speaking of golf and bets.

[MadJack]

i'd like to see agent do this

BREAKING: Erick Lindgren Risking Over $300k on Golfing Prop Bet

We got a call from Gavin Smith late last night informing us that Erick Lindgren just accepted a $100,000 prop bet with the following rules:

:: He had to play four rounds of golf at Bear's Best in one day.

:: He had to walk all four rounds back-to-back-to-back-to-back.

:: He'd be shooting from the pro tees.

:: He had to shoot under 100 on all rounds.

Within 15 minutes, Phil Ivey added another $200k to the bet, pushing the total near $350k.

As with most great prop bets, this one came from nowhere. Lindgren, Gavin and a few others were out drinking. Lindgren mentioned how unhappy he was with his performance in the H.O.R.S.E. event and to punish himself, he was just going to play golf all day. The bet ensued. Lindgren accepted.

We asked E-Dog for a quote on the bet. His reply: "My quote is...oops."

We'll be there with cameras to cover for our new show on RawVegas.tv, The TOKE. Developing...

UPDATE: Lindgren aced the first 18, on to round 2.

UPDATE II: To answer some questions, the bet is 1:1 and Erick got underway this morning bright and early before 6 am. Bear's Best measures 7194. It's rating/slope is 74.0/147. Temperatures today are just over 100 degrees with winds around 15 mph but they're gusting more as the day goes on. Phil Ivey showed up to the course a little while ago to check in on Erick's status. Supposedly he's on fire right now . . . think the priest in Caddy Shack but without the thunder and lightning. Stay tuned for video of his outing some day some time soon on RawVegas.tv's The TOKE with Wicked Chops Poker.

 

[MadJack]

One of the hard parts for Erick in this bet will be all the walking BETWEEN holes. Many holes are spread out, with long distances from green to the next tee. It will be very difficult for him to do this.

I would estimate each round will require 7 miles of walking.

:SIB :SIB

 

[abc]

Phil Ivey has hussled 2 guys on the links for big time money..
f you read some of the major poker forums online, then there is a good chance that you have heard something about the dispute between Phil Ivey, Ram Vaswani and Marc Goodwin.

There are a lot of mistruths and half-truths circulating around, so we thought that we would lay the facts as they are known to us out, so that you can make your own decisions regarding who is right and who is wrong in this matter. Let's start from the beginning.

If you are a poker player, there is a good chance that you like to gamble on pretty much anything. Also, if you are a professional poker player, there is a good chance that you spend a good deal of your time on the golf course. Put the two together, and you have professional poker players that wager a lot of money out on the golf course.

Now, some golfers are obviously better than others. In order to make a fair game, the players will determine the skill level of each player playing, and awards shots to each player, in order to even the game up. Meaning, if you have a scratch golfer and a golf with a 20 handicap, the scratch golfer will give up shots in order to even up the match. For example, one shot per hole.

Now, Phil Ivey isn't a very good golfer. Other players used to bug him about how bad he was. Ivey, being as competitive as he is, set out to improve his game, hiring some of the best golf pros around to fix his game, and spending much of his time out on the golf course.

The two other people in this story are both fairly good golfers. Marc Goodwin is a scratch golfer, and Vaswani has a 7 handicap I believe.

So the story starts in Australia. Ivey, Vaswani and Goodwin meet at a golf course to have a game. Vaswani and Goodwin ask Ivey if he has been playing much lately and Ivey says, no, I've been spending much of my time playing poker. They are having a tough time figuring out how many shots to give to Ivey. They ask Ivey if Erick Lindgren gave him 10 shots the last time they played, and Ivey says yes. With that, the game is set, and they are off.

Two things happened. Goodwin and Vaswani both played worse than usual, and Ivey was much, much better than usual. Goodwin and Vaswani quickly got into a hole with Ivey, one that they couldn't play their way out of. It quickly became apparent that Ivey had improved his game greatly.

According to my sources, Goodwin became furious after dropping a substantial amount of money, and quit the game. Vaswani kept playing, and was soon down $900,000. Vaswani felt cheated by Ivey, feeling that he had been hustled, and refused to play.

A meeting was set up before the Monte Carlo EPT event to try and resolve the problem, with Barry Greenstein acting as one of the mediators, but nothing was settled. According to reports, the matter is still unresolved.

According to people close to the matter, Vaswani and Goodwin had the opportunity to quit the game after 18 holes, but they figured that Ivey would soon fall apart, so they kept playing, and kept raising the stakes. Ivey remained steady, and their losses grew.

According to reports, Ivey had dropped quite a bit of money in the past to these two players.

Many in the poker world are taking sides in this dispute, with Doyle Brunson and Daniel Negreanu both publicly stating that they feel that Ivey should be paid the full amount that he is owed.

The question is. Did Ivey hustle Vaswani and Goodwin? Was he dishonest about exactly how much he had played in the past few months?

Or are Vaswani and Goodwin sharks themselves that couldn't handle the fact that they were losing, and kept raising and hiking the bets?

This dispute has certainly caused a rift, with Vaswani publicly stating that he no longer considers Ivey a friend of his.

