8 craziest bets
There are people who are ready to bet with anyone, on anything and at any time - such will go to any lengths to win a bet, but the results are sometimes disastrous. It is about them that we invite you to read.
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The man bet that he would make himself a female breast - and did
1. In 1996, Brian Zembeck made a bet with a friend (they often played poker together) that he would get breast implants and go like this for a year, but if he agrees to go under the knife of a plastic surgeon, he will receive $ 100,000. like a bet. Zembek agreed and found a surgeon who was also a gambler: he played backgammon with the doctor and won a $4,500 procedure.
18 years have passed. Zembek still wears his 38C chest and earns $10,000 a year from it. He wears it for so long that his wife and child are already accustomed to the chest. In addition, at his age, he is afraid to go for surgery again, this time to remove the breasts. According to him, if he removes them, they will become like two wet socks with nipples.
The man who lost at poker and got a 99-character name
What happens if you mix poker and alcohol? There is a chance that you will get a name with 99 characters.
2. The 22-year-old New Zealander is currently known as Full Metal Havok, sexier and smarter than Mr. Spock himself, plus Mr. Frostnova. And all because of a poker bet he made while drunk.
If the opponent lost, then he would receive a 100-character name. The Department of Internal Affairs, by the way, allowed Mr. Frostnova to change his name, but the man himself found out about this only when it was time to change the old passport for a new one - this name was listed in the new one. Now he will have to change his name on his driver's license and all other legal documents.
Of course, he can change his name back at any time if he submits a properly completed application with all documents and pays $127.
The player who bet a vegetarian gambler that he wouldn't eat a hamburger and lost $10,000
3. Poker player Howard "Professor" Lederer (pictured) is a vegetarian. Another player named David Gray was confident that he would win $10,000 if he bet the Professor that he would eat a beef hamburger.
4. Principles are principles, but money and game spirit turned out to be more important for the Professor - he accepted the bet, ate the hamburger, and in return offered his bet. He offered Gray, known for his hatred of olives, the same amount if he ate just a few. Gray refused and lost $20,000 in one day. (Pictured David Gray)
Man won the right to electrocute his wife and was arrested for it
5. For Chicago Bears fan John Grant and his wife, Nicole, a Green Bay Packers fan, it seemed like a perfectly normal Sunday night watching football — they were just watching a game at a local bar in their Wisconsin town while drinking alcoholic drinks. . And then the Grants decided to make a bet - the one who was rooting for the losing team must endure several shocks with a stun gun.
The Bears won the game 20–27 that night. The couple went into an alley behind a bar where Nicole was supposed to fulfill the terms of the bet. In the video, Nicole laughs as her husband shocks her for the first time. Then, when Mr. Grant shocks her again, she falls to the ground and tries to cover her leg. The third blow for Nicole turned out to be a lot - she called the police.
John Grant was arrested for carrying a stun gun without a license. Nicole also told the police that her husband threw her and their dog out of the semi-trailer of the truck, which served as a home for the whole family.
The guy who bet all his savings and possessions on roulette
6. In such a list, it is simply impossible not to mention the British Ashley Revell: in 2004, when he was 32 years old, he went to Las Vegas to put all his savings on roulette. In general, all that he had was $ 135,300. 50/50, all or nothing.
To the dismay and dismay of his friends, family and fans, he bet on black. At the last moment, Revell changed the bet and bet on red, and then watched the ball bounce around the roulette wheel.
What do you think happened? But no: Revell won and doubled his money. What did he do with the winnings? Gave the dealer $600 and returned home to England, where he started playing poker in an online casino.
The man put his head in the fire on a dare and got the nickname "Ghost Rider"
7. Another drunk bet: 36-year-old William Bonner from Augusta agreed to set his head on fire. At first, Bonner told authorities that he got into a drunken fight at the Allie Katz bar, where his face was burned. But CCTV footage showed something completely different: a very drunk Bonner asked one of his drinking buddies to pour Bacardi 151 rum over his head and set it on fire - he decided to bet that his head would definitely catch fire. And - here's the amazing thing! - on the second try, his head really caught fire, for which he received the nickname "Ghost Rider".
Bartender Kate Bussy summed it up: “Having your friend pour rum on your head and set it on fire is, of course, the best way to please women.”
The man who bet on his wife - and lost the bet
8. Desperate times call for desperate measures. In 2007, Andrey Karpov ran out of money while playing poker with his rival Sergey Brodov. But he desperately wanted to continue playing, so Karpov, without thinking twice, put his wife Tatiana on the line.
Unfortunately for Karpov, luck was not on his side - he also lost his wife. Tatyana, however, was not too upset and married the winner. She later explained, “As soon as my ex-husband did this, I knew I had to leave him. Sergey is a very handsome and charming man, with whom I am very happy, even though he won me in poker.
The rapper who bet $5 that he could take a hit from any girl at a party and lost his life
There is nothing wrong with self-confidence, but you should not stick it out either, because this can lead to dire consequences.
9. Aspiring rapper John "Fatboy" Powell (center) performed at a house party in Crest Hill, Illinois in 2010 and made a seemingly amusing bet with Jimmy Mountz (pictured right) that he would take a hit in face from any girl at the party. The challenge was accepted by 22-year-old Tiffany Starz (pictured left). She hit the guy in the face, he took a step back, said: “Wow, good hit,” and fell to the floor. He was taken to the hospital, where he died due to the fact that his neck artery burst, which caused a brain injury.
Starz confessed to the murder and stood trial, but was acquitted of all charges.