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#1
11-08-2005, 12:30 AM
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Re: Crazy bets by pro gamblers
Another story from Martin de Knijff's tournament diary in the swedish Poker Magazine:
"Talking to Phil Ivey on the phone. I call him "Hustler Phil" and he has a, for him, normal story to tell. Phil was in Arbua and played a round of golf with his friend Joe Cassidy (who also is a very skilled poker player). On the 15th hole Ivey is up $5000. Phil is a good golfer at a hcp of 25 and has 80 yards to the flag. He asks Joe what odds he gives Phil to hit the hole. "100 times" Joe says. "I want serious odds" Phil replies. "Ok I'll give you 150 times" "Nevermind, I'm taking the shot now". In the last second Joe says "I'll give you 200 times". Phil throws $1000 to Joe: "Look at this as a gift, the correct odds should be 2000:1, but I feel lucky today". He takes his shot. The ball bounces ones and then goes straight into the cup. Our call is resumed after three minutes of laughing. He and Barry Greenstein is in Tampa to watch Roy Jones Jr box before going to the US poker championships in Atlantic City. They travel by private jet." 
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11-09-2005, 03:15 PM
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Is it really worth ten grand to the people that made the bet to have hennigan live in Iowa for a month? Thoughts? [/ QUOTE ] My guess is that they thought that Hennigan would be so starved for action after the first week, he'd bow out.
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11-09-2005, 09:03 PM
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My guess is that they thought that Hennigan would be so starved for action after the first week, he'd bow out. [/ QUOTE ] He did bow out - even before he went there I think. This bet IMHO could only be made pre internet poker. Anyone know if this is true??
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11-11-2005, 06:42 PM
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I heard that Ted Forrest once bet that he could walk from the Commerce Casino to Bellagio in under 24 hours. Does anybody know what happened? [/ QUOTE ] unless theres some scam to this bet, performing that feat would be impossible.
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11-11-2005, 06:46 PM
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Re: Crazy bets by pro gamblers
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[ QUOTE ] I heard that Ted Forrest once bet that he could walk from the Commerce Casino to Bellagio in under 24 hours. Does anybody know what happened? [/ QUOTE ] unless theres some scam to this bet, performing that feat would be impossible. [/ QUOTE ] i think the bet was that he could stop twice to sleep but i dont think there was a time limit.
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#7
11-11-2005, 06:52 PM
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Re: Crazy bets by pro gamblers
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[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] I heard that Ted Forrest once bet that he could walk from the Commerce Casino to Bellagio in under 24 hours. Does anybody know what happened? [/ QUOTE ] unless theres some scam to this bet, performing that feat would be impossible. [/ QUOTE ] i think the bet was that he could stop twice to sleep but i dont think there was a time limit. [/ QUOTE ] Yeah, I probably got the details wrong, but would still like to know what happened.
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11-11-2005, 07:44 PM
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Re: Crazy bets by pro gamblers
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[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] I heard that Ted Forrest once bet that he could walk from the Commerce Casino to Bellagio in under 24 hours. Does anybody know what happened? [/ QUOTE ] unless theres some scam to this bet, performing that feat would be impossible. [/ QUOTE ] i think the bet was that he could stop twice to sleep but i dont think there was a time limit. [/ QUOTE ] Yeah, I probably got the details wrong, but would still like to know what happened. [/ QUOTE ] i dont think he made it.
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