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During a recent side quest for Fox Sports, Nick Wright, who co-hosts the network’s flagship television show “First Things First,” landed an earth-shattering payday at a recent poker tournament that featured a star-studded cast of pro poker stars, NBA players and business moguls
Wright divulged to The Post in an exclusive interview how he sat down at a table with some poker legends and walked away with more than just his shirt – to the tune of $250,000.
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he → co → 250,000
The weekend started with Russell Westbrook’s famous charity poker event fearuing a massive buy-in for NBA players, with the proceeds going to the “Why Not? Foundation.”
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proceeds → start → Foundation
“Because of that, there were a lot of folks who aren’t always in Vegas at one time, so ‘No Gamble No Future’ wanted to put on a really big streamed game,” Wright explained.
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Wright → be → game
Wright broadcasts live events for the poker program and has competed on the show over the years.
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Wright → broadcast → years
The event featured poker stars Antonio Esfandiari, “The Magician” — a Hall of Fame poker player — Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi and actress Jennifer Tilly, among others.
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event → feature → others
Due to some bailing on the event, Wright entered the mix.
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Wright → enter → mix
He sat down with a relatively small sum of money compared to the rest of the table.
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He → sit → table
“Antonio is going to buy into this game for a quarter of a million dollars …
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Antonio → go → dollars
I am going to sit with forty grand, which I understand these numbers are crazy and this is an enormous amount of money, but in this game it is not,”
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it → go → game
Wright explained.
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Wright → explain → ?
Wright added that he beat Tilly by calling a big raise and bluff from the “Bride of Chucky” star with bottom pair to get him “off and running.”
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he → add → him
He said: “The game is called.
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game → say → ?
I bought in for 40 and I never rebought … and in front of me is $250,2000.”
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250,2000 → buy → me
Wright added that he doesn’t intend to buy himself anything too big.
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he → add → anything
“I will occasionally, from gambling winnings, buy myself a watch as like a trophy,” Wright explained, while admitting that his wife Danielle Wright has already bought some cool things for herself.
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wife → buy → herself
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Wright has been a broadcaster for poker tournaments as a side gig for the last few years, though he’s also a bit of a sports bettor in his own right.
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he → get → right
Last year he detailed to The Post how he wagered $10,000 to potentially win $2 million on the Timberwolves to win the NBA Finals.
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he → detail → Finals
While it came up short, he placed the bet before the line moved and it was a plus-end value wager at the end of the day.
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it → come → day
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Erich Richter is a brazilian jiu-jitsu blue belt but he has a black belt in MMA betting.
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he → trust → betting
During the football season he’s showcased massive profits at The Post in the player prop market the last two seasons.
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he → showcase → market
While constantly betting long shots, his return on investment is 30.15 percent since 2022.
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return → bet → 2022
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