Footballer who retired aged 21 to turn out to be professional poker participant wins £1million payday
An ex-soccer participant who retired ahed simply 21 to turn out to be knowledgeable poker participant gained a contest price near £1million.
Mario Mosbock, 27, walked away from the gorgeous recreation final summer season, after leaping round totally different groups in his native Austria. Despite the potential riches of soccer, the previous midfielder is way from regretting his resolution.
In a recreation of massively excessive stakes, Mosbock managed to financial institution himself near £1million from his newest match within the Triton High Roller Series. Not unhealthy for a participant who solely went all in on poker lower than 12 months in the past.
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Mosbock gained the $25K GG Million$ title, scooping up an enormous prize of $1,191,196 (£930,211). He managed to agree a intelligent heads-up cope with chip chief Sergio Aido, who banked himself a cool prize of $1,237,804 (£966,607).
When the prizes have been dished out, Mosbock, who spent the ultimate desk of the match nurturing a brief chip stack, mentioned: “It feels amazing. I ran really good today…I was never really over 20 big blinds from around the bubble. I was always short. But there’s still a lot of room for manoeuvre.”
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His current performances justify his courageous resolution to stroll away from soccer. After climbing the soccer ladder in Austria, Mosbock admitted he misplaced his ardour for the game he had performed since he was an toddler.
In an interview with Poker Code, he mentioned: “I finished having fun with every day coaching and not felt that soccer was what I wished to do. I more and more requested myself: ‘Is this precisely what you wish to commit the following 15 years to?’
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“I could have extended the contract with the Austrian Bundesliga club, there was also the option to try my hand at a stronger league. But I doubted that even this would bring back my love for football.
“To sort out my feelings I decided to give up football altogether for a while and see how much I would miss it. Since then, I have not regretted my decision for a second and even now I am sure that I did everything right.”
