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U.S. fund managers bet on poker while market...
U.S. fund managers bet on poker while market wagers loom large
por Indira Schrantz (2022-10-13)
By Carolina Mandl
NEW YORK, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Hundreds of hedge fund managers and traders gathered at New York's Gotham Hall ballroom on Thursday, fixated on their big bets - in canlı poker siteleri, not markets.
The money managers were gathered for a charity tournament to play a card game that, in some circles, is taken almost as seriously as their day jobs.
As a DJ blasted music, competitors spent the evening shoulder-to-shoulder, setting aside work for play.
But others could not help but discuss the tumult sweeping through equities, bonds and currencies. Boaz Weinstein, founder of hedge fund Saba Capital, would not predict when the stock market would reach a bottom.
"Anyone who gives you an answer is not modest because nobody knows with this market," Weinstein said between rounds at the 12th annual "Take 'Em To School" tournament.
The event raised almost $2 million for Education Reform Now, a nonprofit organization that promotes improvement in public education.
The evening allowed participants to set aside concerns about the bear market for stocks, surging inflation, rising interest rates and the war in Ukraine, which are fueling market volatility and creating plenty of trading opportunities.
"There's so much going on in the markets now that it's difficult not to talk about it here, but it is a fun competition," said hedge fund manager John Petry of Sessa Capital.
The tournament also offered a distraction from turmoil swirling around lender Credit Suisse and, separately, Elon Musk's proposed $44 billion buyout of Twitter Inc.
One player drew parallels between the card table and business.
"I don't know if Musk will buy Twitter," said a derivatives trader who asked not to be identified. "I hope he does, but I'd bet he's a good canlı poker siteleri player - you never know what's really on his mind."
Roughly 400 attendees were spread out over about 30 tables under a massive domed ceiling modeled after ancient Rome's Pantheon. Wall Street's Morgan Stanley sponsored a table, as did famed hedge funds Pershing Square Capital Management and Third Point.
They ate corn dogs and gyoza for starters, then steak and canlı poker siteleri chicken for entrees.
The champion was crowned after 1 a.m. The winner turned out not to be a hedge fund manager, professional canlı poker siteleri player or even a banker. She was Alejandra Cata, a real estate agent and model, who was playing in only her second-ever competition.
"I played aggressively and decisively. I also got good cards," she said.
(Reporting by Carolina Mandl in New York Editing by Lananh Nguyen and Matthew Lewis)