Dan Arfin

Dead Money w/ Dan Arfin

Comedy EN ↓ 90 episodes

In a world that is constantly evolving into a bigger and bigger idiocracy, veteran cash game Las Vegas poker pro Dan Arfin has lost his mind and needs therapy. The daily harebrained hooey that comes out of the mouths of the opposition has brought him to his wit's end. Now at the end of his rope, he must haplessly attempt to vent out and reconcile the affliction caused by the obtuse company of whom he plays with. Some hand history analysis mixed in as well.

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Dan Arfin

Episodes

The importance of being lazy about poker even though I like it, Amarillo Slim, and a man who couldn't accept defeat 10.04.2025 35:57

Going into the archives of an old story from an old legend followed by the most insane hand I ever played.

Woman threatens me with Krav Maga, as I run the fish off the table during a wild night 07.04.2025 54:27

All I wanted was a little 1/3

A couple low stakes hand histories, and a player who intentionally exposed one of his cards in a 4 bet pot 27.03.2025 30:13

Hear the expert analysis from OMCs in the making, and should there be instant penalties against those intentionally corrupt the normalcy of hands in cash games?

Dealer knocks out a player in 3rd place at by misreading his hand, what to do when your neighbor accidentally exposes his hand to you, and a massive leveling war 21.03.2025 38:01

At a WSOPC tournament in Florida, a dealer misread the player's hands at showdown during a huge all-in, and that player, who also didn't know what he had, was incorrectly eliminated in 3rd place instead of doubling up. So how did this happen? But it reminded me of other situations when players do a poor job of protecting their hand. And lastly, a wild wonky hand history against a recent nemesis, f...

Hand histories from a Sunday afternoon beatdown 06.03.2025 48:20

Got my ass kicked by a bunch of masters.

Making amends with what is now a former enemy...perhaps he is now an ally? 06.03.2025 12:53

Someone grew on me. I told you it was possible.

Hand Histories from 2/21-2/22. Weird spots and a barrage of decisions to make one after another 01.03.2025 44:29

When in doubt bet huge. And maybe getting dealt KK and QQ constantly isn't as awesome as it sounds?

Man flips over table at WSOP Circuit event at Harrah's Cherokee, and old tales of me and others going crazy after losing 27.02.2025 24:57

Don't act like poker has never gotten to you so badly that you wanted to do a hell of a lot more than flip the table.

Guy calls, loses, but refuses to pay! And an epic slowroll 24.02.2025 19:34

Just read the fucking episode title.

Blind all-ins from the whale, epic nit-rolls, and regs complaining the game is bad 18.02.2025 45:24

The whale is trying oh so hard to go home, I'm value betting what has to be the best hand (right?), and a bit of commentary for the nits who get dissatisfied with a game's quality.

Part 1 of Episode 1: What could be more tilting about poker than the people themselves? 12.02.2025 38:31

We begin with the distressing tale of why I've come back on the air, followed by some facepalming anecdotes caused by the nincompoops I apparently believe are still worth tolerating. Note that this is a sound-revised version of Episode 1. So if you've heard it already, you don't need to listen again unless you really can't resist hearing me say the exact same things.

Recent hand history highlights and trying to properly adjust to playing with the Small Blind Bounty 10.02.2025 49:55

Sometimes I have something. Sometimes I have nothing. Sometimes I'm not sure if I have something. In each scenario, I try to figure out what the hell to do since it looks pretty rough out there. Hands from Wynn 2/5 and the 2/3 Deep Stack game at Resorts World

Opponents with vile accusations and sage analysis 04.02.2025 22:28

One opponent speculates I got horny during a hand, while another engages me in her deep levels of thought.

He never went all in! 30.01.2025 34:44

Settling some oh-so-mild confusion about who owes what and why after hands are shown down....and...is it a felony to think a dealer may made a mistake? Whether they did or didn't?

Part 2 of Episode 1: The hand histories that brought Dead Money back to life 26.01.2025 39:33

Part 2 of Episode 1. These are the hand histories that sent me reeling all the way back to the microphone. Also, sound FX volume has been rectified.