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Tim Mickelson: A bad bet with brother Phil, January 2016

Phil is seven years older than me, so when we played football indoors, hed level the playing fielda little. He had to play on his knees, and I got to run. He had to tackle me, and I just had to two-hand touch him. Hed hike the ball to himself, and just when Id go to touch him, hed toss the ball in the air and claim the touch didnt count because the ball was airborne. He did a lot of stuff like that. He always won.

One afternoon it was so hot outside we stayed in the houseboat. Phil had taught me how to play pokerfor moneyand all I had was a small bucket full of pennies. I left to use the bathroom, and when I came back, Phil dealt me a straight flush, king-high. I ran to my room, got the bucket and dumped the whole thing into the pot. Phil calls the bet and reveals hes got a royal flush. Imagine that. He took every penny.

Much later, he admitted hed stacked the deck when I left the room. He bought me a lot of dinners to make up for it. But he never did give me my pennies back.

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The hilarious story of how Phil Mickelson rigged a hand of poker against his brother - Golf Digest