Michael Kaplan is a journalist based in New York City. He has written extensively on gambling for publications such as Wired, Playboy, Cigar Aficionado, New York Post and New York Times. He is the author of four books including Aces and Kings: Inside Stories and Million-Dollar Strategies from Poker’s Greatest Players.
He’s been known to do a bit of gambling when the timing seems right.
Mysterious Let It Ride baseball bettor, a life-saving bet on roulette and one of the most mental craps game in history. Here are the list of people who risked it all and got a huge media attention because of it
While Patricia Demauro has chosen to remain mum on the specifics of her massive windfall, it is estimated that she took down somewhere in the hundreds of thousands of dollars – after starting with a buy-in of only $100
On the fields, courts and courses, our greatest professional athletes rank among the most competitive people on earth. In boxing rings and MMA octagons, top practitioners endure dozens of bouts, absorb hundred of punches and dig deep to remain undefeated.
As his name would imply, Richard Munchkin started small. As his high-flying status among professional gamblers confirms, however, he did not remain that way.