Podcasts about Chip Reese

WSOP Main Event Giveaway: https://table1.vegas/wsop-giveaway Episode 32 - Freddy Deeb We've got a true legend of the game this week on the Table 1 Podcast. We learn how Freddy went from a mechanical engineering student from Lebanon to the free spirit poker phenom he became (and still is) today. From playing with Chip Reese & Doyle, to winning the Poker Players Championship and the California Poker Boom of the late 80's and 90's. There's so much good stuff in here you might have to take a break half way through to find another beer and catch your breath from laughing. Crack a cold one and enjoy this talk with Freddy Deeb on the Table 1 Pod. Show Notes: 00:00 Waking up Early 01:16 Lebanon to USA 04:10 Finding Poker & Coming to Las Vegas 07:59 How Kassem Became “Freddy” 12:19 Finding Tournaments 20:59 No Limit Holdem 24:00 Winning the $50k Players Championship 27:11 2003 WSOP Main Event 28:27 The Pool Story 34:34 California Legalizes Poker (Beach Hotel Story) 46:02 Leaving California For Las Vegas 48:12 Online Poker, Private Games & The WSOP Table 1 Links:

Tom Reese is at it again, trying to stuff as many random things inside his cups as he can think of. This time... potato chips.

Today’s guest on the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast is a high stakes mixed-game legend who basically needs no introduction, Eli Elezra.But just because the man doesn’t NEED an introduction doesn’t mean he isn’t gonna get one anyway.Eli has led quite the life on and off the felt, and he’s about to take you way back to the very beginning of his poker career. Starting with his time in the Israeli Army and then traveling through working in a cannery and driving a taxi in a small Alaskan town.After terrorizing the citizens of said tiny Alaskan town at the poker tables, Eli decided to test his mettle and see what the card players in Vegas were all about. As it turns out, those Las Vegas regulars like Doyle Brunson, Chip Reese, and Stuey Ungar were pretty decent at playing cards and Eli’s early trips didn’t go so well.Never one to be easily deterred, the poker bug had sunk its sharp little teeth into Eli and wasn’t letting go.Despite doing very well for himself financially in his time in Alaska, Eli got a surprising phone call and offer from his brother that forever changed his life.In today’s conversation with Eli Elezra, you’re going to learn:The story behind Eli’s biggest winning and losing sessions (Both are north of 7 figures).What it was really like playing with legends Stu Ungar and Chip Reese.The origin story of legendary poker tv show High Stakes Poker.And much, MUCH more!So without any further ado, I bring to you the fearless and singular Eli Elezra.

Today’s guest on the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast is one of the all-time poker GOATs Brian Rast. Brian has over $21 million in MTT cashes in his career which lands him at #25 in the All-Time money list...And he doesn’t even really battle in the tournament arena much at the moment.Some of his MTT highlights include:Scooping the $500k buy-in High Roller Bowl in 2015 for $7.5 million shekels.Taking down the Chip Reese memorial trophy & $1.7 million for winning the $50k Poker Players Championship at the 2011 WSOP.Taking down the Chip Reese memorial trophy & 1.29 million for winning the $50k Poker Players Championship at the 2016 WSOP.That’s right, he’s won one of the most prestigious tournaments in all of poker twice. And none of this even touches on his sustained cash game greatness in the biggest nose-bleed games in the land.Brian Rast is a surefire poker hall-of-famer (first ballot if I had anything to do with the process) and it is an absolute honor and privilege to share our conversation with you today.In today’s episode, you’re going to learn:The amazing story of how Brian met his wife and the ensuing mindset shift that relationship caused.What it was like battling in the first ever $1 million Big One for One Drop.Brian’s process for regularly improving his poker game.And much, MUCH more!So without any further ado, I bring to you one of the greatest minds in poker history Brian Rast.

Jennifer Harman is one of the most prolific card players in history, having competed for higher stakes than nearly anyone else in poker. The Reno-native used to play cards around the family dinner table, before becoming hooked on poker while working her way through college. After moving to Los Angeles, she began to grind her way up the cash game ranks, determined to play the biggest game available. She eventually made her way to Las Vegas, and found her place at table one at Bellagio, and later Bobby's Room among some of the most legendary players of all time.  Harman was one of the most important players for The Corporation, which was a group of poker players who pooled their money together to take on billionaire banker Andy Beal in a series of seven-figure heads-up matches. At one point in the series of games, Harman beat Beal three consecutive sessions, winning $3 million each time, and even took him on at stakes of $100,000-$200,000 when he returned for more action. Harman has two World Series of Poker bracelets, the first coming in the 2000 $5,000 no-limit 2-7 lowball event, and the second coming in the 2002 $5,000 limit hold'em event. The accomplishment made her the first woman to win two open events in WSOP history. In 2015, she was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame.Highlights from this interview include the acoustics of live poker, mom's bar room pinochle games, burying the printing press in the backyard, not using her degree in biology, the recognizable cadaver of Reno, hand shakes, using her fake ID to play, finding poker in an LA grocery store, setting her eyes on the biggest game in the room, the non-issue of gender, Phil Ivey's struggles at $400-$800, Doyle Brunson's nickname for her, Chip Reese's $300k practical joke, investing in the Corporation while in surgery, proving Amarillo Slim wrong, losing her bracelets twice, the rigorous filming schedule of reality TV, the Poker Hall of Fame, seven-figure pots at $100k-$200k, profiting off of Daniel Negreanu's tournament success, being cheated in a New York home game, betting the wrong side with David Oppenheim, working as a "songwriter," and the perks of Air Force One.

