Poker participant Sean Perry, who claims to be probably the greatest sports activities bettors on this planet, misplaced a $1.1 million Tremendous Bowl guess on the San Francisco 49ers.
The Niners misplaced Sunday night time to the defending champion Kansas Metropolis Chiefs in extra time, 25-22, in an exhilarating recreation for the ages. Patrick Mahomes, who orchestrated an excellent game-winning drive, received his third Tremendous Bowl MVP and is now within the G.O.A.T. dialog with Tom Brady.
Playing Guru Will get Crushed
Previous to kickoff, Perry shared his seven-figure ticket on X positioned at Circa Sports activities, one of many greatest reported bets of the complete Tremendous Bowl. The guess on San Francisco, a slight favourite, to win the sport at -110 odds would have paid out $2,100,000, for a $1 million revenue.
For a lot of the sport, it appeared the previous poker professional with over $6.eight million in stay match cashes was headed for victory. The 49ers led 10-Zero late within the first half and did not path till late within the third quarter.
San Francisco was a fourth down cease in extra time away from successful the sport, however a Mahomes scramble stored the ultimate drive alive. Kansas Metropolis received it on a three-yard go to Mecole Hardman Jr. with simply three seconds remaining, a crushing blow to Perry and anybody who guess on the Niners.
Following the sport, Perry confirmed some humility in a quick video, explaining, roughly, that nobody wins each guess. He additionally provided an upcoming free choose to his sports activities betting subscribers.
Perry, who’s not an everyday in high-stakes poker tournaments, has moved on to a profession in sports activities betting. He expenses gamblers for sports activities betting picks and claims to be probably the greatest within the enterprise. In doing so, he is attracted loads of haters and been known as a “scammer” by sports activities bettors and poker execs equivalent to Shaun Deeb. To not point out, getting mocked by Will Jaffe in a number of parody movies.
Perry wasn’t the one poker participant who guess massive on the Tremendous Bowl. Jesse Lonis threw down some money and received $200,000 betting on the Chiefs. Betting towards Patrick Mahomes in an enormous recreation is rarely a sensible thought, which Perry realized the onerous means. The Chiefs at the moment are 15-Three within the playoffs underneath Mahomes’ management, and have not misplaced a playoff recreation since 2021.
