boiling, the Frenchman who won 400,000 euros recounts his crazy adventure

One of his friends immediately warns him before going on the phone: “He is not in very good shape. He has a small voice, he is totally alcoholic but at least he smells good.” Greg gets out of the shower when he retrieves the laptop from his hotel room this Sunday night to tell us the incredible moment that he is living. A few hours earlier, this 39-year-old Toulousain won 399,461 euros, validating an improbable combination of 21 bets (with 500 euros bet).

It’s the victory of Bayern Munich facing Augsburg which sealed its success. A Bundesliga match for which Greg moved to Bavaria, with around 20 of his friends and members of Winamax, the betting operator. To live this great moment in the stands of the Allianz Arena. And as much to say that he had the opportunity to thrill when Thomas Müller opened the scoring in the second half. Well almost. “I was in the bathroom so I didn’t see the goal. It wasn’t until I got back to my place that I saw Bayern leading 1-0,” he said.

A “limitless” evening in Munich

However, he was there when Augsburg equalized at the 88th, ending his dream … before the goal was finally canceled by the VAR! “The stadium was silent. We were all shocked, says the daring bettor. And then, the goal was not validated. Thank you VAR! Thank you Platini! (Laughs)” Leon Goretzka will ensure Bayern’s victory in the stride (2-0). Something to tip Greg’s party into the most total intoxication (alcohol abuse is dangerous for health, remember). “My friends threw ten liters of beer in my mouth, that’s why I had to take a shower. There, we’re going to go out and have one of these bruises! It’s madness. We’re going to put the fire in Munich, “he warns.

Still with a cap on the BC? “There are at least 5,000 to 20,000 euros that will go into the bruising. There is no limit. We will buy Munich,” said Greg, who said that the festivities actually started on Thursday. Three days earlier. Time for him to lose his phone in the evening. “Maybe I gave it to the DJ so that in exchange he would put on the Gala song‘ Freed From Desire ’once again,” he recalls.

“I wanted to turn at 400,000”

More annoying, his Winamax account was also blocked in the process. “I picked up a friend’s phone, tried to enter my codes and there, general problem. I couldn’t do anything before the game. Even the guys from Winamax didn’t understand. Maybe being that they tried to make it a little bit upside down (laughs). I was without a net. Bayern really had to win. ” To go to the end of this crazy story, started two weeks ago with a series of winning bets in biathlon.

As he wins, Greg, who bet for the first time in his life at the 2002 World Cup, has seen his winnings soar in recent days. Without ever considering a cash out (the possibility of withdrawing from a bet against a less substantial sum). “I wanted to make the robbery at 400,000 because it’s the limit of the site. But I wanted to do it with the way, explains the 39-year-old player. I could have added an NBA game at the con and won at 3h morning alone at home. But we wouldn’t have vibrated like that. “

“I’m going to buy a catamaran”

After screaming his joy in the night of Munich, Greg must return to Toulouse this Monday around 5 p.m. With an already full agenda. On the program: a poker tournament at La Grande-Motte (Hérault) next weekend, a trip to Norway to attend the last biathlon stage of the season and a new poker trip to Saint-Martin (Antilles). Before “the ultimate bitch”, May 2, for its 40th anniversary. “I had a 40-liter bottle of vodka made for the occasion,” said Greg, single, who works as a combat sports teacher in the Toulouse region.

In the meantime, he may have donated part of his earnings to charity. Without forgetting to have a little fun: “I’m going to buy a catamaran to go around the world.” What about his betting career? “Either I stop everything, or I chain sick bets, at 140,000 euros. But I’m already going to try to survive this evening,” he said, laughing, before hanging up.

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