Pro Poker Player Wins $1M Weight Loss Bet With Friends

By Michael Harthorne

July 22, 2017

8.8 still fucken high from this transformation and journey #wedidit #nevergiveup #beastmode THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR THE SUPPORT MY FAMILY especially @elenafisher30 @fik2323 @mimiluvsmusic @dannyfisher123 @boris.transmit @alextodd @jefftoddnyc all my friends @mitch_slavuter @dougger6981 @collisionworld @numerals @stan_shtayner108 @adamross17 @s_l_8282 @danbilzerian @magicantonio @billperkins @jeffgrosspoker and there are so many many more people but everyone love you guys for having my back and helping get to a great place in my life. #onelove also Big Shout Out to J @SteelSupplements for lacing me up with the best sups, Jason @Bodyspec for the best Dexas, Doc Phil @Pfcnutriton , and my trainer chris @premiermindandbody

A post shared by Walter Scoobs (@walterscoobs) on Jun 24, 2017 at 7:08pm PDT

It can be hard to lose weight without the proper motivation. It turns out a million dollars is proper motivation.

ABC News report professional poker player Walter Fisher made a $1 million bet with his friends to reach his goal weight—and won. After a four-week gambling hot streak collapsed in devastating fashion, the 36-year-old Fisher found himself hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt and up to 50 pounds heavier.

He tells the New York Post he was "broke, big, and isolated." He attributes the weight gain to "amazing, wonderful, rich" casino food—double veal parms, full pizzas, single-serving chocolate cakes. "It was disastrous," Fisher says. He was 245 pounds with 33% body fat. His friends bet him $1 million he couldn't get down to 10% body fat in six months.

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