Poker pro Sam Kiki challenges the internet after outpacing Binance founder CZ in pushup contest
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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."
Ok @cz_binance you’re the GOAT in crypto but I think I got you in the push up game.
I see your 50 push ups and raise you to 83 (maybe 82.5)
First 100 people to post vid doing more can have $83 free play on @MonkeyTilt with only 1x play through.
Good luck everyone and thanks… https://t.co/MZNkx8aAVxpic.twitter.com/HGuCf3gWcb— Señor Tilt (@senortilt) April 7, 2026
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.
Hey @KylieJenner — I’m Sam Kiki. I hold the record for the most ever won in 17 seasons on High Stakes Poker. I also hold the record for largest single day win. I, too, like splashy pots.
I have a seat and $500k with your name on it. Bring @RealChalamet. I’ll teach you both… https://t.co/dj8ZmYADqQ— Señor Tilt (@senortilt) March 29, 2026
"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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