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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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kle18
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03-18-2008 3:57 PM
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And I think the point of everyone else here is that no one agrees with you.
it's TIGER WOODS.
TIGER WOODS.
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That is exactly what the comment was based off of...Greg Raymer is an extremely intelligent poker player and person. They both are equally bad at golf and neither would have to pay until their networths were over 100 million.
Before you bash a very good player, know the context of the conversation.
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is like the average citizen with a $1million net worth playing blackjack at $1000 a hand
I played blackjack for $1000 a hand with only a $100,000 bankroll. Doubled it in roughly 8 months, then most casinos would no longer let me play :(
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GOD FORBID A PERSON WITH 100 MILLION HAS TO GIVE ANOTHER PERSON WORTH 100 MILLION 1% OF THEIR ROLL...WORST BAD BEAT OF ALL TIME...GUESS I LL JUST HAVE TO SQUEAK BY WITH 99 MILLION.
FCK MY LIFE AND THE 99 MILLION I HAVE...
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WOWOWOWOW stabby........ ur ignorence is amazing...."lets give tiger a generous net worth of 500m" lol WTF he is worth dam near 800m already...
and did you get that RAYMER WAS JOKING>>>>>>> SO your a bafoon(sp) on both accounts hands down
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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 | | |
To the OP,
I think someone's personal finances are their own to be concerned about. It's not my place to judge how others spend money.
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Ozzie
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03-18-2008 4:18 PM
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so we're clear, despite tiger usually destroying whole fields of people(the best golfers in the world) in 72 holes, you think that one on one, tiger would go on a 500 hole downswing? and then head to a golf forum whining about variance and asking for a stake into the us open?
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LOOOOOOOOOOOOL CLASSIC..........and he prolly wouldnt Bill Gates would back him
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Wear
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03-18-2008 4:19 PM
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NoObS saying in hello in OT >>>>>> this thread
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www.newsday.com/topic/sports/golf/tiger-woods-PESPT008527.topic - 74k -
your right op, tiger wouldn't be able to afford 1 mill per hole...think before you speak MEATWAD
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I beg to differ, Tiger could afford to play for 1 million per hole against any non-pro.
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^^ Still off target.
The point is its GOLF
GOLF, not poker.
You don't have to win coinflips and dodge suckouts to win at golf.
SKILL GAME PEOPLE.
For instance, if I could have found any takers back then, I would've bet everything I owned playing anyone in the world at Goldeneye on N64. Why? Because I knew I would win.
Therefore, I only stand to profit, so i do not need to practice "bankroll management."
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Lol at $1mil average citizen net worth.
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