This is the adult equivalent of asking your parents for money to go in the arcade

Im awaiting the day someone comes in to pitch their onlyfans

Theo The Fetus, Duncan Banner Time and Pizza Jones.

'I could gamble my own money, of course... but I'd rather gamble yours.'

"I'd like £100,000 to buy 50,000 lottery tickets"

That look on Peter's face at the start😂 he was more out than Jenny

Was I the only one thinking when he walked in... "Bloody hell that blind man is confident with where he's going"

Enters in dark sunglasses, swaggers like a gangster, sits down seriously **Kermit the Frog voice** Hi everyone

If he was really that confident in his skills he would just take out a loan against his property.

What Deborah said was spot on. “If I was going to gamble, I wouldn’t do it by proxy”. Well said 👏

Somewhere right now, on a rain covered Scottish beach, with the wind howling all around him, Rory has dropped to his knees, weeping and screaming into the abyss.

Peters glance at his watch during the pitch pretty much summed up the rest of the video

The fact that Duncan and Theo aren't even writing *any* of his pitch down.😆

The dragons missed a trick here, they should have folded instead of saying 'im out'

I can't believe he didn't have even a small chart of his winnings/losings ratio from previous tournaments, it would have given everyone a much better idea of his skills. Certainly better than having a round of poker with two of them, than only demonstrated that he knows how to deal cards.

Debra: "What's with the sunglasses?" Gambler: "I'm a douche-bag"

“Please invest in my gambling addiction. Thank you.”

This guy is a genius. Buys a summer house in Sweden, one of EU's countries with the shortest summer.

He had a lot of nerve, trying to pull a stunt like that!

Sounds like he lost all his money and needs a loan to feed his addiction

He was looking for a sponsor more than an investor!

the table prop was jut an excuse not to have to stand up the whole time. smart move

Peter didn't hold his poker face delivering his thoughts on this pitch 😅

If he is so good at making money by gambling, why does he need someone to give him money to start? Basically, his wife told him that he was not allowed to touch the swedish summer house, so he would have to get his gambling money from some sucker.

Strange! I remember Caan declining an alcohol related investment on religious grounds. I thought that he was going to declare himself out for the same reason, here.

Who knew deep down that as soon as he said he was a poker player, Deborah and Peter are gonna be out?

Just had a look at his competition results. The Dragons made the right decision.

lmao what a guy, the producers brought him in to future proof a meme i suppose

I have won 547,000 dollars. I need 65,000 pounds. Ummm......No!

They were surprisingly polite on this one, and they didn't need to!

Wow James Caan is such a gentleman. He's always so respectful. I have actually never seen him humiliate anybody in the Den. He is the embodiment of British politeness.

Checking out his live earnings in official tournaments, he won big in a tournament in 2006 (350,000ish) so before this was filmed. Since that point, he has won less than that over the next 14 years.

Finally the flashing stop light guy has been dethroned for the worst pitch ever by this guy.

So... "Give me money to play poker" 😂

How was this even allowed on Dragon’s Den? It’s not a business or a product....

He actually LOOKS like a "wide boy" gambler.

Summer house in Sweden... I'm buying one in Antarctica next year.

His first pro match he made 355k usd then small amounts after that, total to this day is 673k earned. But that’s after 69 pro matches.

This practice of getting someone else to cover your expenses as a professional poker player is actually so common that it's the norm among all the big name pros. Although that's usually considered "sponsorship" rather than "investing". It was worth a try though.

Ridiculous idea. 33 tournaments is far too few. It takes 2500+ tournaments to be ~99% sure you beat the games you're playing, because the variance is so high. It takes around 500 games to be 75% sure you're long-term profitable, accounting for variance. 33 is an insult. 33 in a year too?? What is this guy doing the rest of the time only playing one tournament every 9 days? 8 cashes out of 33 is a good amount for any professional, but sample size is far too small. If he's so good, why doesn't he look for financial backing from stables that specialize in this sort of thing? Why doesn't he sell action/crossbook with other professionals? Why doesn't he sell a piece of his action for a mix of coaching/finance. Poker is a game of skill, there's no way around this, but this guy is a joke. I hate when the game I love is so horribly misrepresented by people like this.

According to the Poker Database, this bloke has won about $16k since the start of 2018. The Dragon's would have got around $6500. Not the best return on a £65k investment!

I think EA need to hire this guy. There not loot boxes there surprise mechanics, I'm not a gambler I'm a poker player.

He should have presented it as a business: showing how much he won and lost in the last year's etc. But this way...

I don't blame the gambling guy for being here, I blame the show for allowing such an asinine pitch.

While this is obviously a very odd proposition for the den, this way of doing business is very common in high stakes poker, where many tournaments costs 5 figures to enter, with high potential returns. So many pro players have investors to help limit the risk.

With his sunglasses on, in the thumbnail at least, it looks like somebody once told him the world was going to roll him... he left, asking if they could spare some change for gas

“I know you’ve won, so I’m not even gonna bluff you” - words of a true poker flop 😂

This guy actually won 450k at the Dutch Open in 2006.

He is not a gambler, he is a poker player, a VERY GOOD POKER player goddamnit !!

Peters expression throughout the pitch pretty much sums it up 🤣🤣😎 this was a good one

looked up his poker stats, the number's hes talking about almost entirely come from one single tournament he got lucky in.

