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Friends dad could win the World Series of Poker

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Slinger1x1
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so i just found out today that my friends dad is in 3rd place in the world series of poker. this is fucking nuts
he used to work for bear sterns (hes rich already) until they went bankrupt and he lost his job. now he might have another job, but who cares, hes about to make 8.5mill!!!

heres his chip count http://www.pokernews.com/wsop/2009/event-57/chip-counts/Steven%20Begleiter.htm

heres a video interview of him - sorry, embedding is dissabled
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYGytr2AGnM
Jul 15 2009 7:28PM
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charmander
Posts: 10636 - Karma: 372
damn, that's pretty cool.
Jul 15 2009 7:30PM
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VT_scratch
Posts: 8710 - Karma: 5,615
faaack thats sick! good luck to him, hope he wins!
Jul 15 2009 7:30PM
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KravtZ
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thats so sick++++++vibes to him hope he wins
Jul 15 2009 7:48PM
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Slinger1x1
Posts: 8853 - Karma: 65
WOAH!!!
JUST MOVED INTO FIRST PLACE!!!
29million chips!!!!
Jul 15 2009 8:23PM
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OrangeName
Posts: 675 - Karma: 15

oh my hell.

will he share sum with me please!!??

Jul 15 2009 8:25PM
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*steeze_is_good
Posts: 2885 - Karma: 718
Thats crazy
Jul 15 2009 8:25PM
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0ptions
Posts: 2198 - Karma: 60
Thats sick. How badly are the winnings taxed, or are they? I would assume they are but he'd still be a millionaire.
Jul 15 2009 8:27PM
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.jr
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if he goes out now, hes still making 600,000 lol shit..
Jul 15 2009 8:35PM
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Slinger1x1
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hes already a millionaire, haha. he used to be one of those guys at bear sterns getting like multimillion dollar christmas bonus's
i live in a really rich town (althought im on the lower end)

so hes now in 1st out of 14. hes gonna win big. shit. i can't believe this. His son, my good friend, is in NZ right skiing on a trip i went on last year (and suggested to him), haha
Jul 15 2009 8:56PM
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Slinger1x1
Posts: 8853 - Karma: 65
well guys.

right now hes in third place out of 7.
its pretty awesome to be honest.
the final table airs on tuesday on espn. everyone watch and cheer on steve.
Nov 8 2009 12:09AM
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scratchproteen
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the final table airs on tuesday? and its already down to two guys? i hate how they do that...you can just read about it all now.
Nov 8 2009 12:35PM
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Mavrck
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THATS CRAZY. I watched the other day for a while and I saw the little story they did on him about the whole Berns and whatever company going down haha. thats crazy he's your buddies dad. now you might beable to roll in whatever your friends car is going to be hahaha
Nov 8 2009 12:54PM
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jamodeo
Posts: 3040 - Karma: 663
people make bank like back into 10th place hes gunna get some much money when hes done
Nov 8 2009 1:00PM
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chody_miller33
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thats so sweet so w8 he was a millionare before this and then the company he worked for went down and now hes poor or wut. either way hes going to be rich again and this is so sick. does this kid have ns the kid thats on the ski trip that u were going to go on and his dad is in world series of poker
Nov 8 2009 1:41PM
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double_D
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does ur friend ski?
if so lucky fucken bastard
Nov 8 2009 1:44PM
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