A World Series of Poker player who claimed he was hogtied and robbed of his winnings was spotted on a Ring camera video begging for help after the alleged incident.
“Please help me,” Jared Griener can be heard saying on the video, exclusively obtained by KSNV on Wednesday, July 15. “Someone just broke into the house across the street and f***ing robbed me. They took my phone, they took everything I had, they tied me up, I just got out. Can you call 911 if you’re there, please? Please help me.”
In the video, Griener, 40, who has won $1.8 million in his professional career, appears barefoot, wearing jeans and a blue t-shirt with duct tape around his right wrist.
Griener alleges the incident occurred on Sunday, July 12 at around 8 p.m., when he arrived back at his Airbnb after cashing out $57,500 in winnings. He took to X the next day to give more background about what allegedly happened.
“When I walked in the front door, two men were there waiting, immediately tackled me to the ground and tied me up and took my backpack with my entire roll in it,” he wrote. “What the f***!!!!”
He continued, “I was hog tied and stuck there for a while trying to escape and finally got out and ran out of the house to a neighbor to call 911. Luckily I am physically unharmed. This was the most terrifying and traumatic experience of my life. All my $ is gone.”
Griener believes the perpetrators knew the door code to his Airbnb and had watched him at the World Series of Poker, knowing he was on his way back with his winnings. He added that the neighbor’s surveillance camera showed them arriving about 10 minutes earlier than he did.
“Just want to say thanks to my friends and colleagues who have reached out here and privately to show support to me, it means a lot,” Griener wrote. “Apart from the loss of my $, I am so traumatized and hurt [right now]. But what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. I’ll be back, you can fkn count on it!”
Airbnb confirmed in a statement to the Los Angeles Times that police are investigating the incident.
“Safety is a top priority for us, and while incidents are rare, we take them seriously,” the statement said. “The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department is actively investigating this report, and we stand ready to support that investigation.”
