FXCM real money contest result's and record

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    Example of Fortune
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    Top poker player Gus Hansen won life Poker 9.4 mln $
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    http://www.pokerpages.com/player-profile/gus-hansen.htm

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    Fortune going away
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    but after that loss online Poker 10 mln $ ( in 2013 - 4 mln $ )
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    but after that loss online Poker 10 mln $ ( in 2013 - 4 mln $ )
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    http://www.canadapoker.com/the-biggest-losers-in-online-poker/


    Gus Hansen, aka the “Great Dane” is said to have amassed a massive $10.4 million in lifetime online poker losses, making him the biggest loser online

    One of the best poker players in the world, the 37 year-old Ivey has captured nine WSOP bracelets and amassed live winnings of $17,649,220. Ivey’s online cash record has been equally as impressive. With $19,242,744 in earnings playing under his own name at Full Tilt, he is considered online poker’s biggest ever winner.
    Despite being the biggest winner in online poker history, since Phil Ivey started playing on the re-launched Full Tilt Poker under his latest nickname “Polarizing”, he is currently down a whopping $3,232,426 with -$2,980,086 of that total coming in this year alone.


    Biggest Online Poker Losers In 2013
    Gus Hansen: -$4,003,528
    Phil “Polarizing” Ivey: -$2,980,086
     
    #101     Sep 22, 2013
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    ... September 7, 2013 1:21 PM



    It was a record-smashing field for the three-day €10,000+€300 High Roller, with 180 total entries, a full 40 entries clear of the previous high at EPT9 Berlin and a huge jump from the 101 who played the High Roller in Barcelona a year ago.

    Thomas Muhlocker claimed the title and €390,700 first prize.

    http://www.pokerstarsblog.com/ept/2013/ept10-barcelona-muhlocker-high-roller-ch-141368.html

    It is 3693.20388 % on initial capital 10300 euro in 3 day's


    Top(from time to time 1-3 place in all time history,more as 18 mln $ ) payed poker gambler of all time Negreanu was placed second with 263800 euro ,but have made 1 reentry
    10300 euro +10000 euro =20300 euro initial capital

    It is 1199.5073 % profit on 20300 euro in 3 day's
     
    #102     Sep 22, 2013
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    EPT10 Super High Roller
    Date: August 30-September 1
    Buy-in: €50,000
    Game: NLHE
    Players: 40 players (and 11 re-entries)
    Prize pool: €2,448,765

    1. Vitaly Lunkin, Russia, €771,300
    2. Erik Seidel, USA, €557,100
    3. Steve O'Dwyer, Ireland, €355,100
    4. Mike McDonald, Canada, €269,400
    5. David Benefield, USA, €208,150
    6. Ole Schemion, Germany, €159,200
    7. Fabian Quoss, Germany, €128,515

    http://www.pokerstarsblog.com/ept/2013/ept10-barcelona-xxxx-wins-the-141030.html
     
    #104     Sep 22, 2013
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    who would like to break Terrence Watanabe's record of losing 204 million dollars in one single year. The American businessman was a regular visitor at the Harrah's Entertainment casinos in Las Vegas and is still more than 14 million dollars behind with his payments, which means that he could even be facing 28 years in prison.

    52 year old Terrence Watanba from Nebraska took over Oriental Trading Company, his father's business in 1977, which is mostly dealing with party accessories and toys. The company's yearly income exceeded 300 million dollars, when Terrence sold it to Brentwood Associates in 2000. Although the buying price has been undisclosed, it is highly probable that Watanabe received enough money to secure a wealthy life for all his descendants.

    However, the 52 year old workaholic couldn't bear having free time and first became the prisoner of alcohol, and then got addicted to gambling. As he regularly did these two free-time activities at the same time, he started losing huge sums of money, which means that the most his descendants can inherit will be his huge debts. According to the first reports by Harrah's Entertainment, he had lost 127 million dollars in Rio and Caesars Palace, but it later turned out that they had underestimated his losses, which truly add up to around $204 million. Watanabe is still unable to put together $14.75 million, which means he could be facing up to a 28-year sentence.

    http://www.pokergurublog.com/content/biggest-loser-world-down-204000000
     
    #105     Sep 28, 2013
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    The Sydney Morning Herald reports:

    The court heard that between June 2005 and August 2006, Mr Kakavas spent $1.479 billion at Crown, winning and losing vast sums, often on hands of baccarat that took just seconds to play.