JJ: So why are you sitting here and asking me for my children inherited money, you ask Theo? Theo The Fetus: You're good at reading my mind.

Ok dragons, I'm going down the bookies next week. I need an investment of 70k pls

Me holding 7 2 off suit "I'm all in!" Jenny holding AA "im out"

There are companies out there that specifically provide backing for professional poker players. He should be on one of those and attract investors that way.

Only a true gambler will say that he/she isn't a gambler.

I feel like he should have asked for a ratchet up deal pitched to all five split between them. Something like, "Today I'm asking for 20k, I'm willing to insure that from my own pocket here today" "All I need from the five of you, is 4k each" "I ask for only that today because I'm confident in my abilities." "Wanting the barrier of risk to be so low, you all are confident in that pittance returning as I am" "After this quick demonstration of my decades long passion at the sport I'm certain will bring us all wealth, I'd hope we could arrange another contract raising the stakes a bit." *Insert pitch over history of earnings* *Explain how commonplace poker player investment contracts are in the industry* *Hand out lists of scheduled tournaments, their locations, possible winnings, and expected costs associated* *Break down the min/max amounts of time till ROI depending on best/worst placements* *Maybe mention the psychology degree* *Offer to wear their companies logos on my clothes as free advertising every tournament* Follow it up with a hopeful statement about once proof of concept is shown there may be continued, incrementally higher risk/reward opportunities for all with less guaranteed insurance on my part as we build rapport. *Gracious closing statement thanking everyone for their time with a little reminder we could all win!* Then just hope they don't wanna be seen worrying about 4k when they're supposed to be "rich". Especially with the only risk falling on my shoulders mostly and no obligation to stay longer than the guaranteed ROI. Pretty sure they'd all buy in just to save face on tv. Hopefully I'd rope in one or two dragons for a recurring investment after. Investments that grow larger after every successful repayment, gradually spreading the risk outward to more even distribution over the remaining group. Allowing me to bring home the big bucks eventually while not scaring away my meal ticket.

Bruh....I'm speechless. I liked how none of them even started writing anything down.

I like his concept of ROI. i had $5 in my pocket and by walking outside for awhile, I found a $10 bill. I have a ROI of 300% (ignoring my initial $5)

He's a Con Artist !!

This is just the posh equivalent of getting a payday loan and then going to the bookies

The Open Fetus Duncan Vanitine 2:38 😂😂😂

"I'm not a criminal, I'm borrowing money from the bank!"

Yasss finally a new upload! I need my daily fix of Dragon's Den.. #addicted

Title should be "I'm not a gambler I am a very good poker player" 😎

The majority of the dragons were respectful of an unorthodox opportunity which is nice to see

Looking at this guys track record funnily enough he hit big once in 2006 and then never again.

Guys, he needs the capital because he spends loads of money on family vacations. Understandable :)

poker players looking for investment and giving a % of their winnings is very normal, but they need a patron, not a dragon

I watch this show for my homie Duncan! Love this guy!

I remember this, Vicky Coren wrote an article on why it was a good investment.

If he was so good his family and friends would be throwing money at him

From Dragon's Den to Gambling Den XD

You could see Peters reaction right away he was not impressed and thought the guy was wasting his time

The way he bent those cards, this guy would’ve blown that money in a day

I think a young Peter would've been a great James Bond😁

I think his cover is blown now, he would be lucky to get past a casino door.

During the pitch, I think I saw Peter Jones look at his watch.

very good answer/reponse all the question-good luck.

The last tournament he played was a £40 freezout 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

I want 65,000 and can guarantee you 50,000 of my winnings. This guy 😅

Victoria Coren pints to the sense in spotting a good player needing investment, and shows it with examples in Guardian article. She asks if you can imagine a race horse owner telling Frankie Dettori 'No thanks mate, I'll ride it myself'.

@ 6:00 that grin on Theo's face, so tempting lol

Honestly, as weird as this was, it was kind of a refreshing change of pace from the many people who think that they have an amazing food item or baby product.

Really good poker players actually do this all the time. Not sure I would put this guy in that category

This pitch is insanity 😳

Duncan contacted him after the show and invested 😂

If........a gamblers favorite word! If......I win BIG, I would disappear! If......I loose BIG, you never see me again!

Why would he buy a house in Sweden? seriously, Isn't the weather shitty enough in the UK anymore?

I would go for it if he put his summer house up for collateral

omg I was thinking of this one this week!

Mortgage paid off, 20k investment in his hand. Does he really need an investment 🤔 why cant he just win his way up.

"It's an unusual investment" Bro, it's gambling.

He was on The Chase in November 2020!

This is the craziest pitch I have ever heard of!

what the hell was that, i dont think he needed money or expertise of a dragon, he was just riding his luck and pulling strings. that was not even a proper pitch .

Was Dragon’s Den running short on entrepreneurs back then? Seriously, this was a guy pretty much saying “please give me your money so that I can go gamble with it”.

Why do I need your money? I bought a summer home in Sweden with my wife and we are in need of a second.

At least the entrepreneur didn't fold under questioning

The guys knows what he's talking about and sounds very intelligent and knowledgeable. I think it was a great pitch.