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$50 into more than $40 million in Las Vegas, "The Run"
http://www.las-vegastravelguide.com/archie-karas-50-40-million-zero-las-vegas/This is a story only possible in Las Vegas.
Archie Karas is a Greek-American gambler, high roller, poker player, and pool shark famous for the largest and longest documented winning streak in gambling history simply known as The Run.
The run started when he turned $50 in December 1992 into more than $40 million by the beginning of 1995, only to lose it all later that year.
He is considered by many to be the greatest gambler of all time and has often been compared to Nick the Greek, another high stakes gambler.
Archie Karas is a Greek-American gambler, high roller, poker player, and pool shark famous for the largest and longest documented winning streak in gambling history simply known as The Run.
The run started when he turned $50 in December 1992 into more than $40 million by the beginning of 1995, only to lose it all later that year.
He is considered by many to be the greatest gambler of all time and has often been compared to Nick the Greek, another high stakes gambler.
Much more at link.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archie_Karas#The_Run
I'm not a gambler and never been to Vegas, so I'll leave it to others to comment on this.
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