If You Won the Sunday Million What Would be the First Thing You Would Do?

[acidburnfx]

Find a lawyer and figure out how to cash out without government punishing me with huge fine for playing game that is forbidden in my country I am not sure how common answer it is, but seriously it was my first thought in country with crappy government, which says that online poker and online casinos are basically the same things... Then I would find some poker coach as currently it is luxury I can't afford That all besides obvious things like going to celebrate / taking some time off

Yep! You don't have the right to choose between "yes" or "no," so the tax is theft. Look the November Niners after tax awards bellow.

wsop Main Event Final Table
Position Player | Country | Award Prize | After Taxes

1st Qui Nguyen | Las Vegas, USA | $ 8,005,310 | $ 4,682,153
2nd Gordon Vayo | San Francisco, USA | $ 4,661,228 | $ 2,262,428
3rd Cliff Josephy | New York, USA $ 3,453,035 | $ 1,778,428
4th Michael Ruane | New Jersey, USA | $ 2,576,003 | $ 1,397,478
5th Vojtech 'VojtaR' Ruzicka | Czech Republic | $ 1,935,288 | $ 1,644,995
6th Kenny Hallaert | Belgium | $ 1,464,258 | $ 1,464,258 (finished in fourth place after tax awards)
7th Griffin Benger | canada | $ 1,250,190 | $ 875,133
8th Jerry Wong | New York, USA | $ 1,100,076 | $ 680,300
9th Fernano Pons | Spain | $ 1,000,000 | $ 550,416

 

[sarniack]

Yep! You don't have the right to choose between "yes" or "no," so the tax is theft. Look the November Niners after tax awards bellow.

That's interesting, I didn't think that so much of WSOP winnings goes for the taxes. But actually I didn't mean taxes - I guess this is different discussion, but I think that taxes are needed to some extent. But in my country you can be charged when playing online poker and pay some fines. That is why I would need a lawyer probably - sad but true

 

[elitenuts]

I would get 20k in singles and go to the strip club, then I would by some gold teeth, probably put some giant wheels on my car, then I would wonder were it all went while Im eating mac & cheese -

Just kidding, hopefully after taxes, I would pay off the remainder of my mortgage

 

[xkenjix]

Pay off my cc, student debt. Start a savings acc

 

[Trillian]

I would ask pokerstars, if they could pay me 90% of it with Amaya shares.

 

[Mauno]

Would go to vacation and after that try to invest most of money.

 

[bujjhati]

I would invest that money, so I never have to work anymore, with 1 million U$ I can live a really comfortable and peaceful life

 

[vadimknyshov]

I probably would have gone into drinking-up ...

 

[ar4ik777]

Well that's something I didn't expect to hear. To each's own

BLEF

 

[aslanvanacha]

i will go to the Carribean sea

 

[TheNutz4You]

Pay off all my bills, buy a new car and head on vacation to start.

 

[ftn129]

No way!!! I WOULD rest a time, and Then play big tournments!!

 

[Ly4nik]

First a lot of a lot of beer and a couple of days in the booze and then, the machine and so on

 

[ezgift]

If I win at least 50,000 dollars, then probably 45k lead to life, to business, and the rest will play)

 

[vvalente]

I would try not to infart. Then he would try not to infart until he received the money. I would make a trip and invest in national treasury investments.:anjo:

 

[alexandro]

cash out buy to houses and get more money to keep playing for life........

 

[HennieP]

Cash out 90%, buy a WSOP package and be off to Vegas.

 

[WOLF55555]

I would first of all would buy a big house. And went somewhere to relax.

 

[mstefanos666]

I would take my best friends and have a great holiday somewhere nice!!!

 

[jimmy andres]

Hello if I won the sunday million would take vacations in ibiza or any other place that offers a good environment to have a good time.

 

[Lerts]

WELLLLL the first thing i would do is to pay for the remainder of my university tuition as it is giving me hell to pay via loans etc. So yeah that would be the first thing i do and finish my degree without having to worry about finaces

 

[orchidra]

First a lot of a lot of beer and a couple of days in the booze...

Don't forget to invite your Cardschat friends to the party. Make mine a Draught Guinness.:beer:


I would replace my trusty old 1996 Nissan Terrano (Pathfinder). It has been used to get on and off and along the beach to go fishing, and is now starting to show signs of rust. Salt water and metal don't mix that well, but it is twenty one years old, so I can't complain.

Also, a trip to Las Vegas for some real action, would be high on the agenda.

 

[MikeShayne]

I would pre-register for next Sunday's tourney. Apparently, I'm on a roll.

 

[Pinokio_385]

I will divorce........B-)

 

[wlad20082009]

I will divorce........B-)