Billionaire Poker Players - Page 4

Quicksilvre · #31 01-29-2006, 12:29 PM

I think that Phil Gordon is worth about $100 million, but that's because of the dot-com boom, not poker.

Of course, there's always Andy Beal.

Quicksilvre · #32 01-29-2006, 12:32 PM

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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]

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Fair enough.

It still sounds like a crazy sum.* Without knowing anything else about where they got their money, I'd have to assume that some of it came from investments, too.

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* Especially to an college freshman that has $340 to his name [img]/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img]

ripwalk · #33 01-29-2006, 03:16 PM

Sorry if it has already been mentioned, because I didn't read the replies .. But ... Andy Beal.

newhizzle · #34 01-29-2006, 03:36 PM

andy beal is a billionaire right?

and i think he plays poker

A_Junglen · #35 01-29-2006, 04:15 PM

Ah, Mr. Andrew Beal is the answer! I believe he is both a billionaire AND a poker player!

Case Closed, GG, etc

Your Mom · #36 01-29-2006, 04:38 PM

There's some rich banker from Texas who play some poker. Something like Billy, no it's Andy Beal.

rograndom · #37 01-29-2006, 05:16 PM

I don't think anyone's mentioned it yet, but Andy Beal is a billionare and he plays poker. Nobody really knows about him though somebody should write a book about him.

benfranklin · #38 01-29-2006, 05:38 PM

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Sorry if it has already been mentioned, because I didn't read the replies .. But ... Andy Beal.

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Andy Beal is not a Scrabble player.

benfranklin · #39 01-29-2006, 05:41 PM

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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]

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What is a sustainable hourly rate for being a Renaissance man?

tomdemaine · #40 01-29-2006, 07:17 PM

This thread is exactly why I [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 2+2. You tell 2+2er's not to do something and they will go out of their way to do it, for hilarious comedy effect. Just genius.