Champion of Large Toruny goes back to Work.

riderrrriderrr
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Some kid from London I believe (Ontario) won a big poker tournament I believe in the Carribean and won 2.5 million dollars american. 2 years later this kid has lost all his winnings or spent and has to go back to work. Talking about learning how to gamble responsibly, 2.5 million in two years is rediculous anyway you slice. This guy has a problem and needs some help. Also all of it is gone. Sure you expect him to have to work eventually but only after 2 years. Thats a drag thats all I have to say.

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  • DrTyoreDrTyore
    Check your facts

    I think you're talking about Steve Paul Ambrose... he's from Waterloo, he was a student then, and I believe he still is. He plays higher stake tournaments still and down consistently well in them. In fact, his most current blog entry ( http://stevejpa.blogspot.com/ ) is a report from the same tourney (Caribbean) that he won.

    Mark
  • JohnnieHJohnnieH
    DrTyore wrote: »
    he's from Waterloo, he was a student then, and I believe he still is.

    He is from Kingston, and attends U of W.

    As far as I know he hasn't gambled away his winnings. He is much too smart of a player to do that, and I'm sure we would of heard of something by now.
  • JimmyHoJimmyHo
    here are his places so far:

    http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=54708

    Not sure if he has played too much to lose all those winnings. Unlikely if he is at U of W fulltime.
  • QueenNineQueenNine
    riderrr wrote: »
    Some kid from London I believe (Ontario) won a big poker tournament I believe in the Carribean and won 2.5 million dollars american. 2 years later this kid has lost all his winnings or spent and has to go back to work. Talking about learning how to gamble responsibly, 2.5 million in two years is rediculous anyway you slice. This guy has a problem and needs some help. Also all of it is gone. Sure you expect him to have to work eventually but only after 2 years. Thats a drag thats all I have to say.

    Solid investigative skills Watson.

    :spellcheckingisfordummies
  • riderrrriderrr
    Not sure who the kid is. BUT in the Globe and Mail it says he had to go back to work. It did not specify he lost all of his earnings, it said he is going back to work. The wording implied he lost most of it. So you guys can disagree just posting on what I read in the Globe. Also just because he is a very smart player or too good of a player does not mean you can't lose rediculous amounts of money. A couple of big pots that don't go your way and you can lose A TON of money. And sorry about the spelling.
  • westside8westside8
    Next time try posting a link to the article would help.
    And a good/smart player would not allow him/herself to get to such a situation. Most good players would have a good idea what bankroll management means and losing a few big pots within a session will not cause them to lose the entire bankroll.
  • SirWattsSirWatts
    I haven't seen the article but I have no idea who this player could be. It's certainly beleiveable that a young guy could blow through a lot of that money, but there definitely haven't been any 2.5 million payouts in the caribbean so something about your story doesn't add up.
  • haddonhaddon
    This dude Rye Der I know, worked so hard to earn so many CeePeeEff Bux by overexerting himself typing nonsense only to lose it in 3 minutes and have to go back to work...so sad.
  • actyperactyper
    There are no secrets in the poker world anymore, we all know how much everybody has made, lost, etc! How many Canadians have won over $2.5 million in tourney winnings the past 2 years? 3 I think. Daniel N, Gavin Smith, David Matthews. N. Medic is prob close. Thats how dumb rumours get started and "parents groups" start complaining about gambling problems.
  • haddonhaddon
    actyper wrote: »
    There are no secrets in the poker world anymore, we all know how much everybody has made, lost, etc! How many Canadians have won over $2.5 million in tourney winnings the past 2 years? 3 I think. Daniel N, Gavin Smith, David Matthews. N. Medic is prob close. Thats how dumb rumours get started and "parents groups" start complaining about gambling problems.

    This list is flawed. I bet xxxcindyxxx made that much.
  • BigChrisElBigChrisEl
    Steve Dannenmann who placed second in the WSOP 2005 Main Event went back to work after splitting his $4,250,000 with his friend, and he works as an accountant so if any one knows how to avoid the taxes on winnings it would be him.
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