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04-16-2019, 10:04 AM
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Sage
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Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: Between 466 & 466A
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"Hooked on a feeling." (poke here)
Quote:
The younger Adducci, a 39-year-old self-employed daytrader, was a nervous wreck. He flew from Wisconsin to Las Vegas earlier in the week to place the wager, which he claims to be his first-ever bet on sports in his life.
A man with a mortgage on his house, two student loans and two car loans decided he would take $85,000, which he said was "everything I had that I could afford to lose," and place it on Tiger.
Why? "I just thought it was pre-destined for him to win," Adducci explained when reached on the phone on Monday afternoon.
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One could legitimately argue that it was a very reckless thing for him to do, especially given his financial situation at the time...but it certainly worked out.
Good for him! 
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