Chapter 883 Texas Hold'em Invitational Tournament

After the great success of the NFL, the Glazer family did not know which tendon was twitching. They felt that the small pool of NFL could not stop them, and began to spread their claws on the world's number one sport-football.

As an American family with pure Jewish ancestry, football, baseball, and ice hockey are the sports they are most familiar with. As for football? What is that?

But it doesn't matter if they don't understand, anyway, they know that this thing can make money, that's enough, and then the Glazer family used the old routine in the business field to choose Manchester United among many European teams!

The reason why Manchester United was chosen was that at that time Manchester United had the most chaotic shareholding among the European giants with outstanding achievements, and the first and second largest shareholders were in a long-term civil war, so Glazer made a move. At this time, they suddenly It was found that they had no money. To be precise, the value of Manchester United far exceeded their expectations, and they seemed to be unable to afford it.

How to do? give up? Of course not, the shrewd Jews have never given up on this idea in doing business.

No money? If you have no money, you can take a loan. Anyway, the bank has plenty of money.

So the Glazer family borrowed 285 million from the **** bank and 275 million from the three major hedge funds. Since 2003, they have successively secretly acquired 9.9% of Manchester United's shares. Due to the contradictions, the general manager David Gill was the internal response, and got 30% of the shares of the first and second largest shareholders.

Faced with a huge money offensive, the third largest shareholder and retail investors chose to succumb, and soon more than 75% of Manchester United's shares were in the hands of Glazer, officially announcing their delisting from the London Stock Exchange.

Aside from other factors, this is a beautiful financial battle, but the price paid is obvious. A loan of 560 million yuan is not 5 yuan and 60 cents, and it also faces high interest. Of course, the real loss of the Glazer family Not much, at most it is reputation, but reputation is worthless in the eyes of the Glazer family.

After all, the Glazer family used Manchester United to acquire Manchester United. This rather twisted remark is that the Glazer family first fooled banks and hedge funds. I want to buy Manchester United. That is the greatest football in Europe and even the world. There is no doubt about the club's ability to make money, but now that I have no money, can you provide some help? Of course, the interest that should be paid still has to be paid.

When the banks and hedge funds heard it, what the hell, are you going to buy Manchester United? You are so courageous, no problem, no problem, isn't it just money? It’s easy to talk about interest, just 2.5 points. This is a friendly price. What does your Glazer family use as a mortgage?

The Glazer family thought about it, and let's use Manchester United's shares as collateral. Anyway, if we succeed in the acquisition, we will have to borrow money from you to invest. It's the same, but the order is reversed.

Banks and hedge funds naturally had no hesitation in the face of this stable profit-making transaction, and decisively agreed to the acquisition.

All in all, in a sense, Glazer bought Manchester United with the money obtained from Manchester United as a mortgage, and once again played the classic empty glove white wolf, and Manchester United became an out-and-out "sold and paid for money." people".

Then Manchester United will start the process of repaying the loan for the Glazer family for ten years in the future. However, the Glazer family can only pull a hair on their head. Like people, since the Glazer family has the ability to take out huge loans, it must be able to delay the repayment of the loan for decades. As long as they have the gold ingot of Manchester United, the Glazer family will not worry about being forced by the creditors.

Now the debt of 560 million is "only" more than 300 million.

That is to say, in the ten years since Glazer acquired Manchester United in 2005, he has only paid off 200 million in debt. How much wealth has Manchester United created in these ten years? A conservative estimate is also 800 million pounds! So where did the money go?

Certainly can't run with long legs, the answer is obvious~

Now that the old Glazer has passed away, Manchester United is jointly owned by Joel and Efram. Last year, the brothers took away 30 million US dollars in cash dividends from Manchester United and bought a super yacht. , so to speak, they are out of money again!

How can he challenge Yang Cheng if he has no money?

Joel Glazer, who was not criticized by Yang Cheng for a few words, did not do anything other than stare with big eyes to vent his anger. He really wanted to fight Yang Cheng, but it was a pity that his body was not equal and he was afraid of being beaten to death.

Why did the painting style suddenly become a bit strange? Yang Cheng poked his neck and looked brave and fearless, while Glazer was panting heavily with his eyes wide open, eager to do something, but his feet were motionless. Moving back and forth on these two people, but they are not surprised. Anyway, the hatred between Manchester United and Liverpool is deep enough, and it is not too much for the two to fight.

