There’s nothing quite as exciting as the ‘ol proposition bet. These wagers have been popular for years in bars and on golf courses, and nobody seems to love them more than professional poker players. In fact, some of the most profitable (and most unusual) proposition bets have been thought up and carried out by these card-playing gamblers.
THE VEGAN PROPOSITION - It’s a well-known fact with the poker world that Howard Lederer is a vegetarian. So Davis Grey made him a $10,000 bet that the poker pro wouldn’t eat a cheeseburger. Lederer, without hesitation, devoured one and found himself $10,000 richer. Grey hated olives, so Lederer offered him a chance to keep his money. All he had to do was eat some of those little green items with the funky-looking pimento inside. Grey decided to pass and tossed Lederer the money.
THE WEIGHT WATCHERS BET - Venerable poker legend Doyle Brunson used to have a serious weight problem. And over the years, he’s literally lost hundreds of thousands of dollars on wagers involving his weight. But in 2003, he was offered 10/1 odds by a group of gamblers on a $100,000 bet. All he had to do to win was get below 300 pounds. Using the Atkins Diet and Weight Watchers, Brunson got below the target weight and picked up over $1 million in winnings. Insane amount of money wagered there.
A similar bet occurred between Erick Lindgren and Mike ‘The Mouth’ Matusow just before the 2005 WSOP. They wagered $20,000 on who could lose more weight. Matusow lost 17 pounds, but he still lost by two pounds when Lindgren convinced him that he couldn’t lose any more. Matusow fell for the trick and slacked off, allowing Lindgren to win by the slimmest of margins.
THE IOWA BET - John Hennigan loves the action of the big city, especially the action at the local casinos. But when a group of friends bet him six-figures that he couldn’t spend six weeks living in the sleepy city of Des Moines, Iowa, Hennigan couldn’t pass up the offer. Planning to work on his golf game, Hennigan only lasted two days before he ran screaming back to the big city. How does Herbavor do it?
The last two wagers involved having the correct read on your opponent.
THE GOLF BET - Phil Ivey is not a particularly good golfer, while Erick Lindgren is supposed to be quite talented. But ever the optimist, Ivey has bet his fellow poker player $500,000 that he can beat him in 72 holes of golf sometime in the next eight years. According to sources, Ivey has been improving as of late and is beating Lindgren from time to time.
More tomorrow.
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Side note to Herbavor:
I cannot remove the roller blader. Since she has joined NPP, Faldo is cashing.
A 1st and 2nd in the Tues-Wed tourney and cashing in 4 of 5 MTT's - since she appeared on the blog.
Her skating is giving Faldo some nub at the tables.
I caught a 20 inch smallmouth bass on Orchard Lake this morning, the largest smallie of my not so illutrious career. Another one just as big was hitting the lure (chrome little cleo) all the way to the boat, it was quite a sight. If I had a lure w/ dual treble hooks I may ahve had 2 for the price of one. For me, catching fish is better than winning a tournament, it's not even close.
Google the Eric Lindgren porp bet where he had to play 18 and break 80 in under an hour (I think) in the desert heat of 100+. He did it!
Nice catch Matchy,
As for me, there is no other feeling like catching a hog like that. Love to top water fish for bass, nothing else like it, sure does get the blood flowing.
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