    During one "frenetic" stint in May 2006, Mr Kakavas spent a staggering $164 million in just five and a half hours.

    His odds of winning back any of the lost funds are pretty slim as both Victoria’s Supreme Court and an appeals court ruled against Kakavas, whose only hope now lies with the High Court.

    The question being pondered: Did Crown Casino take "unconscionable advantage" of their most lucrative Australian client by letting him gamble despite his addiction?

    Kakavas’ attorney, Allan Myers QC, claims his client had been “clinically diagnosed as a pathological gambler with a severely impaired ability to make rational decisions at the betting table,” according to the Sydney Morning Herald.

    Kakavas is attempting to recoup a mere $20.5 million of the $1.5 billion lost.

    - Jagajeet Chiba, Gambling911.com

    http://www.gambling911.com/gambling...y-kakavas-loses-15-billion-casino-040713.html
     
    #106     Sep 28, 2013
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    http://www.pokerstarsblog.com/ept/2013/50000-super-high-roller-event-makes-debu-141287.html#more

    £50,000 Super High Roller event makes debut at European Poker Tour Season 10 London festival
    by EPT staff on September 6, 2013 7:30 AM

    38-event festival heads to Grand Connaught Rooms from October 2-12
    The European Poker Tour today announced the 38-event schedule for the Season 10 London Poker Festival, which will feature a £50,000 Super High Roller event for the first time. The London stop, which will take place from October 2-12, is also set for a brand new venue at the beautiful Grand Connaught Rooms in central London.
    Europe's richest poker tour will once again join forces with the UK & Ireland Poker Tour for its London stop to create a spectacular ten-day poker festival. The local tour partnerships was an innovation introduced by the EPT in Season 9 to bring players an even greater selection of buy-ins and game types, creating a poker festival that truly offers something for everyone.
    Last season's London Poker Festival attracted almost 2,000 players and paid out more than £8 million in prizes. This year, the UKIPT £1,100 Main Event will kick off proceedings on October 2, while the six-day £5,250 EPT Main Event runs from October 6-12. Sergio Aido from Spain, and Dutch pro Ruben Visser, were last season's UKIPT and EPT Main Event champions, who topped fields of 1,098 and 646 players respectively to take home £144,555 and £595,000.
    First EPT London Super High Roller
    The three-day £50,000 Super High Roller event will be the first of its kind to take place at EPT London. It will run from October 4-6, and is expected to attract over 60 players from the cream of the international poker elite, including Team PokerStars Pros Daniel Negreanu, Bertrand 'ElkY' Grospellier and Eugene Katchalov. Speaking about the upcoming event, Daniel Negreanu said: "I think London is the perfect venue for a high buy in event and it's sure to attract all the heavy hitters. It's one I definitely won't be missing!"
     
    #107     Sep 28, 2013
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    Biggest Roulette Winners of All Time
    September 13, 2013Casino Gamesroulette

    http://www.gamblingforreal.com/biggest-roulette-winners-all-time/

    1. Ashley Revell

    Total take: $135,500

    Method: Wagered life savings on red
    On the big day, Revell threw down a $135,500 wager on red in front of an audience of millions.
    $135,000 probably isn’t even near the top 50 largest roulette bets ever placed in Las Vegas, but it ranks very near the top in terms of pure ballsy-ness. This one bet represented everything Ashley had accumulated over 32 years of life.

    2. Charles Wells

    Total take: 2 million francs in 1891

    Method: Luck

    Charles Wells won a million francs at the Monte Carlo in a single night in 1891. He returned later that same year and won another million francs. Unfortunately, his luck came to an end after that.

    Charles continued gambling and lost everything. Then, he was arrested for running business scams and sentenced to 8 years in prison.

    3. Mike Ashley

    Total take: £820,000

    Method: A “complete” bet on 17

    Mike Ashley is a billionaire businessman and owner of Newcastle United Football Club. News outlets reported in 2008 that he visited a private Mayfair casino and threw down a complex roulette bet worth nearly half a million pounds.

