He is price practically $200 billion, and he co-created the most important social media platform ever. However Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is not too rich to play some low-stakes poker, which he did not too long ago in Las Vegas at Wynn.
PokerNews caught up with a participant in that recreation throughout final week’s Celeb Poker Tour (CPT) occasion, UFC fighter Mackenzie Dern, to get the news on the Fb co-founder’s poker chops from first-hand expertise.
Dern, a Brazilian MMA fighter with a 15-5 document within the UFC, was a part of a viral poker hand involving Zuckerberg that did not go her means. She spoke in regards to the hand and the way the Vegas poker recreation with the billionaire got here collectively.
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“He is sort of dangerous to go towards, however he positively is aware of what he is doing.”
A short video surfaced on social media exhibiting the tech billionaire taking down a big pot in a $2/$5 no-limit maintain’em recreation inside a non-public room at Wynn. The video high quality wasn’t clear and confirmed a minimum of $1,000 within the center, or about $9.6 million lower than Zuckerberg makes per hour, in line with Benzinga’s figures. Zuckerberg turned over two unclear small playing cards, and the UFC star confirmed a giant ace.
Dern, who completed fourth out of 10 gamers in Friday’s CPT occasion, briefly defined the viral hand, which passed off on March 8 after the UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev struggle at T-Cellular Enviornment. The group went out for an evening of playing and determined to provide poker a attempt.
“He beat me with a straight, and I had like two pair, so he is aware of how one can play for positive,” Dern instructed PokerNews.
Dern misplaced a cooler towards the third-richest individual on the planet. All she might do was shake Zuckerberg’s hand because the lead topic of the 2010 blockbuster film The Social Community raked in what could be thought-about a monster pot at these stakes. However is he really expert at poker or was it newbie’s luck?
“Yeah, for positive,” Dern mentioned when requested if Zuckerberg is a reliable poker participant. “He positively is aware of and he takes dangers.”
Zuckerberg’s limitless bankroll provides him an edge on the poker desk. Dern mentioned she must be involved with Zuckerberg’s means to take dangers with out fearing the lack of cash.
“He is sort of dangerous to go towards, however he positively is aware of what he is doing,” she mentioned.
Zuckerberg is an avid MMA fan who usually attends UFC occasions. That’s how the 2 poker foes met and have become buddies, Dern mentioned.
“I have been doing MMA since 2017, and (Zuckerberg) really rented out certainly one of my occasions that I used to be the principle occasion to observe with him and his spouse, Priscilla. They are a actually, actually cool couple. They help the UFC and MMA. So, she actually enjoys watching me struggle, so I am actually, actually joyful about that. I am glad they like my preventing type,” Dern defined.
“He rented out the entire occasion right here (in Las Vegas), and principally it was like gladiators preventing. And I’m glad he was entertained.”
We’ll doubtless see Dern competing once more on the poker desk in a future CPT occasion. Maybe, she’ll convey her pal Zuckerberg alongside someday and get some revenge.
*Lead picture courtesy WikiMedia Commons/JD Lasica & CPT
Connor Richards
Editor & Reside Reporter U.S.
