Michael Jordan

The average salary is a bit under 50k, so let's say 50k

Over 20 years you would accumulate 1mil with no taxes/rent, etc...

So anything MJ buys would feel like it costs him 500 times less since he got to 500mil in about that time.

You think about how much a $30,000 car hits you, if you were in MJ level, it would feel like you spent $60 on it.

So a $1,000 a game bet for someone like MJ would be $2 a game for your average joe. Think about being able to drop 1k like it was a couple of singles.
 
There is a known pool player and another pool backer that have played high stakes poker with him. He is not short on funds..lol. He likes to make 50,000 dollar bluff bets I hear.
 
Tommy-D said:
Imagine if the game grabbed him for life :eek:.

The supremely talented athlete he is,with unmeasurable competitive spirit and heart,and a virtually unlimited bankroll to go along with a taste for betting it up big.

Picture him hiring someone like Stan Shuffett or Bert Kinister,and putting the time in.

Kinda scary if you think about it really. Tommy D.
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I am one of those people who say you cannot get serious about pool at HIS AGE (50?) and become world class no matter what you do....

(if he started playing pool when he started playing basketball, then YES VERY scary!!!!) :yikes:
 
If MJ got a wild hair he could almost for sure carry a tour of some kind, especially if he showed real interest and involvement. Not that he would even have to foot the bill but rather that if his name was a on it the sponsors (especially the ones he already has) would likely follow if for no other reason than he asked them to. Might even get some media coverage.

Here's an example of what I mean:

http://www.23race.com/index.html

Click on the "Partners" tab.
 
As long as Nike is in business M.Jordan will never be broke, he has a life time contract with Nike.
 
hang-the-9 said:
The average salary is a bit under 50k, so let's say 50k

Over 20 years you would accumulate 1mil with no taxes/rent, etc...

So anything MJ buys would feel like it costs him 500 times less since he got to 500mil in about that time.

You think about how much a $30,000 car hits you, if you were in MJ level, it would feel like you spent $60 on it.

So a $1,000 a game bet for someone like MJ would be $2 a game for your average joe. Think about being able to drop 1k like it was a couple of singles.
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I'm sure he cares or else he wouldn't lose so much money gambling.

If I was rich, I would care because even though you can afford it but at the end of the day....just imagine how much 100k is.

You just blew all that money and the worst thing is....you gave some chump 100k.
 
Scott Lee said:
It's a shame that he got hustled, as his fame could do wonders for public acceptance of the game. Of course, he's been hustled in golf too.

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
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I don't understand why it's a shame he got hustled.
...I hope he tries to get even.
If more celebrities got hooked to this game, it could a be bright future for
pool.

Joe Louis lost a lot of money gambling at golf....he was very good but the
pros were better. A lot of wealthy stars created $100,000 calcuttas fifty
or sixty years ago, which gave golf the boost that made it a mainline sport.
Gambling and taking down scores didn't hurt golf at all.
 
pt109 said:
I don't understand why it's a shame he got hustled.
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It's a shame because many people do not have a happy-go-lucky response to being conned, nor does it ignite some special competitive fire. Being truly hustled leaves them feeling like someone simply stole money from them. Even if you have plenty more where that came from, it's going to piss you off.
 
CreeDo said:
It's a shame because many people do not have a happy-go-lucky response to being conned, nor does it ignite some special competitive fire. Being truly hustled leaves them feeling like someone simply stole money from them. Even if you have plenty more where that came from, it's going to piss you off.
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A good gambler would never feel that getting hustled is like having money
stolen. He was probably trying to do the same thing.

Getting dumped or jarred is a different thing.

Getting beat by a better player who misrepresented his speed is no
different than getting fooled on a poker hand and losing all your chips.
It's all part of gambling.
 
pt109 said:
A good gambler would never feel that getting hustled is like having money
stolen. He was probably trying to do the same thing.

Getting dumped or jarred is a different thing.

Getting beat by a better player who misrepresented his speed is no
different than getting fooled on a poker hand and losing all your chips.
It's all part of gambling.
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This we're gonna have to disagree on.

Bluffing is assumed as part of poker, in fact the game of poker itself breaks down if bluffing didn't exist. You literally can't play poker without it.

Pool can be played all day without any sort of 'bluffing'. It is not a game of trying to fool your opponent, or trying to read their mind. It's a game of planning and execution. Players can and do match up legitimately.

Hustling is simply a con that can be applied to a variety of situations, including a pool game. I don't respect a con artist, I respect a guy who legitimately won money in a fair matchup.

I don't know what you call a "true gambler", but I know what I consider a true pool player.
 
He didn't get hustled.

alstl said:
When he suddenly "retired" from the NBA and tried to play minor league baseball there was speculation his gambling habit caused the NBA to send him in that direction. He reportedly owed a guy over a million dollars in golf gambling debt before settling out of court for a lesser sum.

Whether he still gambles or not I don't know but him getting hustled out of some cash at pool doesn't surprise me.
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Don't forget when he started playing with Nike's he was fined $5k per game and it was gladly paid selling 15 million Jordans.

DogsPlayingPool said:
MJ sure has some gamble. It is pretty well known that he is usually in big action on the golf course. I sometimes wondered if that was the real reason he retired from basketball the first time. His gambling was starting to come out in the press and it probably wouldn't have been too long before they found out he was betting NBA games (if he was), maybe even the Bulls. He probably saw a possible Pete Rose situation forming but the story faded away when he retired.
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