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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.
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Wasn't this the deal that neither of them had to pay until their networth was over 100mill??
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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
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Zefa
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03-18-2008 1:36 PM
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I think Tiger would play anyone in golf for a million a hole.
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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.....
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Sigh if you listened to what he said after it is basically a bet that is unlikely to have to be paid by either.
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Adam
(Costa Rica)
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03-18-2008 1:40 PM
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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...
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tiger woods could afford to play this 1 million a hole game u speak of.
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i guess you dont realize how rich tiger woods is
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It doesn't even matter if Tiger can afford it or not, who's going to play Tiger for 1 mill per hole and who could afford it that could realistically beat him?
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Tiger snap-calls that bet.
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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
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I'd bet 1 million Tiger would win a Poker after Dark if he were to play one
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Tarvin
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03-18-2008 1:55 PM
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Methinks your hyperbole bit you in the ass. Tiger's very very rich and very very good.
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