This makes him not only the highest-paid comedian on our list, but also the first jokester ever to make more money than Jerry Seinfeld, whose earnings clock in at $36 million this year.'Īt the end of the day, Hart wasn't in for $2.2 million, but he hadn't escaped the eight levels of play totally unscathed either. He performed over 100 shows at stadiums and arenas around the world during our scoring period, grossing over $1 million on average per gig. 'Comedian Kevin Hart is the biggest year-over-year gainer, more than tripling his 2015 earnings from $28.5 million to $87.5 million. The site credited Hart for having changed the economy of the funny business: He ranked number six on Forbes' 2016 World's Highest-Paid Celebrities Top 100 List with $87.5 million in earnings. But the question if he could afford to do so, is one that can be answered positively with relativele certainty. If that was Hart's first big bluff of the day or if he really was willing to go that deep, we'll probably never know. 'Yeah, $2.2 million!' All Koon could say was 'That'd be a big boost to the prize pool,', according to the PokerStars Blog who were there to write down the specifics of the interaction. Tablemate Jason Koon told the story of once firing three bullets, prompting Hart to admit he was willing to do 22 buy-ins if needed. 'Depends!' Perkins responded with a smile. 'Are you prepared to go eight rebuys today?' shouted Hart across the room to Bill Perkins at a neighboring table when play was just five minutes underway. 'I had a good time but I was card dead all day' Not Hart though, he was as loud as you'd expect him to be if you're familiar with his stand-up shows and movies. Sometimes, they wear sunglasses and tuck their heads away in hoodies to not attract too much attention. Sometimes, mainstream celebrities try to blend in when they play a poker tournament and just keep to themselves. None other than actor and stand-up comedian Kevin Hart sat down, and jaws dropped. Just about all of the usual suspects showed up Daniel Negreanu, Steve O'Dwyer, Adrian Mateos, Nick Petrangelo and Ivan Luca were just some of the familiar faces we expected and who sat down early on.Īnd while a lot of railbirds were star struck by their poker idols so close by, it was a different player getting the most attention all day. The inaugural PokerStars Championship Bahamas kicked off today with the $100,000 Super High Roller.

01-07-2017 00:26 UTC-5 Kevin Hart Plays $100,000 Super High Roller at PokerStars Championship Bahamas: 'I don't need luck! I'm gonna fucking win!'

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