Blues fan is a Stanley Cup away from turning $400 into $100K in unlikely bet
It’s easy to say that the vast majority of St. Louis Blues fans didn’t see a trip to the Stanley Cup Final coming when their team was in last place in January.
But maybe Scott Berry did.
According to The Action Network, Berry was on a business trip in Las Vegas when he noticed the Paris Las Vegas Hotel sportsbook had the Blues as a 250-1 longshot to win the Stanley Cup.
Deciding to do comparison shopping, he went to the Bellagio where he saw the Blues were listed at 150-1.
“I sprinted back to the Paris and put down everything I had planned on spending on gambling — $400,” Berry told The Action Network. “To win $100,000 sounded really good.”
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The Blues were last in the NHL on Jan. 2 and had never won a Stanley Cup in franchise history. No one could have said this was a wise investment.
But now that the Blues have reached the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 1970, Berry suddenly has a hot ticket.
Through Propswap, a marketplace where bettors can sell their betting slips, Berry was offered $20,000 for his ticket before Game 7 against Dallas in the second round, according to ESPN. That game went double-overtime before Patrick Maroon scored the game winner.
According to ESPN.com, Berry has now received a $40,000 offer for his ticket.
"Preseason, I knew they had a good squad," Berry told ESPN. "But I'm no pro. My brother and father are a little more risk-averse than I am. They probably thought I was idiot."
The Bruins are favored to win the Stanley Cup Final. According to The Action Network, the Blues have a 42% chance of winning, based on probability.