An ace in the ring and an ace outside of it don’t matter. The Buffer brothers shine anyway. Legendary UFC announcer Bruce Buffer took the internet by storm this week. He shared an incredible multi-handed blackjack win on social media. Earlier this week, Buffer posted a video of his four-handed blackjack snag to his millions of followers on X and Instagram.
Bruce Buffer has been a fan-favorite component of combat sports. Ever since his full-time announcer gig starting from UFC 13. Other than his interest in combat sports, these little tidbits make him widely famous. The video from Resorts World Las Vegas has already garnered over 500,000 views on X alone, with thousands more on Instagram and other platforms. He captioned the video, saying:
One of my best blackjack hands ever! First time in my entire life I was ever dealt 4 aces in a row to double up my bet 4 times & the dealer busts! ♠️💸♠️💸♠️💸♠️💸 #WINNING #ITSTIME #BUFFLIFE 😎Bruce Buffer via X (@brucebuffer)
The clip begins with the initial deal: five cards dealt, including one for the dealer and four for Buffer, who plays multiple hands. Buffer doubles down on his hands, saying he has never gotten to this lane, ever! Holding a single Blackjack, the UFC announcer needed the dealer to bust to win big, and the unfolding excited everyone.
Gambling in UFC is nothing new; bossman Dana White is especially famous for it. He is a proud recipient of the Palms Casino Undisputed Blackjack Championship Belt after all. However, Blackjack is no low tide; that too dealing all ace! Now, Bruce Buffer shines in an ultimate rare moment. Is there nothing the man can’t do? One must wonder.
A Brief Insight Into Bruce Buffer: Is The Micsman Combat Sports Trained?
If one ever wonders where Bruce Buffer gets his overtly charismatic and yet unforgiving aura from, just remember. He befriended two students of Chuck Norris in his early days in Malibu and became an acquaintance! Yeah, that Chuck Norris, who people tout, could move heaven and earth more than the “Rambos” and “Terminators” of Hollywood. There’s not much Buffer isn’t capable of, and it shows.
Of course, gambling is a fickle gig. One wins some; one loses some. Sometimes, it takes one to weird corners and realms. Dana White once got a crash course on slot machines from his friends Taylor Lewan and Steve Deleonardis of the NELK Boys while they had $43,000 on their heads! But Buffer is really the jack of world trades and the master of announcing.
That includes a combat sports background as well. When he was thirteen years old and living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Buffer first ventured into martial arts. Consequently, he was already a green-belt Judoka back then. At age fifteen, Norris introduced him to Tang Soo Do, which resembles point-hitting methodologies like Karate and fighting principles from Taekkyeon, Subak. He is a 2nd-degree black belt in Tang Soo Do.
Had an awesome hour plus non-stop shoulder/core kettlebell cardio circuit training session today & will again every day this week to stay Octagon ready to roar away again at the UFC in Nashville this Saturday. 🗣🎙 Sweat plus sacrifice equals success & you rarely succeed unless… pic.twitter.com/HzbLJjpeJf
— Bruce Buffer (@brucebuffer) August 2, 2023Getting Octagon ready for the UFC in Paris Saturday with a solid overall training session today consisting of plenty of cardio, stretching & circuit training with @TitoRaymond 💪 One more session before I board the ✈️ Thursday to land in Paris Friday 🇫🇷 to be in the Octagon… pic.twitter.com/1IVQB7gb9w
— Bruce Buffer (@brucebuffer) August 30, 2023Having fun training with master trainer Tito Raymond daily getting me Octagon ready to roar away before I hit the road for 3 UFC events in a row starting in Vegas this weekend, then to Manchester, England for UFC 304 & then on to Abu Dhabi with non-stop cardio, stretching &… pic.twitter.com/hOBqgVBS9f
— Bruce Buffer (@brucebuffer) July 17, 2024Alongside, his social snippets are full of him training his body to the max, even at 67. Based on his experiences, Bruce Buffer has also announced for K1 and the biannual ADCC (Abu Dhabi Combat Club) submission wrestling tournament.
Bruce Buffer and Gambling
Other than the latest blackjack feat, Buffer is a world-class poker player on the pro circuit. He appeared on ESPN’s 2007 World Series of Poker Main Event televised table with World Champion Chris Moneymaker. He additionally reached the 2005 World Poker Tour Season 3 Invitational final table at Commerce Casino, where he finished 6th. On the sixth season of NBC’s Poker After Dark, he appeared with Strikeforce fighter Dan Henderson and Randy Couture in an MMA vs. poker pro match.
Buffer outlasted them, as did pros Erick Lindgren and Patrik Antonius. He finished in second place. In September 2010, Luxor Las Vegas named its poker room after Bruce Buffer. In October 2019, game development company Relax Gaming released a new video slot featuring Bruce Buffer.
I'll be playing this action High Stakes Cash Poker game today on Memorial Day Monday! You can watch at this Hustler Casino YouTube channel link today starting at 5:00 pm pst/9:00 pm est 🎥https://t.co/ItcHB07sGA ♦️♠️♥️♣️ 🗣️🎙️IT'S TIME TO WIN AGAIN!!! 💸💸💸#BUFFLIFE 😎 pic.twitter.com/T7u2JEEOPi
— Bruce Buffer (@brucebuffer) May 27, 2024Thank you @WSOP all your courtesy 🙏 I had a great time playing the $50,000 High Roller Poker tournament as it was my first World Series Of Poker Final Table play but won't be my last 😉 Was great to finish in 8th Place & I'll be back to take a shot at the title, win 1st Place &… pic.twitter.com/0N5oj9iFYo
— Bruce Buffer (@brucebuffer) June 19, 2024🗣️🎙️IT'S TIME TO PLAY THE WORLD SERIES OF POKER $50,000 HIGH ROLLER EVENT AGAIN IN VEGAS TODAY AFTER MAKING THE FINAL TABLE PLACING 8TH IN THE SAME EVENT A FEW WEEKS AGO 💸 ♠️♥️♣️♦️💸 #BSC 👊 BUFFLIFE 😎 pic.twitter.com/b9DiCR7f32
— Bruce Buffer (@brucebuffer) July 13, 2024It was thereafter titled “It’s Time,” after his famous battle cry during matchups. The same company had previously created a slot game with Michael Buffer, Bruce’s older brother. The other Buffer also participated in the action at the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. He made the final thirteen of the $50k High Roller! With these and his latest rare blackjack win, there’s just no end to this man of charms and the good hand he plays.
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