Poker pro Sam Kiki challenges the internet after outpacing Binance founder CZ in pushup contest

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Poker pro Sam Kiki challenged Binance founder CZ to a pushup contest, completing 83 pushups in response to CZ's challenge. The video of CZ's initial pushup attempt garnered nearly 3 million views on social media.

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The Guinness world record for consecutive pushups has stood for over four decades. In October 1980, Japan's Minoru Yoshida completed 10,507 without stopping, a mark that has never been broken. Sam Kiki isn't coming for that record anytime soon, but 83 against a crypto billionaire worth an estimated $110 billion? That he can do.

On Tuesday, April 7, Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, known as CZ, posted a video on X doing pushups that has since drawn nearly 3 million views. "I am 49. I challenge you to do better," the tech mogul wrote. Hours later, Kiki, the CEO of entertainment and betting company MonkeyTilt, fired back with his response: 83 reps, no shirt, and a Doberman who treated the whole thing like playtime.

"Yo what's up CZ, I'm Sam Kiki, aka Señor Tilt," he said in the clip. "You're the godfather, the OG of crypto. But you're not the OG of pushups, sir."

Kiki didn’t stop there. He sweetened the challenge by offering $83 in free play on MonkeyTilt to the first 100 people who post a video beating his count. "CZ's so rich he paid my dog to interfere," he joked. "We still got 83, baby. Let's go."

Last month, he put $500,000 on the table to stake Kylie Jenner in a PokerGO livestream after the reality star posted a viral poker tutorial with Vanity Fair. "Bring [Timothée Chalamet]," Kiki wrote on X. "I'll teach you both everything the Vanity Fair video left out." Jenner has yet to respond publicly.

"I'm always looking for the next challenge," the high-roller said in a statement. "Poker, pushups, it doesn't matter. When CZ posted that video I watched it and thought, okay, we're doing this. And if I can get a few hundred people off the couch and moving a little for a shot at free money, even better.”

Kiki, who PokerGO CEO Brent Hanks has called "the most dangerous recreational player on the planet," currently holds both the largest single-day win and the most ever won across a full season of High Stakes Poker. Season 16 is expected to drop later this month and early reports suggest it could be the biggest in the show's history.

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Q&A

How many pushups did Sam Kiki do to beat CZ?

Sam Kiki completed 83 pushups to outpace Binance founder CZ in their contest.

What was the context of the pushup challenge between Sam Kiki and CZ?

The challenge began when CZ posted a video of himself doing pushups, prompting Kiki to respond with a video showcasing his own performance.

What is the estimated net worth of Binance founder CZ?

Changpeng Zhao, known as CZ, has an estimated net worth of $110 billion.