Nick the Greek

O Ellhnas Nikos Dandolos, einai profanws o pio diashmos paikths olwn twn epoxwn. Gennhthhke sto Rethymno ths Krhths to 1893. H polytaraxh zwh toy exei dwsei yliko gia kathe eidoys fantastikes romantikes istories.

Ksekinhse thn "kariera" toy stis HPA,apo ton ippodromo, opoy kerdise miso ekatomyrio dollaria se eksi mhnes. Olh toy h zwh htan afierwmenh se kathe eidoys tyxero paixnidi. Exei meinei paroimiwdhs h frash poy eipe me apolyth apatheia ston antipalo toy Johnny Moss meta apo ena marathwnio paixnidi poker poy eixe krathsei 5 mhnes, afoy molis eixe xasei 2 ekatomyria dolaria. "Mr. Moss, I have to let you go".

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Nik de Gkrhk (aggl.:Nick the Greek) einai to pseydwnymo toy Nikoy Dandoloy, poy yphrkse enas apo toys gnwstoteroys epaggelmaties paiktes tyxerwn paixnidiwn.
O Nikos Dandolos gennhthhke sto Rethymno to 1883. Htan gonos ploysias oikogeneias kai neos spoydase filosofia. Se hlikia 18 etwn metanasteyse sto Sikago twn H.P.A. kai argotera metakinhthhke sto Montreal toy Kanada, opoy arxise na asxoleitai me to stoixhma stis ippodromies. Afoy kerdise panw apo 500.000 dollaria mesa se eksi mhnes epestrepse sto Sikago.
Ekei synexise paizontas megala posa sta xartia kai sta zaria kai exase osa xrhmata eixe kerdisei sto Montreal. Wstoso, egine proodeytika aristotexnhs diaforwn tyxerwn paixnidiwn, apekthse megalh fhmh kai ekselixthke se "aksiotheato" twn diaforwn kazino kai xartopaiktikwn lesxwn opoy epaize. Syxna megala kazino toy prosferan megaloys misthoys gia na doylepsei gia aytoys alla o Dandolos apantoyse synhthws arnhtika.

To 1949 o Dandolos symmeteixe se enan "marathwnio poker", me antipalo ton kalytero paikth poker ths epoxhs, ton Tzony Mos. Ston marathwnio ayto, poy krathse 5 mhnes, me dialeimmata mono gia ypno kai fysikes anagkes, paixthke kathe parallagh toy poker. O Dandolos exase synolika panw apo 2.000.000 dollaria.

Symfwna me ena astiko mytho, o Dandolos kapote synodepse ton Almpert A nstain sto Las Begkas. Ton synesthse stoys filoys toy, oi opoioi ypothese oti den gnwrizan ton A nstain, ws o "mikros Al apo to Prinston, poy elegxei th drash sto Tzersey"
O Nompelistas fysikos Ritsarnt Feinman epishs gnwrise ton Niko Dandalo opws anaferetai sthn aytobiografia toy Sigoyra th' asteieyeste kyrie Feinman!. O Nikos ekshgei pws kerdizei oxi apla pontarontas, alla gnwrizontas tis pithanothtes toy paignidioy kai pontarontas antitheta se alloys paiktes me prokatalhpseis gia to apotelesma opws kai sthn epirroh ths fhmhs toy stoys alloys paiktes.

Htan atomo poy perifronoyse ta xrhmata kai ypologizetai oti se olh th zwh toy kerdise kai exase panw apo 500 ekatommyria dollaria. O idios elege oti eixe perasei apo thn apolyth ftwxia ston ployto panw apo 75 fores. Edwse panw apo 20 ekatommyria dollaria (peripoy 400 ekatommyria me bash ton plhthwrismo toy 2004) se filanthrwpika erga. Sto telos ths zwhs toy o Dandolos eixe meinei apentaros kai synexize na paizei mikra posa se kazina ths Notias Kalifornias.
Pethane thn hmera twn Xristoygennwn to 1966.

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