I watched Moneymaker when it happened. Am a fan of the game but will never play.
So how do we walk away from this table?

If you take it as cash then the cash will also be worth less, so use the bare amount needed for day to day life.

The surest way is to place your money on property as in real estate because we all need a roof over our heads and the rest in the form of precious metals. Perhaps burry those metals in the foundation of your own house.

Problems, problems, they never end.