Have you ever thought of gambling as way to recover your funds and pay your debts? Does this look like a case of compulsive gambling?
Never, no assurance and you'll just add more burden to what you're about to pay. In such desperate situations, gambling is the way for those people that have been f*cked up totally.
No ways of recovery that much money and that's why gambling is the way, every single plan has been totally out of their hand and it's uncontrollable.
If you try that it's most likely a downward spiral. People who are in debt and still gambling usually can't think straight. They need it so much that they will be too scared or too nervous to make anything out of that money they have left.
Also, having a goal of how much you need to win to leave the table is a bad idea. One day you may happen to win big but that's going to be 70% of the money you need and you won't stop you'll keep going and turn this around into a total loss. People who have no goals and feel no pressure are the best gamblers.
It's funny that the media called this guy smart, that he was supposed to be an MIT graduate. This guy is a complete idiot and a narcissist on top of it. I bet his parents paid for his diploma.