How much did Fats lose?

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DC1977 — 10 years ago(November 13, 2015 07:51 AM)

He didn't have Bert Gordon covering his losses, it was $3000 a game and Eddie wiped the floor with him.
Does Fats carry $100,000 around in his wallet?
I wish the second match had gone on longer.

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kag2-1 — 10 years ago(February 20, 2016 09:36 AM)

I believe it was $1,000 a game (raised from $200), although the amount could have changed as the marathon match continued. I also believe that Eddie's high point was being up $18,000.

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tabbycat — 9 years ago(July 14, 2016 01:57 AM)

The last figure mentioned is $3000 a game.

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mgsullivan-50452 — 9 years ago(July 22, 2016 10:34 PM)

yup 3k a game, and I think fats called it after eddie won game 6, I think.

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DC1977 — 9 years ago(September 04, 2016 11:25 AM)

It wasn't after the sixth game, it was much later because they were playing until 6am before Fats quit.
I think you're thinking of their first game where Fats was $18000 down at one point.