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Message: [QUOTE="OzExorcist, post: 977593, member: 23910"] It was Billy Baxter that staked him in the 1997 Main Event. IIRC he staked Unger for a bunch of other things as well, including his high-stakes heads up matches with Archie Karas. Staking is actually commonplace among the pros themselves - there was speculation at this year's WSOP that well under half of the $50K HORSE field were playing on their own money. Scotty Nguyen had backers, reportedly. And the whole Tiffany Michelle being staked in the Main Event issue has been well documented. [/QUOTE]