Matt is the Executive Tour Director for the World Poker Tour (WPT) and holds the record for officiating over the most episodes of televised poker, with more than 400 under his belt. He has overseen some of the biggest tournaments that poker has to offer, including the World Series Of Poker from 2002 to 2004, and too many WPTs to count.He also currently serves as tournament director for several well-known casinos and card rooms including my old stomping grounds the Commerce Casino, Bay 101, and Thunder Valley.He has worked with many television networks including:Fox NewsFSNTravel ChannelNBCESPN He is a co-founder of the Tournament Directors Association, was an inaugural inductee into the Poker Room Manager's Hall of Fame in 2003, and has been nominated five times for the Poker Hall of Fame.Matt has a unique perspective on the game, with direct access to players and behind-the-scenes events that even journalists don’t usually see. During our conversation you’ll hear stories about Chip Reese, Doyle Brunson, running the WSOP in the old days (Which includes running out of chips and not having enough space to accommodate an unexpectedly massive field), and even how Matt almost accidentally squashed the Moneymaker boom before it ever began.He’ll also explain why he very much regrets introducing the concept of re-entries to tournament poker.Matt is a true poker innovator, pioneer, and genuine asset to this game we all hold so near and dear to our hearts.It isn’t hyperbole when I say that wherever poker tournaments are spread worldwide, if you look close enough, you’ll be able to spot Matt’s fingerprints on the structure and design.So without any further ado, I bring to you one of the most influential human beans in the history of poker … this is Matt Savage on Chasing Poker Greatness.

My guest today is mental game expert and hypnotherapist Elliot Roe. Elliot is the master of helping folks:- Identify and extinguish their fears on the green felt - Clear and focus their minds- Remove their own mental roadblocks - And achieve their goals … regardless of how audacious they may be. Elliot has worked one on one with more than 200 individual poker players including:Future Chasing Poker Greatness guest Fedor Holz - former #1 ranked player with more than $32 million in winningsFormer Chasing Poker Greatness guests Jonathan Little, Matt Berkey, and Jeff Gross.2017 WSOP Main event champion Scott BlumsteinSuper High Roller champion Brian RastFormer #1 world-ranked player Alex FoxenWSOP $50k high-roller winner Ben HeathAnd the list goes on. They all credit Elliot with helping them to manage tilt, remain calm and focused during some of their most stressful moments of their life, and create a healthy, sustainable mindset that allows them to continue to evolve and compete at the highest of high levels..Elliot also produces two podcasts, one of which, The Mindset Advantage, was specifically created to help poker players improve their mental game.He regularly publishes highly informative self-help and mental game articles on his own blog and, as if all of that wasn’t enough, he created the guided mindset enhancement app Primed Mind.During our conversation, Elliot reveals some of his most successful techniques for conquering your fears, changing your thought processes, and even how to analyze your own mind to figure out where your worst mental-game issues are coming from.While there isn’t much in the way of strategic x’s and o’s in this episode, I’m going to make a bold claim and say that Elliot’s wisdom on dealing with your emotions while playing poker is more valuable than any single piece of strategic poker advice you’ll ever receive. As the greatest poker player of all time Chip Reese once said when asked about what separates him from the living legends he battled against on a daily basis: “Some players have a better A game than me but the difference is their D game is a lot worse than their A game, whereas my A game and D game aren’t that different.”Elliot’s genius lies in guiding folks to do just that … elevating their D game so that it looks very similar to their A game.And now, without any further ado, here’s my conversation with Elliot Roe on “Chasing Poker Greatness”.

This Week on DAT Poker Pod: Daniel, Adam and Terrence begin talking about hockey pools and author Al Alvarez passing away. Al wrote one of the greatest poker books of all time, “The Biggest Game In Town” in 1983 and the guys all share their thoughts on the book. Ronnie Bardah made his appearance on Survivor this week too, and *Spoiler* it was a brief appearance, the gang watched the episode and review his approach. Phil Hellmuth also ate an incredibly spicy chip and hilarity ensued.    In The News: The Rio Las Vegas has been sold and it may effect the WSOP going forwards, Pokerstars and GG Poker set records in their tournament series while PartyPoker also ran a series with some overlays, this leads to a discussion with Daniel who shares some insider information on the handling of the Supernova Elite scandal at Stars, and how their business is doing lately. We also have some tweets on deck, Daniel shares some old school stories about Andy Beal, Doyle Brunson and Chip Reese. Make sure you stick around for probably the greatest Voicemail yet! 

