Written by :
Nagesh Rath
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A poker pro credits a big grudge match bet win between his business partner and the mighty Daniel "Kid Poker" Negreanu.
Back Story
- Ryan Fee is a co-founder along with Doug Polk of Upswing Poker, a poker coaching site.
- Polk beat Negreanu in their High Stakes Feud heads-up match booking a whopping profit of $1,200,000 over 25,000 hands.
- A portion of that money made its way to Fee and ultimately a brand new Lamborghini with customized plates that read "TYDNEGS", short for "Thank You Daniel Negreanu".
- Fee reportedly had a side bet related to the grudge match. Lamborghinis typically start at around $200,000 in price.
The Side Bet
- Shaun Deeb had bet that Doug Polk would not win by a margin of more than $1.1 million, and looked odds on to collect until Negreanu fell apart over the last 1,000 hands. Deeb only lost $10,000, so he won’t be too upset, even if losing was a little unexpected.
The problem with Lamborghini's is that normally they are too expensive...
— Ryan Fee (@RyanFeePoker) February 18, 2021
Cheers @RealKidPoker pic.twitter.com/SgQRonU3CI
Who is Ryan Fee
- Fee, who resides in Laguna Nigucl, CA, has $3,090,814 in live poker earnings and ranks 49th on California's all-time list.
- He won a bracelet at the 2016 World Series of Poker $ 1,000 No Limit Hold'em Tag Team (2-4 person teams) (Event #61) taking home $ 76,679.
- His biggest cash was a 2nd place finish at the 2014 HK$ 500,000 Super High Roller
- Fee is originally from Philadelphia.
- Nagesh Rath, Gambling911.com
