EPISODE 21 - Legendary Gambler Archie Karas

Archie Karas is the ultimate gambler, a man who could (and did) turn $10,000 into $17 million only to lose it. Did he use the money to buy an estate, to invest in the market? Nope. Like Nick the Greek Dandolos, Archie liked the action more than the results of the action. He claims to have gambled as much as "anyone in the history of planet," outside the stock market . He came to the U.S. in his teens after leaving Greece, learned to play pool and hustle well while in Los Angeles, graduated to poker and won, then lost big in California card rooms. By 1992 he said he'd lost $2 million in high stakes games, then headed for Las Vegas with $50 in his pocket.... and that's where this interview with the man begins.