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'I lost a lot of money, an unrealistic amount': Nicklas Bendtner reveals he frittered around £5.4m gambling on poker during his early days at Arsenal

Former Arsenal forward Nicklas Bendtner has admitted to losing £5.4million through his addiction to poker.

Bendtner revealed the details of his addiction on his Danish reality television show alongside his model girlfriend, Philine Roepstorff.

He told viewers that he blew large portions of his wages on Texas Hold'Em as a 19-year-old boy but has learnt from his mistakes.

'I lost a lot of money, an unrealistic amount', admitted Bendtner.

'It's hard to say how much it was in reality, but I'd estimate that it was almost 50 million Korona (around £5.