.. I also think that the person is a multi-millionaire since he has the capacity to wager $1.4m without hesitation.
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The moment he bet on that money, I think he is ready to accept that he can lose it. How sure are you that he is not ready? Did you talked to the guy?
$1.4m is a lot of money even for a multi-millionaire and no one will take losing such huge amount of money lightly.
If he was indeed OK with the idea of losing it then am sure he would have bet on another game with higher odds.
Choosing a game with 1.01 odds is a sign he was looking for
what he expected to be a sure win. Sadly for him, things didn't go as he was expecting.
Yes that's true, and we all totally agree with what you're saying. that $1.4 million, is a lot of money. even if converted to my local currency, that kind of money can buy quite a luxury property. but in fact, the man is risking money with a very fantastic value, even though the odds provided by the dealer are very low.
I doubt, if the man does not know the risks if what happens does not match his expectations. I'm pretty sure, that this guy often bets fantastic amounts. the reason is, he doesn't hesitate to bet $ 1.4 million at odds @ 1.01. hypothetically, only the financially wealthy would be happy to risk it. for us, that would be absolutely impossible.
But if we refer to the available odds reference, in theory, on paper this man should have a very high probability of winning from his bet. Unfortunately, in sports, anything can happen as long as the game is still going on and the fact is the guy lost. regardless of sad or not, the fact is we can't know for sure because after all we don't know the man's background.