Luckiest Man of 2017 (so far)
As originally reported in Daily Mail UK : Brazilian businessman Pedro Grendene Bartelle – was still in New Year’s celebration mode, partying at Hotel Conrad in Punta del Este, Uruguay – when hit hit it really big at the roulette wheel.
While showing off for his friends, and other onlookers, Bartelle bet $35,000 on a single number of the roulette wheel.
Just seconds later, he was $3.5 million richer as his number hit and the whole room erupted in celebration.
The moment was captured on video and you can see it here :
While Bartelle may be rich in his own right, as president of Brazilian shoe company Vulcabras-Azaleia, and nephew of Brazil’s richest man, an extra $3.5 mil never hurts!
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