This is the wild moment three Vietnamese men gambling fight off two armed robbers who interrupted their card game in an attempted stick-up.
The incident took place at a home on Alaska Street in Tacoma, Washington.
Surveillance video shows two men dressed in hoodies enter the garage and one of the men point their gun at the trio who are sitting behind a game table filled with chips, cards and a board.
One of the robbers yells out, ‘Freeze,’ as the men appear surprised and respond ‘Don’t shoot!’ Don’t shoot!’
As one of the men raises his hands midway in the air, one of the gamblers respond, ‘what the f**k man?’
This is the wild moment three Vietnamese men gambling in Tacoma Washington overpower two armed robbers who attempted to stick them up interrupting their game
The thugs demand that the men hand over their phones, their keys, their money, as one of the gamblers began emptying his pockets, one of the armed robber waves his gun in the air and slugs one of the men in the head
The thugs demand that the men hand over their phones, their keys, their money. As one of the men begins to empty out his jacket pockets, one of the armed robber is seen waving his gun in the air and whacks one of the gamblers in the head.
As the robbers yell out, ‘Hurry up!’ ‘Move,’ and order the men to ‘lay down,’ a violent brawl breaks out.
One of the men shared that one of his co-gamblers was his uncle and claimed that there were two other men involved who were outside in the getaway car.
‘There were 3-4 robbers involved in this crime. In the video, you can only see 2 of them inside, while the others were waiting in a car outside. Because of the camera angle, they aren’t visible on the street,’ they wrote.
‘What happened next is that after my uncles confronted the 2 robbers inside, one of them in the car intentionally hit one of my uncle’s cars in front of the garage to create chaos. Then, they all jumped on the car and fled.
‘Two of them have already been arrested,’ they said.
As the robbers yell out, ‘Hurry up!’ They then order the men to ‘lay down,’ before a brawl breaks out
It is unclear the names of the assailants and if the police have made an arrest.
The video was posted to Instagram, garnering more than 26,000 likes.
Many people who saw the video commended the gamblers who fought back to defend themselves while others were just plain amused.
‘PowerPHO… Award Winning…Part 3 PLEASE,’ someone wrote.
‘That one uncle that attacked first was on a losing streak,’ said another, who added, ‘Dude rather risk dying then returning home to and telling his wife he lost it all.’
Another added: ‘Only thing that could’ve possibly made this moment better is Vietnamese Gang by @thaivg454 playing in the background.’
Someone else wrote: ‘I hate that they was put in such a situation. But they reaction time kicked in super fast.’
Before the robbery, it looked like the men were enjoying some pizza and spirits.
One person joked: ‘I think the Henny gave these Viet brothers extra strength and bravery that night