A month on from the incident comes news of an audacious bet by Brit poker pro Jake Cody (29) that doubled his money.
Cody emerged from a High Roller live tourney event at Dusk Til Dawn in Nottingham, England with the first prize of GBP 42,000 and, urged on by friends, decided to “create a story” by betting it on a single colour on the roulette wheel in the casino, owned by poker player Rob Yong.
Yong and Cody shook hands before the spin, and along with a large and noisy crowd watched the ball spin around the wheel to land on black, doubling Cody’s wager.
Neil Giblin, general manager for Dusk Till Dawn, said: “Jake and Rob have been friends for many years, and have played poker together all over the world. As soon as he saw Rob he decided to have a bit of fun and offered the bet, the GBP 42,000 he’d just won in the UK Poker Championship High Roller tournament.
“Luckily for Jake, he picked the right colour, his friends erupted and Rob settled up the bet in good spirits.”
View the big moment here (caution there is colourful language): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWJOtbZUpP4