Darts star gets over agonising Luke Littler loss by winning big-money poker tournament days after Grand Slam exit
MIKE DE DECKER has gotten over his agonising defeat to Luke Littler at the Grand Slam of Darts with a huge poker win.
The Belgian thrower led Littler by a massive margin in their last 16 encounter in Wolverhampton.
De Decker, 28, was 8-4 up in their clash, only for Littler to come from behind and win six of the next seven frames.
The Warrington sensation refused to celebrate the win after the crowd were heard booing his opponent.
Littler went on to win the whole tournament as he blitzed Martin Lukeman in the final 16-3.
As a result, the 17-year-old has become a millionaire with his TENTH title in 11 months.
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However, it is not just Littler that has seen a boost to his bank balance.
De Decker returned to Belgium after being knocked out of the tournament and won The Big Bounty poker tournament.
As a result, he pocketed a tidy £27,000 from the competition.
Fans have hailed the bounce back from De Decekr on social media.
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One posted: "Old Mike is a baller."
A second wrote: "Mike De Decker cards."
A third joked: "He's just lucky littler wasn't playing!"
A fourth commented: "The real deal."
A fifth said: "I’m starting to really like this guy, quickly becoming one of my favourite players. Get him in the Premier League."
Another added: "Rate this so much."
Inside Littler's massive rise
LUKE LITTLER has taken the darts world by storm since exploding onto the scene at the PDC World Championship at the beginning of the year.
The Nuke reached the final on his Ally Pally debut at just 16 years of age - smashing records along the way.
He has then gone on to win a host of PDC events and the Premier League title - which he claimed at the O2 Arena by beating world champion Luke Humphries in May.
He also finished his first season in the World Series as the No1 ranked player.
He has joined Jude Bellingham on the Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe list.
And the teenage titan even had to snub an invite from the WWE.
The Sun exclusively revealed that Littler is plotting to create a fitness empire.
He is also cashing in away from the Oche thanks to an Instagram side hustle.
And he's even the face of a brand new cereal.
But he is newly single after splitting from girlfriend Eloise Milburn following a 10-month relationship.
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