![]() He enjoyed the atmosphere and met professional poker players, such as Todd Brunson. Forrest had lost $400,000 without playing a single hand, and questioned why he was there.īeal first visited the Bellagio poker room in February 2001. He played against Chip Reese and Andy Beal. He went to the poker room and sat down with his last $500,000. The personnel in the poker room informed him the highest game is $10,000-$20,000. Ted Forrest, a professional poker player, was driving outside of Las Vegas when he called the Bellagio poker room. Many of them kept their identities anonymous, or were part of the group at different points. ![]() The highest stakes poker match of all time was played over the course of a few years, between Andrew Beal and a group of professional poker players called "The Corporation." The group included Ted Forrest, Jennifer Harman, Minh Ly, Doyle Brunson, Todd Brunson, Howard Lederer, David Grey, Chip Reese, Gus Hansen, Phil Ivey, Barry Greenstein, Lyle Berman and others. It also refers to the King of Hearts, since on the card the King's sword appears to be put in his head. ![]() ![]() ![]() The Professor is Howard Lederer, the Banker is Andrew Beal, and the Suicide King is Ted Forrest. The book title refers to some of the professional players involved in this series. The Professor, the Banker, and the Suicide King: Inside the Richest Poker Game of All Time is a 2005 book by Michael Craig detailing billionaire Andrew Beal's series of high-stakes poker games with Las Vegas' top professional poker players. ![]()
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