Poker players who have had tournament success never look more like financial idiots than when they say something as stupid as Greg Raymer did in Poker After Dark. He revealed to the table that he played a golf match vs. Gavin Smith for 1 million dollars per hole. Whether this is true or not doesn't matter as much as the fact that he claimed to have done this and is owed 1 million by Gavin. Playing poker for big money is one thing, as over the long term, better players will win more, but playing a million per hole in golf is out of Raymer's net worth by a factor or at least 1000. Even Tiger Woods couldn't afford to play golf for a million a hole. I think perhaps Bill Gates and Warren Buffett could, but unless you have at least $10 billion in net worth, you just come across looking like a financial buffoon.

im pretty sure tiger could play golf for a million per hole and begin w nothing and have 10 mill at the end of the match

Yeah I bet Tiger would just be cringing at the thought of 1 million per hole, because so many people would have an edge against him.....

Raymer might be more loaded than you think... Still sounds like a lot at $1M per hole, but he's not gonna be struggling if he loses. I talked to him quite a bit in Bahamas about golf, and apparently he does a lot of this type of thing, albeit not for so much most of the time. Apparently he's pretty good at finding an edge...

i guess you dont realize how rich tiger woods is

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Tiger could have filed for bankruptcy last week and would still afford to play golf for a million dollars a hole

Methinks your hyperbole bit you in the ass. Tiger's very very rich and very very good.

They said their net worth had to be over 1 million first. pay attention "stupid"

..........i remember this episode...

it was 10000000% clear that Raymer was joking.

Eldrick "Tiger" Woods<SUP class=reference id=_ref-0>[1]</SUP> (born December 30, 1975) is an American professional golfer whose achievements to date rank him among the most successful golfers of all time. Currently the World No. 1, Woods was the highest paid professional athlete in 2006, having earned an estimated $100 million from winnings and endorsements.<SUP class=reference id=_ref-Forbes_0>[2]</SUP> Golf Digest predicts Woods will become the world's first billionaire athlete in 2010.

didnt see the episode, not even sure if story is true, but lol at needing 10 billion to be within your roll to play. its not like this is their normal game and they need X amount of buyins. they are shot taking, and if one got crushed he would more than likely never play at these stakes again.

Wait, you mean to tell me that you aren't using proper BR management in your $million per hole gold matches?

Also, a little perspective people, there's a lot more variance in tournament poker than HU golf matches with Gavin Smith imo.

LOL@tiger woods not being able to play for 1 mil per hole....... OP really ru that stupid???? Tiger could play for 10 mil/hole......cuz hes got the money and............wait for it....................he the fucking best golfer on the planet.... oooooo I dont watch poker after dark but raymer was prolly joking, lease stop posting immed if your going to be ...........

Standard Deviation in Poker >>>>>>>>>>>>&g t;>> Standard Deviation in Golf

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Much smaller bankroll required to play Golf.