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If you have ever searched for the names of big blackjack winners, there’s a very good chance that you’ll have come across the name Kerry Packer. This was a man who became a legend and his casino exploits are still recalled even after his untimely passing.
15 Φεβ 2015 · In his $19 million tangle with the Ritz in 1987, Packer lost the money playing blackjack in a private room on the casino's ground floor. According to an eyewitness, he played two tables at a time and moved from one to the other to place his bets, playing all seven hands at each table and staking £10,000 ($24,000) per hand.
The Ritz Hotel in London even had its own room for Kerry Packer. There he was able to play blackjack with a minimum bet of £10,000 per hand. He once lost more than £19 million in this room. [48] [49]
12 Ιαν 2012 · While most famous blackjack players accumulate their wealth on the tables and through books, Kerry Packer is an exception to the norm. Packer built a media empire over his lifetime, and became the richest man in Australia ($A6.5 billion) before his death in 2005.
27 Νοε 2023 · It is etched in history that he claimed a staggering $20 million in just 40 minutes, all while engaged in a game of blackjack. Placing bets of $250,000 on as many as eight tables simultaneously,...
Kerry Packer was a larger-than-life gambler, a mogul who signed $1 million markers as if they were checks to Con Ed. He gambled for the kinds of stakes that kick-started the adrenal glands of even the most jaded casino executives.
25 Οκτ 2024 · Packer was playing blackjack alone and a boisterous Texan wanted to join him at the table. Packer said ‘no’, but the loudmouthed Texan persisted, insisting: ‘I’m a big player too. I’m worth $100 million’.
