What makes you wealthy may not KEEP you wealthy …

It may be OK to choose an activity that some would consider ‘gambling’ to make your money: trading stocks and options; trading options; flipping real-estate …

… or, in this case, it’s Phil Ivey who many consider to be the ‘Tiger Woods of Poker’ a.k.a. The World’s Greatest Poker Player.

But, listen closely, in the 10 seconds from 5:00 you will hear the likely source of his eventual demise – Phil Ivey’s Financial Archilles Heel.

If this is you, seek help now … if you want to reach your Number by your Date, you may need to take a few chances to make your money, but once it’s in your hands you don’t want to risk just throwing away a penny of it!

4 Responses to “ What makes you wealthy may not KEEP you wealthy … ”

1. Steve says:

   June 21, 2009 at 8:10 pm

   Like they said in the video, he might be the best(up and coming player right now, but I watched a show a few weeks back where a guy had won 40 million playing. Of course the flip side of that is , he had also lost 40 million.So the guy has learned how to make the money, but seems he hasn’t quite figured out how to hold onto it.
2. Adrian says:

   June 21, 2009 at 8:32 pm

   @ Steve – Bingo! And, therein lies the problem …

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3. Mike Hunt says:

   June 22, 2009 at 9:58 pm

   May I offer a solution to Phil Ivey? After he wins a big tourney I will hold on to 80% of his purse and dispense the money back to him slowly, cutting him off if he lost too much of the winnings.

   And for this service I charge a modest 20% of the purse. Any takers?

   -Mike
4. Adrian says:

   June 23, 2009 at 5:09 am

   @ Mike – LOL. However, we did suggest a more ‘self-service’ model that Phil (and, other speculators, traders, gamblers, flippers, developers, etc., etc.) could implement to help protect their ‘bankroll’ here:

   http://7million7years.com/2009/06/02/what-does-poker-have-to-do-with-investing/

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