Sup fellow degens, 

Happy January 2nd!

Yesterday, I gave you the blueprint. I shared the wisdom of the 58-year-old legend who told us the secret to financial freedom: "The smart ones double up. Eventually, you gotta win something."

Some of you shook your heads in disagreement. 

But while you were busy being rational, a woman in Hull, UK, a place not exactly known for its glamour, was out there proving Fat Tony right.

She didn’t quit. She sat down at a table, and the universe paid her £45,000.

Let’s set the scene. 

It’s Saturday night in Hull. If you’ve never been, just imagine a place where the weather is grey and the optimism is cautious. This anonymous, unlikely high roller wasn't at the Bellagio. She was at the Grosvenor Casino on Dock Street.

She sat down to play Three Card Poker. Now, serious poker players often mock Three Card Poker. They call it a "carnival game." They say the house edge is too high and it’s for tourists.

But this woman didn't care about some Kelly strategies. She just cared about the action.

She was just trying to have a relaxing evening with her partner. She placed her ante. She looked at her cards. And there it was.

A Royal Flush.

The casino manager said the room went "electric."

In one second, she turned a boring Saturday into a year’s salary. She walked out with £44,579 (about $58,000 for my American friends).

She said: “I’m in total shock. My partner and I were just enjoying a bit of Saturday evening poker when I suddenly hit a Royal Flush. The atmosphere was electric, and everyone at the table and across the room was celebrating with us.”

This is exactly what we talked about yesterday. If this woman had listened to the "responsible" advice, she would be waking up today with the same amount of money she had last week.

Instead, she put herself in the arena. She gave Luck a chance to find her.

The odds of hitting a Royal Flush in Three Card Poker (specifically the Mini Royal or the progressive jackpot equivalent) are astronomical. Most people play a lifetime and never see one. But the "Fat Tony" philosophy isn't about the odds. It's about the inevitability.

If you stay at the table long enough, strange and wonderful things happen. If you leave the table, nothing happens.

It is binary.

So, shake off that New Year's hesitation. The jackpot doesn't care if you're "trying to be good" this year. It’s sitting in a shoe, waiting for someone brave enough to claim it.

Get out there and find a table. 

Be the legend who hits a Royal Flush on a Tuesday afternoon.

TL;DR: A woman in Hull sat down at a casino table, ignored the “responsible” advice about odds, and hit a Royal Flush worth £45,000. The lesson isn’t about gambling - it’s about showing up. If you never enter the arena, nothing can happen. Stay at the table long enough, and eventually, luck finds you.

Stay degen,

Dima