Nearly 11 months ago, the poker players agreed to a 14-month wager on Deeb's ability to bring his body fat composition down significantly. The bet had essentially no stipulations — either get to 17% body fat by the start of the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP), or lose $100,000.
Last month, Deeb gave his X followers an update on his progress, and it was certainly positive in his favor. A January 25 Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) scan showed his body fat had dropped to 23.9% with still four months to go. That caused Perkins to begin proposing potential buyout possibilities on X, although nothing had been officially agreed upon.
On Friday, he went in for another DEXA scan, and he was in even better shape — 22.0% body fat composition. Then, on Saturday, the future Poker Hall of Famer informed his social media followers that Perkins had bought out of the bet for $800,000 just over three months from the start of the 2024 WSOP.
Deeb shared all the details of his journey, why he opted to accept the buyout, and where he plans to go from here. Plus, hear his thoughts on the 2024 WSOP schedule.
Jacob Amsellem, Andras Nemeth, and Jan Eric Schwippert were all all-in preflop. Amsellem was in for his last 30,000 on the button and Nemeth was in for 146,000 in the small blind. Schwippert had both players covered from the big blind for a three-way showdown.
Jacob Amsellem: A♣K♥
Andras Nemeth: A♥J♥
Jan Eric Schwippert: K♦K♣
Schwippert had the best of it with his cowboys, but the 4♥Q♥6♣8♥8♣ runout improved Nemeth to a flush, who more than doubled his stack while Amsellem was eliminated.
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