5 of the Biggest Gamblers of the World
March 4, 2010 People, Shopping
Archie Karas
Archie Karas, a Greek Gambler and is considered to be one of the greatest gamblers of all time by most people; Archie Karas came to USA having only $ 50 in his pocket and within days he turned this amount into $ 17 million by playing poker and pool; but he lost his gambling glory after losing $ 13 million in 1995 while playing dice in Vegas.
Chris Moneymaker
It was 2003 when Chris won a seat into main event of World Series of Poker through a online satellite poker tournament; he won first prize of $ 25 million of World Series and became a poker star overnight; his other achievements are winning $15,889 in “Deep Stack Pot Limit Omaha” poker tournament and also standing second in 2004 Shooting Stars event, his total live tournament earnings exceed $2,900,000.
Amarillo Slim
Amarillo Slim, an American gambler popularly known for his expertise in poker and Proposition bets, he won his first major event in 1972, when he won “1972 World Series of Poker” ; his greatest achievement in gambling world was winning $142,000 in 1990 “ Pot Limit Omaha” Tournament.
Akio Kashiwagi
Akio Kashiwagi was one of the biggest Gambler of Japan, he used to play regularly bets of large sums between $ 10000 and $ 200000; he was also the sole owner of “Kashiwagi Shoji Co” ,his real estate and investment business; he was killed on January 3, 1992, by some unknown men.
Zeljko Ranogajec
Zeljko Ranogajec Popularly known as “The Joker” is a Australian gambler, According to an estimate his annual betting turnover is above colossal $ 1 Billion; his greatest achievement was in 1994 ,when he won world-record $ 7.5 million Keno jackpot at North Ryde RSL Club; he is also a great expert in horse racing related betting.