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Mike Matusow was one of the best players in the world. And he knew it. But before the bracelets… before the TV cameras… before the meltdowns… He was just a kid in Las Vegas: Getting picked on Selling candy at school Building a race car to find his place Then he discovered gambling. And it hit fast. Video poker turned into addiction. Addiction turned into poker. Poker turned into dominance. Within...

John Borenstein wasn’t supposed to make it in poker. He got kicked out of three high schools. Finished with a GED. And spent his teenage years running around New Jersey doing things that definitely weren’t part of any career plan. Then one night… he ended up in a stolen van. And that’s not even the craziest part. Before he ever played a real tournament, he satellited into a $22 online event… Overs...

Justin Saliba had $30,000. Sitting on the couch. Watching TV with his dad. By the end of the day… $0. Not one hand. Not one bad beat. Just kept firing… until it was all gone. “I had over 30K… and I hit zero.” That moment could’ve been the end. Instead… it was the start. In this episode of The Table 1 Podcast, Justin Saliba joins Art Parmann and Justin Young to break down one of the most volatile,...

Matt Stout learned to count with five-card draw. Not math class. Not flash cards. Poker. His older sister taught him the game when he was four years old — which feels either wholesome or deeply irresponsible depending on how you look at it. Either way, it stuck. By high school he was selling weed, playing hockey, and doing just enough in school to stay on the team. By college he’d found poker, got...

Nikki Limo had millions of views...and was still waitressing. That’s the reality of early YouTube. In this episode, Nikki Limo breaks down what it actually looked like to “make it” online before creators got paid — and how she navigated the weird gap between fame and money. From sketch comedy dominance to poker, commentary, and building a second career from scratch...this is a story about reinvent...

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Luiz Rizental (aka “Brazil God” ) is one of those poker guys where the résumé sounds fake… but somehow it’s all real: Brazil-born kid → moves to Austin at 9 → full immersion, no ESL, straight into American school SMU soccer player → investment banking during the 2009 crash → then full-time trader addicted to volatility Never played poker seriously until 2017 → loses $1,000, then $60,000 in a week...

Chris Vitch (aka “Death Donkey” ) has one of those poker origin stories that feels made up: Tucson kid → board games, StarCraft clans, and a nickname that stuck for decades One quarter of grad school at UCSD → then a 3-month heater worth $150K playing 30/60 limit online Limit streets → 2-7 Triple Draw , Stud 8 , mixed games… and eventually 3 WSOP bracelets (yes, including a PLO win) We talk mixed-...

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Lee Markholt: Bull Riding, Old-School Poker, and the Wild West Era of Vegas Games | Table 1 Podcast Some poker careers start with solvers and staking deals. Lee Markholt’s started with bulls, butcher shops, and a $10 “please just get on this thing” rodeo spot… and somehow turned into a decades-long poker run that included early WSOP final tables (hello, Daniel Negreanu), WPT cash-game glory, and a...

Play poker with us LIVE ( https://table1.vegas ) or on Phenom Poker ( https://play.phenompoker.com/register?r=Table1 ) Landon Tice didn’t “make it” the normal way. He didn’t quietly climb stakes. He didn’t stay in his lane. And he definitely didn’t avoid mistakes. In this episode of The Table 1 Podcast , Landon Tice sits down with Art and Justin for a brutally honest conversation about poker, ego,...

Poker careers don’t usually start with a screenwriting degree, a philosophy PhD track, and a failed TV pitch. But David Lappin’s did. In this episode of the Table 1 Podcast , David Lappin joins Art and Justin for a wide-ranging conversation that connects poker, writing, creativity, and the emotional reality of life in the game. From late-night UK poker TV to $5 sit-and-gos on Full Tilt… from near-...

This wasn’t just our year. It was the year of stories that somehow slipped through the cracks. In this episode, we break down the past year by revisiting the most under-viewed, overlooked, and borderline-unreal poker stories we came across — pulled from podcasts, interviews, and moments that deserved way more attention than they got. Some are wild hand histories. Some are offhand comments that rev...

Brad Booth didn’t chase the safe route. He chased the game. From a small town outside Vancouver to underage casino sessions and smoky backroom games to building a bankroll in the Yukon to helping spark the first no-limit game at Bellagio in 1999 to living inside the Bellagio and taking shots at the biggest tables in the world. Brad Booth isn’t polished. He isn’t careful. He’s the guy who put Phil...

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