    In one spin, he wagered a total of £480,000 on every possible inside wager that includes the number 17. This includes a straight-up bet on 17, all the splits that include the number 17, all the streets, corners and six-line bets. This is called a full complete.

    The same news reports also state that he placed wagers on black, odd, the first half, middle column and middle dozen. In the end, he took home roughly £1,300,000 for a net profit of £820,000. I

    4. Joseph Jagger

    Total Take: $375,000 in 1873

    Method: Identified biased roulette wheels

    Joseph Jagger worked in the cotton mechanics industry and took his experience with machines to the Beaux-Arts casino in Monte Carlo. There, he paid six clerks to secretly note the results of many spins of the roulette wheels there. He found that one of the wheels showed a clear bias which resulted in the numbers 7, 8, 9, 17, 18, 19, 22, 28 and 29 hitting more often than they should have in a truly random wheel.

    Joseph Jagger then visited the casino himself, placed his bets accordingly and won the equivalent of $375,000 over the next few days. The casino eventually wised up to his strategy and got rid of the biased wheel. Jagger kept his winnings, retired from his job, invested the money in his own property and never again returned to the casino.

    To put that in perspective, $375,000 back then would have a purchasing power of more than $7,000,000 today.

    5. Chris Boyd

    Total take: $220,000

    Method: Wagered $220,000 on red

    Chris Boyd was a 40 year old computer programmer from England who saved $220,000 over a three year period. He took the money to Las Vegas and searched for a casino that would take such a massive bet. Many casinos refused, but he eventually struck a deal with Binion’s Horseshoe Club.

    Binion’s had a max bet of $100,000, but they agreed to take his wager this one time. They also covered the 00 slot on their American roulette wheel, which effectively turned it into a European roulette wheel.

    Chris bet all $220,000 on red and won the bet.

    6. Francis Farrugia, Francesco Baioni and Frank Camilleri

    Total take: Unknown, millions

    Method: Cheating / past posting

    Francis Farrugia, Francesco Baioni and Frank Camilleri traveled the world for 20 years ripping off casinos using the age-old trick of distracting croupiers in order to add high value chips to wagers after the ball had come to a rest.
     
    #108     Sep 28, 2013
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    EPT Barcelona: Super High Roller Final Table - Feature Hand 3

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rc3WXTYfqBo


    EPT10 Super High Roller
    Date: August 30-September 1
    Buy-in: €50,000
    Game: NLHE
    Players: 40 players (and 11 re-entries)
    Prize pool: €2,448,765

    1. Vitaly Lunkin, Russia, €771,300
    2. Erik Seidel, USA, €557,100
    3. Steve O'Dwyer, Ireland, €355,100
    4. Mike McDonald, Canada, €269,400
    5. David Benefield, USA, €208,150
    6. Ole Schemion, Germany, €159,200
    7. Fabian Quoss, Germany, €128,515

    http://www.pokerstarsblog.com/ept/2013/ept10-barcelona-xxxx-wins-the-141030.html
     
    #109     Sep 28, 2013
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    http://minervini.com


    Mark Minervini is one of America's most successful stock traders; a veteran of Wall Street for nearly 30 years. To demonstrate the capabilities of his SEPA® methodology, in 1997, Minervini put up $250,000 of his own money and entered the U.S. Investing Championship. Trading against stock, futures and options traders, he traded a long only stock portfolio to win the real-money investment derby with a 155% annual return, a performance that was nearly double the next nearest competing money manager.

    Minervini is featured in Jack Schwager's Stock Market Wizards; Conversations with America's Top Stock Traders. Schwager wrote: "Minervini's performance has been nothing short of astounding. Most traders and money managers would be delighted to have Minervini's worst year – a 128 percent gain – as their best."

    Using his SEPA® trading strategy, in a five-and-a-half-year period Minervini generated a 220 percent average annual return with only one losing quarter. To put that in perspective, a $100,000 account would explode to over $30 million with those returns.

    http://minervini.com/bio.php
     
    #110     Sep 29, 2013