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Person photographing the Stanley Cup on a smartphone. One young bettor could have made $270,000 from a wager on the Stanley Cup Finals. Hell make around $75,000 instead. Photo: Getty Images

Tuesdays Stanley Cup Finals win for the Florida Panthers meant a six-figure loss for one young sports bettor.

Drew Hirschman, a 24-year-old New York sports bettor who recently graduated from Binghamton University, was on the verge of turning $13 into $270,761.40 on a multisport parlay bet before ultimately losing it. His bet needed the Edmonton Oilers to beat the Panthers for the Stanley Cup.

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