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\tEric Riley escapes with his $100,000 after being robbed two times<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \tWhat are the odds? \tEric Riley, 32, got a ride to the JetBlue terminal on Wednesday from a so-called friend named Junior \u2014 but greed got the best of his pal when they got to the airport, police sources said.<\/p>\n \tThe driver tore away from Terminal 5 with his trunk still open just as Riley tried to grab his duffel bag of bills, the sources said. \tThe cabby caught up to the crook at a red light several blocks from the terminal, near the JFK Expressway. At that point, Riley jumped from the cab and snatched his bag back from the still-open trunk \u2014 and Junior sped away, police sources said.<\/p>\n \tJust then, a black Camry pulled up to the scene, with two men inside claiming to be undercover cops and offering the flustered Riley a ride, according to law-enforcement sources.<\/p>\n \tThinking he had caught a break, Riley got in and told the alleged cops about the robbery attempt.<\/p>\n \tBut the men turned out to be a pair of jokers \u2014 who put a gun to his chest and demanded he give them the cash, police sources said. \tRiley then hailed a second cab and told a nearby cop his wild tale. PAPD detectives are now investigating whether all three crooks were in cahoots.<\/p>\n \tRiley first checked into Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City two weeks ago with $80,000 \u2014 and raked in $20,000 more from playing cards.<\/p>\n \tWhile at the hotel, he met up with Junior, who learned he was holding a lot of cash, law-enforcement sources said. Riley never learned the last name of the man, who made off with a suitcase full of his clothes and a laptop, according to police sources.<\/p>\n \tRiley, who lives in Deerfield Beach, Fla., is a skilled poker pro who won $82,000 at a recent tournament with a $2,500 buy-in, according to poker Web site Bluff.com. He has earned roughly $261,000 during his career and is ranked the 516th-best player in the world, according to the site.<\/p>\n \tHe also has a job selling linens to hotels, police sources said.<\/p>\n
\n\tA poker pro who was toting $100,000 after a big win in Atlantic City escaped with his cash from two harrowing robbery attempts while trying to catch a flight out of Kennedy Airport.<\/p>\n
\n\tStunned by the betrayal, Riley hopped into the first yellow cab he could find, handed the driver four $100 bills and shouted, \u201cFollow that car!\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tInstead of giving up, the dumbfounded gambler refused, clutched the bag to his chest and made a daring leap from the moving car. He rolled down the highway, getting road rash as his clothes were torn to ribbons.<\/p>\n