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No way. At 4000-8000 an adequate bankroll is more like $4 million. The biggest roll I've heard of is Phil Ivey's, and that was $8 million.

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There is no way Ivey's roll is "only" 8 million. More like 20-40 million.

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5000BBs? Sounds like a lot to me.


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They don't just play limit. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Also, I'm guessing he's not talking about an active roll, but rather how much Phil could have if he needed it.

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It's also less impressive when it is a billion dollars after 40 years of inflation.

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I would say Andy Beal.

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Bill Gates is known to play $3/$6 pr $4/$8 when in Vegas.

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Bill Gates is known to play $3/$6 pr $4/$8 when in Vegas.

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I read that too somewhere. By my calculations in the 4/8 game: with a net worth of approximately $50 billion dollars, he has a bankroll of 6.25 billion BB. (Probably enough to cover himself for variance).

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I'm suprised noone's mentioned Andy Beal.

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How 'bout that Andy Beal?

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How much are Paul Phillips and Richard Brodie worth? Their pre-poker earnings should put them high on any list.

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How much are Paul Phillips and Richard Brodie worth? Their pre-poker earnings should put them high on any list.

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I don't think Paul Phillips and Richard Brodie are comparable.

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Paul Phillips doesn't play poker anymore. He's a scrabble player/Rennaissance man now. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]