Man Dealt Bullets at Poker Game

Praying for bullets at the poker table? Be careful what you wish for.

Last night in West Toledo, Ohio a man, Thomas Phillips, was dealt the wrong kind of bullets during a poker game when he was apparently shot at by Billie Joe Hicks.

FOX News is reporting that an argument developed over a poker game the two were playing in at the Malibu Bar. The argument led to a gun being drawn and a shot fired. It doesn’t sound like there was an intent to kill or even harm here as the bullet was shot into the floor. Unfortunately for Phillips the bullet ricocheted into his forearm.

Hicks was later arrested at the sports bar across the street. Apparently shooting someone didn’t constitute a night-ending incident for him. Getting arrested and charged with felonious assault seemed to do it though.

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