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      Home  >  General News  >  Wagering thousands of dollars a game

      Wagering thousands of dollars a game

      Hedge Fund


      31-Year Old Brett Icahn’s Hedge Fund Returned 50% Last Year

      Courtney Comstock | Apr. 19, 2011, 3:36 PM

      Fun facts about Brett:

      • [He and his father] often play chess, wagering thousands of dollars a game.
      • He saw his father conduct corporate raids.
      • “Let’s just say, I’m not married,” is how he described his single life in downtown Manhattan to the NYPost a few years ago.
      • “He beats me at chess, which I don’t appreciate,” says Carl. “I taught him the game and now he beats me at it.”

      Full articel: http://www.businessinsider.com/brett-icahn-2011-4#ixzz1K2Ko4y8w


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      1. Anonymous Reply
        April 21, 2011 at 12:36 am

        Little rich daddy’s boy.

        He still can’t get girlfriend!

        Ja!Ja!

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