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Message: [QUOTE="pentazepam, post: 7190791, member: 46058"] Archie Karas, born poor in a tiny Greek village, came to Las Vegas with $50 in his pocket and a heart full of audacious dreams. In just three years, he turned that fifty bucks into over $40 million, holding every $5,000 chip in the casino like a king of the gambling jungle. He played poker, baccarat, craps, and pool with the fearless bravado of a man who thought luck was on his side forever. Of course, reality had other plans - he lost it all, multiple times, in epic streaks of bad fortune, proving that what goes up in Vegas sometimes crashes spectacularly. Archie’s legacy is a rollercoaster of incredible wins and runs, devastating losses, and an unshakeable gambler’s spirit - essentially, the ultimate “win big, lose bigger” legend. [MEDIA=youtube]kVgUnk3BylA[/MEDIA] [MEDIA=youtube]o661wqMm-_4[/MEDIA] [URL unfurl="true"]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archie_Karas?utm_source=chatgpt.com[/URL] Bullet Point Summary: [LIST] [*]Born in Greece, Archie Karas started life with poverty and fearlessness. [*]At 15 he hopped on a ship, and hustled pool and poker to survive. [*]He arrived in Las Vegas in 1992 with [B]$50[/B] and big dreams. [*]Borrowed $10,000, doubled it in hours, and the rest is history. [*]Entered a legendary three-year winning streak, [B]turning $50 into over $40 million.[/B] [*]Held every $5,000 chip in the casino at one point. [*]His downfall? He lost millions in craps, baccarat, and poker. [*]He made some brief comebacks included turning $200 into nearly $1 million, only to lose it again. [*]He was later arrested for card marking and permanently banned from Nevada casinos. [*]Left a legacy of audacious wins, catastrophic losses, and a gambler’s spirit that made him a Vegas legend forever. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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