A man who calls himself the ‘world’s best gambler’ has revealed he’s backing Donald Trump in the next US presidential election after making a huge $3million (£2.3m) win he made betting on Joe Biden four years ago.
The 27-year-old Las Vegas lad made headlines earlier this year after losing a million-dollar bet on the Super Bowl. But for Sean, losing seven-figure sums is just another day at the office.
He says he’s become ‘numb’ to the highs and lows of his profession and backs himself to come out on top in the long run.
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Sean’s love for poker started in childhood, thanks to his dad, World Series of Poker bracelet winner Ralph Perry. He won his first major tournament at the tender age of 12.
After ditching college to play poker professionally, Sean climbed the ranks to become the world’s third-best poker player in 2021 before venturing into sports betting.
One of his most notable wins was a whopping $3million bet on the 2020 US presidential election, where he correctly predicted Joe Biden would beat Trump. However, for the 2024 election, Sean is putting his money on Trump’s return to the White House.
Sean said: “I’ll be betting on Trump this time. I’m expected to make probably over $3 million.
“I’m always betting as big as I possibly can on every event. One of my biggest bets ever was the 2020 presidential election.”
“I bet on Biden becoming president and I won. I won a lot of money – it was my biggest bet ever. Everyone was betting on Trump.”
“The money is definitely a reward – I always keep trying to gamble bigger and bigger. I’ve always been money-driven growing up. When I gamble, I gamble massive.”
But Sean insists he isn’t your ‘typical gambler’ – opting to live a teetotal lifestyle void of drugs and alcohol to maintain his position at the top.
Sean said: “I’m not your typical gambler, I do zero drugs, zero alcohol. I wake up every morning at 5.30am to watch the sunrise. I’m a huge nerd.”
“While my friends all wanted to go out drinking growing up, I just wanted to watch my dad play poker and sneak into the casinos. The gambling comes into my bloodline.”
Despite losing and earning millions of dollars in bets over the years, Sean says he’s ‘numb’ to the outcome of his wagers.
Sean said: “I’ve earned $7,000,000 in poker winnings and make eight figures a year in sports winnings. The sports world is way more lucrative.”
“I’ve lost millions of dollars on bets before. Losing a million on the Super Bowl wasn’t actually my biggest loss. I’ve played in a poker game before and lost $6,000,000 in a day. I gamble massive.”
“I didn’t really care about the outcome of the game, I know long-term I’ll make money. It’s like trading stocks. Losing seven figures in one day doesn’t affect me, it’s another day in the life. I’m not a degenerate gambler.”
“I’m gambling every single day – I’m numb to the winnings and numb to the losses. I love what I do – I’m living my dream.”
Sean reveals that his impressive success has even led Las Vegas casinos to limit the value of bets he can place out of fear he may ‘bankrupt’ the venues.
Sean said: “All the Vegas casinos limit me massively if I play there. Almost every casino in Vegas has drastically reduced my limits. It’s out of fear I’ll bankrupt them – they know I’m a winning bettor.”
And Sean’s high-earning job has afforded him multiple houses and supercars – including a Rolls-Royce, Tesla, Lamborghini and more than 10 properties.
But ‘playing at the top’ can often attract backlash by those who are ‘envious’ of Sean’s success.
Sean said: “If you don’t have a lot of haters then you’re doing something wrong. There’s a lot of people in this world who are envious of people.”
“You should never let someone who’s below you affect you. The more haters I have, the better things are going for me.”
“I’m the best bettor in the world. I’m happy to bet against anyone – I put an open challenge out there.”
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