During last year’s World Series of Poker (WSOP), a rumor began to circulate that GGPoker ambassador Dan Bilzerian would take on billionaire Alec Gores in an unprecedented $100,000,000 heads-up poker match.
Bilzerian has since said Gores is stalling, so the future of the match remains in doubt. If it does actually happen, Bilzerian could find himself squaring off with an NFL owner.
The 69-year-old Gores, an Israeli billionaire who founded the private equity firm The Gores Group and made much of his fortune through leveraged buyouts of technology firms, is apparently in the market for a sports franchise.
According to several mainstream news outlets, such as The Los Angeles Times, Gores is a candidate to purchase the Denver Broncos alongside business partners Dean Metropoulos, 75, and Mat Ishbia, 42. The trio is partners in an investment group with a combined net worth of $10 billion.
The Broncos, who recently hired Nathaniel Hackett as their new head coach, was put up for sale at the end of January and has been valued at $3.8 billion by Sportica. That is considerably more than the last sale of an NFL team – the Carolina Panthers sold for $2.3 billion in 2018.
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