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After receiving the results of a DNA test, Slovenian police confirmed that the body found in the river Ljubljianica on Friday is the one of German poker player Johannes Strassmann.
Strassmann, who was in Slovenia to meet with some local high-stakes players, was reported missing on Saturday, June 21, when he disappeared from Ljubljana's old town.
Since then, the local police had tried their best to find him, carrying out numerous operations across the whole country involving a large number of agents, helicopters, and search dogs.
On Friday morning, police found a body on the banks of the Ljublianica River in Ljubljana and performed a DNA test on it as the body was reported to be in too poor of a condition to proceed with an immediate identification.
Twenty-four hours later the test results came in, and authorities confirmed to PokerNews that the body was the one of 29-year-old Johannes Strassmann.
Strassmann, who was in Slovenia to meet with some local high-stakes players, was reported missing on Saturday, June 21, when he disappeared from Ljubljana's old town.
Since then, the local police had tried their best to find him, carrying out numerous operations across the whole country involving a large number of agents, helicopters, and search dogs.
On Friday morning, police found a body on the banks of the Ljublianica River in Ljubljana and performed a DNA test on it as the body was reported to be in too poor of a condition to proceed with an immediate identification.
Twenty-four hours later the test results came in, and authorities confirmed to PokerNews that the body was the one of 29-year-old Johannes Strassmann.
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After news hit the poker sites (amongst them Liquidpoker) that Johannes Strassman, Starcraft: Brood War alias ToT)Psier( went missing a week ago, everyone feared the worst.
Yesterday his body was found in Ljubljana and has now been identified. The cause of death as it's known right now is drowning.
I remember him to be one of the friendliest guys I have ever had the pleasure of being in a gaming team with. I didn't speak to him the past couple of years, but followed his success in the poker world with some interest. Truly a sad loss to the world.
Please join me in wishing a lot of strength to his family and friends in this tragedy. R.I.P. Johannes
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