{"id":30119,"date":"2022-01-02T17:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-02T23:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/?p=30119"},"modified":"2021-12-16T12:43:45","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T18:43:45","slug":"what-ever-happened-to-guy-laliberte","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/what-ever-happened-to-guy-laliberte\/","title":{"rendered":"What Ever Happened To Guy Lalibert\u00e9?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
One of the\nwonderful things about poker is that it attracts people from all walks of life.\nFrom broke students to eccentric billionaires, the game is open to everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Guy Lalibert\u00e9,\nthe founder of the famous Cirque du Soleil, clearly belongs to the latter\ngroup. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Canadian\nbillionaire was a part of the high-stakes poker scenes for years, driving\naction in live and online games alike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
His life and\npoker journeys are filled with excitement and controversy. While poker was just\none of his many hobbies, it was probably the most expensive one on the list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lalibert\u00e9 enjoyed\nplaying against the best of the best. For him, it was never about the money. He\nwas motivated by the challenge and the opportunity to sit across some of the\ngreatest minds in poker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Of course, this\ncame at a price. Taking on some of the most experienced high-stakes regulars on\ntheir home turf turned into a pricey lesson for the Canadian. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Luckily, he had\nthe means to afford it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n