Lately rumors have been circulating in Russian newspapers and in different forums on internet that the owner of Chelsea, Roman Abramovitj, lost his luxury yacht (picture) in a poker game when his team played in Barcelona. Roman Abramovitj is said to be a big gambler, but did he really lose his yacht worth millions of dollar!?
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Well 333k yatch is not a problem for a billionair, just a drop in the ocean , besides he has lots of boats. I guess this is all false as he would rather lose the money, also i belive he is taking legal action against the paper that printed this story.
Him losing that yatch is like me losing 10 cents in a ring game.
I seriously doubt theres any truth behind this because what was his opponent putting up in return ? I doubt theres many people who would have a similar amount of money to put up against him..
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People near Abramovich already reported to the world in a confference this fact and the answer for journalist (mostly) was that everything was a lie, so I'm kinda confused about this, because I can easily believe in both according to Abramovich money and the journalist influence on the world !
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good he's such a big headed freak he could do with loosing everything in my opinion , as for his subutio team they really suck to i hope they get religated next season LoL
My guess is that it didn't happen. It would make sense, seeing how it wouldn't be a big deal to him if he did lose the yacht...like everyone is saying, that yacht is like pocket change to him. Not only that, but his lawyers getting involved, threatening to sue and saying he wasn't even there..? Like, they wouldn't go threatening to sue a major Russian newspaper unless it was legit. Also, I'm sure that the kind of game he'd have been playing in wouldn't be out in the open in a big casino...it would be in a private room, maybe even someone's private residence. How credible could any source claiming Roman WAS there and DID lose his yacht really be??
Posted by GeneYuss: Reminds me in Casino Royale where Bond wins an Aston Martin and the guys girlfriend too.
Lol yeah, reminds me that too. I wonder why rich guys don't bet with money as they have tons... but instead they bet expensive luxury stuffs, is that a new fashion?
This is not a lucky period for Abramovich: he lost his yatch at poker and his football team lost aganist Barcellona in the end of the match (ps what a goal Iniesta ). Poor man
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I allways knew he was a fishy gambler. Played a bad hand for sure. But he is capable of ultra weaktight moves too, like firing Mourinho, the poker equivalent of folding AA/KK PF.
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Lol! He has a lot of money a yatch to him his like a pair of socls to us! I dont know if this story is true or not. But honestly It is no surprise to me if the story is true! We can see how he spends money in Chelsea! Why not in poker?!
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Posted by Calmplay: Lol yeah, reminds me that too. I wonder why rich guys don't bet with money as they have tons... but instead they bet expensive luxury stuffs, is that a new fashion?
New fashion, I don't know. It's probably not true because he was going to sue the newspaper but it would be funny, "I raise you 2 Lamborghinis"
, besides he has lots of boats.
