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Man wins $1.2 million on Woods winning the Masters

Adducci places $100,000 on Woods winning the PGA Championship

The potential windfall is $10 million

James Adducci won $1.2m on a Woods’ bet. He is now staking another $100,000 on Woods winning the Grand Slam for a max return of $10 million.

Man Bets $100K on Woods

James Adducci and Tiger Woods don’t really know each other. It’s just that Adducci placed a wager – first in his life he said – on Woods winning the Masters that brought him $1.2 million.

Now, he is taking $100,000 out of his winnings to place them on Woods winning the Grand Slam as well at odds of 100-1.

Adducci is not a gambling person, but he got his first attempt right and now he is willing to back Tiger Woods once again. The potential payout of $10 million is the largest wager any sportsbook has agreed to take on with a William Hill casino accepting the risk that the wager entails.

The wager has been confirmed by William Hill VP of Marketing Michael Grodsky. Meanwhile, Adducci feels confident about the upcoming PGA Championship event where Woods stands a 8-1 chance of winning according to official data.

The Woods Effect

Woods himself hasn’t said that he is looking for another Grand Slam title, but this hasn’t dissuaded Adducci from sticking to his guns. While some have argued against the bet and calling Adducci out for staking the money on Woods, Adducci has had his own opinion on the matter:

Tiger has history winning at Bethpage, and he won at Pebble, by the biggest margin in history. This is a very unique situation. That’s the way I’m thinking about it. We know that with every win, the energy level will get amped up. His game gets elevated… he’s the definition of excelling under pressure. That’s how my brain works.

Is the Tiger Woods effect really there? Woods hasn’t betrayed any intention to pursue a title that he has won once and that is theoretically very unlikely to pull off.

If Adducci is right and Woods dominates next week’s PGA Championship his bet might indeed cost William Hill a pretty penny. It’s definitely something that many casual punters would love to see.