Sometimes the lifestyle part of ‘millionaire lifestyle’ is not as exciting as you might imagine. For hard working sports stars, actors and musicians, their appearance in the limelight might suggest that all they do is hang around in glamourous locations doing exotic things with fascinating and beautiful people. But there is often a far less glitzy back story to those glossy presentations. The day job for people who work hard enough to enjoy significant success is usually a lot less sparkly – however they earn their money. But the new breed of multimillionaires who make up the top tier of poker superstars have it slightly differently. Bear in mind from the outset that these guys are smart. Nobody gets a lucky break in the world of professional poker. And unlike all those super-toned, half-starved actors and sports stars, they do not have to work their bodies day and night just to be able to perform. Those guys are already ahead of the game, even if they are not quite at the level of the world’s very richest sports stars. High rollers such as the game’s top earner, Daniel Negreanu, are able to genuinely luxuriate in the opulence their wealth allows. For Negreanu – a man who is simply bulletproof when it comes to the business of making high stakes poker pay – even the business of going to work is an experience rich in every form of luxury. World Series of Poker events invariably take place in stylish high-end resorts, but run of the mill four star luxury is simply not up to the mark for Negreanu. The six-time WSOP bracelet winner goes to the trouble of having his own super-pimped trailer installed every year at WSOP events so that he can enjoy the sumptuous comforts of home even when he is on the road. And to be fair to Negreanu, the comforts of his home are the sort of thing you might begin to miss once you have got used to them. Of course, Negreanu is not the only member of poker’s lifestyle elite. The man in second place on the all-time money list Antonio Esfandiari does not hold back when it comes to enjoying the best that life has to offer. The thing about professional poker stars is that as long as they keep their minds sharp there is no restriction of how they spend their days – or nights. Casino card play is hardly heavy lifting, and it does leave a lot of spare time. No wonder they all look so happy! Esfandiari is almost as well-known for his hard-hitting partying as he is his almost magical ability with the cards – Esfandiari’s nickname is ‘The Magician’. His net worth after having won the largest pot in poker history, believed to be worth a cool $18,346,673, is estimated at a cool $20 million. His birthday celebrations in particular are famous in their own right. The man who stands third on the all-time money list, Phil Ivey (pictured […]
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