Of course, it’s not just the Liverpool family who are unhappy with Manchester United. Chelsea are also the main players who have been oppressed by Manchester United all the year round. With Ferguson at least they can hold on to the situation. The relationship with Yang Cheng itself is good, and he snorted and mocked, "I think what Jason said is right. If you have this time, you might as well go back and pay off the debt. The performance of the club is never measured by the sound."

Even the fans are clear about the fact that the Glazer family owes the bank hundreds of millions, let alone these big guys?

"Hey, Roman, are you jealous that Manchester United has more championships than Chelsea?" Joel is really not afraid of death, he has nothing to say when he is stunned by Yang Cheng, and now he is facing Abramovich again, regardless of his low money , but the ability to pull hatred is one against one. In such a short time, they offended the two giants in the Premier League's big6. Of course, the relationship between them was not very good.

As the initiator of the party, Rummenigge is not good at making the scene too rigid, and there has been a lot of cooperation between Bayern and Manchester United over the years, so he quickly stood up to smooth things over, "Let's not talk about the club, let's talk about something pleasant, It's not easy for everyone to get together, why don't we play something to add to the fun?"

Rummenigge's proposal was unanimously agreed by everyone, especially Yang Cheng and Abu, the two guys with bad stomachs have a pair of eyes, and they have a bad idea. Naturally, playing games will be a bit of a prize. Joel Glazer had a heart attack and they both lost.

Yang Cheng responded positively, "This idea is great, what should we play?"

Rummenigge grinned, "I don't know if you are interested in Texas Hold'em? To be honest, I am a loyal fan of Texas Hold'em. Although I am not as good as a professional player, I still love it very much. The Landis Hotel will hold a poker tournament, a group of professional players will compete for the championship and a prize of 1 million US dollars, how about we simply play and guess who can win the championship?"

Sure enough, the charm of Texas Hold'em is comparable to that of a beautiful woman. All the bosses showed wretched smiles. Of course, the ones who laughed the most were Yang Cheng and Abu. In their opinion, Joel Glazer was going to be in trouble tonight.

The game starts at night, and the rest of the time is naturally reserved for the bosses to operate. What is the operation? Don't be naive, everyone is doing it out of face, and it's embarrassing to lose too badly, so it's very necessary to meet with the players participating tonight, get in touch with each other, and give advice.

Well, the real purpose is self-evident. Since you want to play, you must play something big. Although the paper champion only has a prize of 1 million US dollars, in private, the big guys can promise more, such as the players they win It is very normal to win the championship and award twice or even three times the prize money in private. When encountering serious players who cannot afford to lose, it is not uncommon for poker players to threaten their lives. Can't do it, let alone these big bosses who spend money like water on weekdays.

Regarding Texas Hold'em, Yang Cheng's level is not good, at most he can play it, bullying newbies or playing with a bunch of players who are also amateurs is okay, as for the tips and tricks in it, he doesn't know much Many, so he seldom goes to play in person, but this does not prevent him from finding a good player.

Everyone decided to gather in the palace at night, and then left by car. Some people didn't live in Atlantis, but their destinations were the same at this time.

When Yang Cheng returned to the hotel room, he found that there was no one there. He probably went out to play, so he had to call Laham to ask him to come back. Of course, he couldn't come forward in person for such a thing.

Then the exclusive butler, a young British guy, was called.

"Sir, what can I do for you?"

Yang Cheng sat on the sofa, staring at the phone without looking up, "Is there a game in the du hall tonight?"

The butler said, "Yes sir, it's a Texas hold'em invitational tournament. The participants are all WSOP champions and some powerful players in the past few years. They will compete for a million dollar reward together."

Yang Cheng nodded, "I need a list of participants. It is best to attach relevant information and strength analysis. Also, your duo must have set the odds for tonight's game, right?"

The butler responded, "Of course sir, I can send you relevant information later. Regarding tonight's handicap, we are more optimistic about Daniel Negrino."

Yang Cheng was stunned for a moment. People who played Texas Hold'em naturally knew Daniel Negrino well. This man can be called one of the legends of the WSOP (World Series of Poker). Daniel has won 6 WSOP gold medals so far. Bracelet, as well as 2 WPT champions, and one of the players with the highest accumulative prize money in the world!

I didn't expect that such a big-name star could be invited to this invitational tournament.

Now Yang Cheng felt a little frustrated. He knew that Daniel must be the target of other big shots. If he wanted to win over Daniel, the price he would have to pay would definitely not be small, and the loss outweighed the gain.

Yang Cheng pinched her chin and thought a little embarrassedly.

Just in time, Laham hurried into the room in casual Hawaiian attire, and he could smell the pungent perfume on his body from a long distance away.

"Boss, I'm back, what's your order?"

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