1. ‘Loose lips sink ships’ as they say, and Sam Trickett ’s slip of the tongue may just have given away the fact that Australian poker pro Matt Kirk has 66,000Bitcoin to his name, making the young high-roller’s net worth about $600million at today’s prices!
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‘Loose lips sink ships’ as they say, and Sam Trickett’s slip of the tongue may just have given away the fact that Australian poker pro Matt Kirk has 66,000Bitcoin to his name, making the young high-roller’s net worth about $600million at today’s prices!

Matt Kirk (born June 30, 1981) is a Canadian football defensive tackle who is currently a free agent. He most recently played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Ottawa Renegades in the 2004 CFL Draft. He played CIS Football at Queen's.

Rumours doing the rounds that ‘a high stakes Australian pro’ is swimming in the best-known cryptocurrency were given a lot more credence after Kirk faced off with fellow high-rollers in partypoker’s ‘Big Game’ last week in Montreal, Kirk and Trickett joined by casino owners Leon Tsoukernik and Rob Yong among others for an epic three-day PLO fest which saw some of the biggest pots of recent years.

With Kirk leaving the game almost $3.9million down, questions were being asked how he could afford to play and lose so much in a weekend – and then the ‘66,000Bitcoin’ question made much more sense, with one eagle-eyed 2+2 poker forum poster doing a bit of detective work to follow the rumour up.

“There was something very interesting that happened in the game,” wrote dan_polk, referencing a Reddit thread discussing the moment Kirk shushed his fellow high-stakes pro Sam Trickett…

From the Reddit thread:

'During a hand, Matt Kirk had complained about how stuck he is, as he was doing the entire night. This warranted a response from Sam Trickett who stated 'Bitcoin just went up so you're pretty much even'. Sam also added 'it just went up $100', the camera pans to Matt Kirk where he makes a gesture of 'keep your lips shut', even John Duthie had to comment on the odd moment.'

The 2+2 poster did the maths on the Bitcoin rumour, explaining:

“At the current price of BTC, if he does indeed have 66,000 of them, it puts the value at $592,034,190...yeah, a hair under $600 million! And when it was at its peak of ~$19.5k in December 2017, his (rumored) holdings would have been worth a staggering $1,287,000,000...$1.287 billion on the nose!”

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That, of course, would go a long way to explaining his ability to play at the live nosebleed stakes, but doesn’t quite equate with the legal wranglings Kirk and Tsoukernik have been embroiled in over the past year.

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Although the pair seem to have kissed and made up judging by the past weekend’s Montreal Big Game, it was pretty much accepted Kirk was back by Bobby Baldwin for his heads-up encounter with the Kings Casino owner - which ended in serious acrimony after Kirk came out $3million up but was forced by his mysterious backer to reject a deal.

If Kirk does indeed have 66,000 or so Bitcoin to his name, there are a few good reasons he’d want to keep it quiet - with tax and fear of being targeted by robbers top of the list. It would also put him close to the top of the list of the world’s wealthiest poker players, only mega-wealthy amateurs such as Guy Laliberte, Bill Perkins and the like coming close.

Aussie Matt Kirk Bought Into $250k Cash Game Because He Was Bored

Back in May, Czech casino owner Leon Tsoukernik lost $3 million to Australian poker pro Matt Kirk at the Aria casino in Las Vegas. Tsoukernik then apparently paid Kirk only $1 million of the money he lost during the poker session, with the two players now embroiled in a high-profile lawsuit. According to Tsoukernik, both Kirk and the Aria were responsible for his losses due to neglect, manipulation, and ploughing him with too much alcohol to play or read his cards properly.
Needless to say, the poker community has been weighing in with their own take on the issue, with some of the more interesting reactions noted below:
Leon Tsoukernik’s Debt
CardPlayer
“Casino Owner Says He Was Tired, Drunk When He Lost $3M In Controversial Poker Game”
Matthew Parvis
“This is what I was hearing right after the game happened. I overheard one player say (paraphrased) “if it was any other poker room in the world and not Ivey’s Room the dealer would have stopped the game.”
Doyle Brunson
“This is so stupid. Anybody that knows Matt Kirk knows he would bet his last dollar when he gets in heat. U need a witness Matt, call me.
Kevin Smith
“I agree Dolly. Even though I don’t know him personally, when you borrow money from someone… you pay them back. Especially when you are a multi-millionaire.”
Phil Galfond
“I wasn’t there but can almost guarantee all those claims are false. No chance Aria floor is conspiring with Matt, bringing Leon drinks he didn’t order, or preventing people from helping him.”
Bill Chen
“Look I understand, he was drunk and made some bad decisions. Even a math guy like me sympathizes. So long as the same consideration is given when we visit his place right?”
Michael McCray
“Shit I would go get hammered and play at his place then when I lose everything sue him for it back plus some. Bam! Profit based on his own precedence.”
Joe McKeehen Coaching Reactions
Meanwhile, Joe McKeehen may have taken down the 2015 WSOP Main Event for $7,683,346, but it seems that he has not won the affection of many in the poker community who seem to view him of being too aloof. After Chip Leader Coaching subsequently announced it was offering poker coaching lessons with McKeehen, here are some of the unflattering tweets that were posted thereafter:
Chip Leader Coaching
“Welcome new #CLCcoach Joe McKeehen! He has EIGHTEEN TITLES including this one (??) and can teach you about closing on http://chipleadercoaching.com”
Gags30
“After your tweet about the stats, I thought “those sound like joe McKeehen’s stats”… I then thought “nah no way joe would ever do a coaching thing where he has to talk to people”
Christopher Larrea
“He’s gonna have to unblock alotta people for them to get coached.”
Harry Doyle
“#JoeMcKeehen has the personality of a microwave….this smelly douchebag needs his own personality couch & a f*ckin shower..#SwampAss
Dick Norris
“Not the most personable brand ambassador”
Others
Finally here are some other tweets posted by your favorite pros over the past few days:
Daniel Cates
“I think we should put all the guys who stare down at the poker table all at one poker table and stream it on the internet.”
Chris Moorman
“I fly with @Ryanair once every 3 years and always forget how fuming they make me so this time I’ll tweet about it so I never fly them again.”
Daniel Negreanu
“Renaming my Sunday rec league soccer team. Which name do you like best?”
Shaun Deeb
“Angle shooters”