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April 4th, 2024 at 1:11:43 PM permalink
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April 4th, 2024 at 2:21:13 PM permalink
There are websites where speculators can go and invest in Daniel Negreanu or other poker players, buying a slice of their action in a specific tournament.

This is why players can bust out of a high-roller tournament with a buy-in of, say, $300,000, and simply shrug their shoulders and not be upset. They may have collected $300K from investors by selling them 80-90% of their action.
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April 4th, 2024 at 2:32:44 PM permalink
Quote: gordonm888

There are websites where speculators can go and invest in Daniel Negreanu or other poker players, buying a slice of their action in a specific tournament.

This is why players can bust out of a high-roller tournament with a buy-in of, say, $300,000, and simply shrug their shoulders and not be upset. They may have collected $300K from investors by selling them 80-90% of their action.
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Most of the big name poker players are sponsored into tournaments. I know one poker pro that gets $1 million of buy ins paid for each year. There are lots of poker players getting smaller amounts like $100k a year of free buy ins.
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