I have a feeling that we will hear about some resolution to this matter during the World Series of Poker. All of the major pros will be in town for a month and a half, and there will be plenty of golf being played during that time. I have a feeling that all will be resolved before the main even

 

[MadJack]

About 2 hours ago at FTP 200-400

Phil Ivey: 200k
Phil Ivey: heres the bet
Phil Ivey: i bet him he couldn't walk 18 holes 4 times in today and break 100 all for times and he has to do it on one of the most hilliest golf courses in vegas.
HitRockBottom1: LOL
Phil Ivey: and he has to carry his bag
Phil Ivey: he has already done it twice and he just called me and told me he couldn't feel his knees
Phil Ivey: lmao
HitRockBottom1: haha
HitRockBottom1: HAHAH
HitRockBottom1: you would bet 200k on that
HitRockBottom1: such a balla bet
Phil Ivey: i don't care if he wins as long as he gets a little punishment
Phil Ivey: i am going over there when he finishes the 3rd round
HitRockBottom1: haha
HitRockBottom1: where this at
HitRockBottom1: tpc?
kid holdem: u gonna walk the last round with him, lol?
Phil Ivey: don't think he will ko him but i think he will win
Phil Ivey: lol
Phil Ivey: don't know i empty u
Phil Ivey: i don't play as much as i use to

 

[Agent 0659]

What a freakin bet! Most guys on this forum couldn't walk it let alone even play the Golf. I have never shot in the 100's in my life so that wouldn't be an issue at all, but I wouldn't make that bet unless I had significant time to prepare for it (the walk).

:com:

 

[yyz]

What a freakin bet! Most guys on this forum couldn't walk it let alone even play the Golf. I have never shot in the 100's in my life so that wouldn't be an issue at all, but I wouldn't make that bet unless I had significant time to prepare for it (the walk).

:com:

Think about it, though.

• 100 degrees!
  
• Walking/Carrying sticks
  
• 28 total miles!!!!!

That's tough for anyone, but if you are not used to WORKING like that......you are going to have one helluva time getting that last 27 holes in!

Hands will start to blister pretty soon, too. Fatigue will cause the score to go higher, and that 100 might come very quickly!


I can't see him completing it.

 

[Agent 0659]

Think about it, though.

• 100 degrees!
  
• Walking/Carrying sticks
  
• 28 total miles!!!!!

That's tough for anyone, but if you are not used to WORKING like that......you are going to have one helluva time getting that last 27 holes in!

Hands will start to blister pretty soon, too. Fatigue will cause the score to go higher, and that 100 might come very quickly!


I can't see him completing it.

I would take the bet, in a LARGE way. Just need proper time to ready myself. No way I'm carrying all my clubs, I would grab a Sunday bag and about 5 clubs. Would be very difficult I agree but very attainable.

However, I don't see Eric dong this.

 

[Morris]

Think about it, though.

• 100 degrees!
  
• Walking/Carrying sticks
  
• 28 total miles!!!!!

That's tough for anyone, but if you are not used to WORKING like that......you are going to have one helluva time getting that last 27 holes in!

Hands will start to blister pretty soon, too. Fatigue will cause the score to go higher, and that 100 might come very quickly!


I can't see him completing it.

When you put it in that perspective very tough indeed!!

 

[MadJack]

no way possible i could do that. no way i could do 18 :mj07: forget 72.

 

[MadJack]

seriously. i don't think i could play 72 holes with a cart.

 

[Sun Tzu]

Not that hard if you are a decent golfer.

On a side note: maybe I am really naiive - I just cant fathom these guys really have that much cash to toss away.

 

[MadJack]

Not that hard if you are a decent golfer.

yeah, no problem to just go out one day and walk 28 miles carrying a golf bag with clubs. nope, not hard at all.

 

[yyz]

Not that hard if you are a decent golfer.

On a side note: maybe I am really naiive - I just cant fathom these guys really have that much cash to toss away.

Why do you think they run out on their debts?

 

[vinnie]

yeah, no problem to just go out one day and walk 28 miles carrying a golf bag with clubs. nope, not hard at all.

do every moring before my coffee :shrug:

 

[MadJack]

do every moring before my coffee :shrug:

yup, no problem. what was i thinking.

 

[Sun Tzu]

yeah, no problem to just go out one day and walk 28 miles carrying a golf bag with clubs. nope, not hard at all.

Well for starters it isnt 28 miles....7200 yards is a tad over 4 miles times 4 is about 16 miles, not 38...15 hours or so to do it isnt exactly a break neck pace. I used to do 3 rounds a day in similar conditions with no cash on the line.

 

[vinnie]

yup, no problem. what was i thinking.

:mj07:

 

[yyz]

I would take the bet, in a LARGE way. Just need proper time to ready myself. No way I'm carrying all my clubs, I would grab a Sunday bag and about 5 clubs. Would be very difficult I agree but very attainable.

However, I don't see Eric dong this.

Don't forget that even though we are at some or the longest days of the year for daylight, he still only has from about 5am-9pm to play. That's 4 hours a round, which is a good pace without being fatigued!

Yeah.....he could play in the dark, but he staill has to break 100, so that's out!

.......He ain't doing this.

 

[yyz]

Well for starters it isnt 28 miles....7200 yards is a tad over 4 miles times 4 is about 16 miles, not 38...15 hours or so to do it isnt exactly a break neck pace. I used to do 3 rounds a day in similar conditions with no cash on the line.

You golfed in a straight line?

 

[MadJack]

7200 yards is a tad over 4 miles times 4 is about 16 miles, not 38

well, i don't know where i came up with *28* not 38 because i didnt do the math, i must have read it. but there is also the walk between holes.

here's where i got the 7 miles. who knows how far it is between holes?

One of the hard parts for Erick in this bet will be all the walking BETWEEN holes. Many holes are spread out, with long distances from green to the next tee. It will be very difficult for him to do this.

I would estimate each round will require 7 miles of walking.