First thing you’d do if you won big❓

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First and foremost, I would celebrate with my friends at a steak house.
After that, I would probably go travel around the world a bit.
 
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WladiYoga said:
The first thing I'd spend money on is a world sea trip over several months. Or a house, it's a tough decision, a house is probably better for the long run, but you can play so much Poker on a cruise ship, and win all that money again and then buy a house, yes that's probably optimal.
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I like that cruise ship strategy – infinite money glitch! 🚢 For me, I’d probably just upgrade my entire grinding setup (PC, chair, monitors) and then take a long trip around Asia.
 
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I would buy a large house with a gigantic plot of land in the countryside and a waterfall running through the property.
 
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Get a nice bottle of whiskey to celebrate with the friends and family and figure it out from there.
 
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I'll rent a boat for a week and invite a few girls to join me on vacation
 
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Hi :)
To be honest, I'd probably invest some and I'll relocate myself to the US most likely.
 
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Help my family, buy a new house and travel abroad for many months!
 
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I think the first thing I’d do after a big win is… nothing for a few days. A lot of people talk about taking a little time after a big upswing so you don’t make emotional “celebration” decisions (or random punts) when you’re still buzzing.

After that, I’d split it up properly: lock some money away from poker (so it’s real life security), and keep a separate bankroll for grinding so I’m not tempted to play too big just because I’m up. And if I buy something, it would be something that actually improves quality of life or my routine (health, travel, work setup), not a flashy car or expensive stuff that creates lifestyle creep.
 
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If I win a prize playing poker, what I would do is withdraw 50% and spend it on the things I like most; you can do many things with a lot of money.
 
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If I won a big prize, the first thing I would do is take some time off and think about the best way to invest the money and generate passive income.
 
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It all depends on the amount of the winnings, if it is more than $100,000, then 20% goes to a charitable fund to help children, the rest is invested in order to receive monthly interest, most likely it would be some kind of IT field of activity.
 
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The first thing I’d do after winning big is nothing—no celebrating, no calls, no plans. Just let the adrenaline settle so I don’t make a stupid emotional decision with money that came in fast.
 
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I think I would invest most of it, travel, etc... and leave a large bankroll to play bigger tournaments.
 
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Shadow6969 said:
If you won big, what's the first thing you'd buy (or not buy)?
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It all depends on the amount. If it were a significant amount for me, more than $100,000, I would probably buy real estate to rent out. If the winnings were $10,000 or less, I would buy gifts for my loved ones.
 
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I would invest the money to generate some passive income for myself.
 
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