Bettor Wins $8 Million Bet on Dodgers to Win Game 6, Has Netted $14 Million on World Series
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Bettor Wins $8 Million Bet on Dodgers to Win Game 6, Has Netted $14 Million on World Series
By Daniel Rapaport October 31, 2017
Sports betting is becoming more mainstream; your friends, people you work with, everyone's betting nowadays.
Not everyone is betting like this high roller in Las Vegas.
According to RJ Bell, who is an odds provider for the Associated Press, a big-time bettor in Vegas has bet on the winning team in each of the five games of the World Series. He has bet (reinvested) his winnings on the next game each time, which has netted him a cool $8 million so far. Any normal person would set aside at least a few million at that point.
But that's just not the name of the gambling game. The man, who is reportedly under 30 years old and Eastern European, is letting it all ride. He bet a total of $8 million on the Dodgers to win Game 6, and stood to win more than $6 million if the Dodgers pulled out the win (L.A. closed at around -126).
RJ Bell ✔@RJinVegas
CONFIRMED RUMOR
Unknown Vegas bettor 5-0 in W Series - letting it all ride each game. Now up $8 MILLION! He bet it all on #Dodgers tonight!!
2:58 PM - Oct 31, 2017
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RJ Bell ✔@RJinVegas
What we know about $8 Million bettor
* Younger than 30
* Eastern European
* Spreading bets across town (tried to bet 2.8M at one Strip book)
5:50 PM - Oct 31, 2017
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It looked like Mr. Let it Ride might be $8 million poorer after the night, as George Springer hit a homer in the third inning to give the Astros a 1-0 lead while Justin Verlander looked unhittable on the mound. The Dodgers managed to touch up Verlander for two runs in the bottom of the sixth, and the Dodgers' bullpen bounced back from shaky performances in Houston with four shutout innings to force a Game 7.
RJ Bell ✔@RJinVegas
Let It Ride bettor wins again. 6 for 6 in WS! Expected to have $14 Million in action tomorrow!! I'll let you know who he's betting ASAP ...
8:44 PM - Oct 31, 2017 · Paradise, NV
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This guy is now six for six in the World Series and has netted more than $14 million in the process. The question is: does he let it all ride tomorrow, or cash out $14 million, or put $1 million on the game and buy tickets right behind home plate and pocket something like $12.9 million?
Surprisingly, this guy apparently isn't a regular at the Vegas sports books. Bell tweeted that the only betting history he has on the Strip is a few huge bets on UFC. How'd he do in those? You already know the answer...
RJ Bell ✔@RJinVegas
[$8 Million Bettor cont ...]
Only betting history in Vegas = MONSTER bets in UFC. One source tells me he’s also undefeated on those bets!
5:53 PM - Oct 31, 2017
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If you don't have a rooting interest in this series, maybe this absolute legend will sway you toward the Dodgers.
Bettor Wins $8 Million Bet on Dodgers to Win Game 6, Has Netted $14 Million on World Series
By Daniel Rapaport October 31, 2017
Sports betting is becoming more mainstream; your friends, people you work with, everyone's betting nowadays.
Not everyone is betting like this high roller in Las Vegas.
According to RJ Bell, who is an odds provider for the Associated Press, a big-time bettor in Vegas has bet on the winning team in each of the five games of the World Series. He has bet (reinvested) his winnings on the next game each time, which has netted him a cool $8 million so far. Any normal person would set aside at least a few million at that point.
But that's just not the name of the gambling game. The man, who is reportedly under 30 years old and Eastern European, is letting it all ride. He bet a total of $8 million on the Dodgers to win Game 6, and stood to win more than $6 million if the Dodgers pulled out the win (L.A. closed at around -126).
RJ Bell ✔@RJinVegas
CONFIRMED RUMOR
Unknown Vegas bettor 5-0 in W Series - letting it all ride each game. Now up $8 MILLION! He bet it all on #Dodgers tonight!!
2:58 PM - Oct 31, 2017
314 314 Replies 2,616 2,616 Retweets 3,594 3,594 likes
RJ Bell ✔@RJinVegas
What we know about $8 Million bettor
* Younger than 30
* Eastern European
* Spreading bets across town (tried to bet 2.8M at one Strip book)
5:50 PM - Oct 31, 2017
51 51 Replies 260 260 Retweets 382 382 likes
It looked like Mr. Let it Ride might be $8 million poorer after the night, as George Springer hit a homer in the third inning to give the Astros a 1-0 lead while Justin Verlander looked unhittable on the mound. The Dodgers managed to touch up Verlander for two runs in the bottom of the sixth, and the Dodgers' bullpen bounced back from shaky performances in Houston with four shutout innings to force a Game 7.
RJ Bell ✔@RJinVegas
Let It Ride bettor wins again. 6 for 6 in WS! Expected to have $14 Million in action tomorrow!! I'll let you know who he's betting ASAP ...
8:44 PM - Oct 31, 2017 · Paradise, NV
91 91 Replies 748 748 Retweets 1,197 1,197 likes
This guy is now six for six in the World Series and has netted more than $14 million in the process. The question is: does he let it all ride tomorrow, or cash out $14 million, or put $1 million on the game and buy tickets right behind home plate and pocket something like $12.9 million?
Surprisingly, this guy apparently isn't a regular at the Vegas sports books. Bell tweeted that the only betting history he has on the Strip is a few huge bets on UFC. How'd he do in those? You already know the answer...
RJ Bell ✔@RJinVegas
[$8 Million Bettor cont ...]
Only betting history in Vegas = MONSTER bets in UFC. One source tells me he’s also undefeated on those bets!
5:53 PM - Oct 31, 2017
21 21 Replies 114 114 Retweets 159 159 likes
If you don't have a rooting interest in this series, maybe this absolute legend will sway you toward the Dodgers.