online poker player profiles that he wished poker would be legalized in Texas.If it had been, maybe he would have been playing last Tuesday morning at a public card room with security, rather than a friend’s house.

During the friendly, $300 buy-in game, three masked gunmen burst into the room after firing shots outside.They forced everybody up against a wall and took approximately $3,000 from the game’s cash box as well as the players’ wallets.At some point, Lineberry was shot twice in the chest.

Lineberry, 49, was last known to be in critical condition at University Hospital.The suspects had not been apprehended.

Related posts:

1. Sit & Go Tournaments: Online Poker’s Sure Shot
   The "sit-and-go" tournament is a more informal type of event, since their schedule is indefinite.  Usually these events have just...
2. Harrah’s Eyes Online Game
   Harrah’s Entertainment, owner of the World Series of Poker brand, is studying the case for a new, WSOP-branded internet poker...
3. UK Deems Poker a Game of Chance
   One of the most long fought and seemingly endless debates about poker, namely whether or not it is a game...
4. Party Pokers Big Game is Back
   In the world of public cash game poker, there are a few standards: GSN’s High Stakes Poker, the burgeoning Million...
5. Malta Gambling Authorities Break Ties With US Poker Site
   Providers of online gaming services spend a considerable amount of money to get their online gaming services regulated and licensed;...