The World Series of Poker is underway! Sarah Herring and Jeff Platt preview the first week of the WSOP in this episode of the PokerNews Podcast.  A great turnout for the Gavin Smith Memorial Tournament, plus what to watch for among the first couple events. The $10k Super Turbo Bounty will mark the first broadcast, and the Big Fifty could set record fields.  Daniel Negreanu deals with a bit of chaos in his WSOP piece-selling, but makes it all right in the end.  Plus, Eli Elezra joins the show!  He discusses his new book: what his Israeli Army experience taught him, his introduction to Chip Reese and Doyle Brunson, and his plans for the WSOP.  

Doyle Brunson is widely regarded as the most legendary card player in poker history with a career that spans more than six decades. After a work accident ended his dream of playing in the NBA, the Longworth, Texas-native turned to poker. After years on the road with "Amarillo" Slim and "Sailor" Roberts, playing in dangerous, illegal games often set up by members of organize crime, Brunson finally settled down in Las Vegas. In the years since, Brunson won an incredible ten World Series of Poker bracelets, which is tied for second all-time with Johnny Chan and Phil Ivey, behind Phil Hellmuth's 15 wins. His run included back-to-back main event wins, in 1976 and '77, in which he famously won both events with 10-2. Despite recently turning 85, the Poker Hall of Fame member insists that he's operating at 95 percent, and is still a regular in the high-stakes games in Bobby's Room at Bellagio, where he has held court since it opened in 1998. Highlights from this interview include feeling your age, suffering through poker withdrawal, a trip to March Madness, the two royals he made against Bobby Baldwin, letting his wife get some sleep, the deadly nature of ace-to-five lowball, the mixed results of publishing Super/System, sucking out for the first seven-figure pot in Vegas history, losing out on a $230 million deal, Doyle's top five players, million-dollar weight loss prop bets with Chip Reese and Lyle Berman, and who will play him in the movie of his life.

Mori Eskandani is the driving force behind poker on TV, and the producer of shows such as High Stakes Poker and Poker After Dark and he joins the podcast to talk about the launch of the PokerGO studio at the ARIA Resort & Casino. Mori dives into the importance of the studio, the shows that will be created, and he takes us on an epic journey through poker's history on TV. 1:52 – The start of the interview with Mori Eskandani, and the announcement of the PokerGO studio at the ARIA Resort & Casino. 4:48 – The PokerGO studio coming together, with the backing of Cary Katz and Bobby Baldwin. 7:40 – The possibilities and potential the PokerGO studio brings along with it. 9:44 – What goes into producing a poker broadcast such as World Series of Poker Main Event? 15:02 – Mori's team, and what happens behind the scenes at big poker events. 18:24 – Comparing the World Series of Poker Main Event with the Super High Roller Bowl from a production point of view. 21:28 – How high stakes televised cash games come together: The players, the stakes and the politics that go into it. 21:40 – Mori's passion for the game of poker, and why the game is still so intriguing after decades of playing and working in it and with it. 29:45 – The story behind High Stakes Poker and how Johnny Chan losing a pot worth $700,000 turned into the show being created. 42:42 – The future of high stakes cash games on TV, and reflecting on introducing new-age players to High Stakes Poker such as Tom Dwan and Ilari ‘Ziigmund' Sahamies. 52:08 – The PokerGO coverage of the World Series of Poker, and why mixed games will be an integral part of the high stakes cash game action from the PokerGO studio. 56:40 – Why the iconic Bobby's Room game will be played in the PokerGO studio featuring all the big names. 1:00:20 – The reception of the PokerGO studio by the high stakes players that Mori has spoken to. 1:04:45 – The story of Henri Orenstein, and how he created the first ever poker table equipped with hole-card cameras for the sum of $600,000. 1:11:33 – The legend of Chip Reese, and why he didn't appear on the first season of High Stakes Poker. 1:15:28 – Mori Eskandani's life as a poker player, his results and his dream to one day win a World Series of Poker bracelet. 1:17:25 – Who will carry the torch for the game of poker like Doyle Brunson once did, and many others after him? 1:20:38 – How the size of the stakes in live televised cash games increase the stress for the production team, the biggest stakes Mori has ever seen, and how he left Sammy Farha's buy-in for the cash game in a casino hallway. 1:25:20 – A crazy story from Mori, playing a crazy hand of $1,500/$3,000 Seven Card Stud versus Larry Flint. 1:27:27 – Sitting down for the first time playing $30/$60 at the Golden Nugget in the 80s, and seeing Chip Reese sit down at this table. 1:29:18 – Mori's excitement for all that's to come in 2018. If you're new to PokerGO, and you don't want to miss out on more than 100 days of live poker action as well as an extensive on-demand library of content, make sure to subscribe right now. Take $10 off by using the promo code REMKO when signing up for the annual subscription. 

Freddy Deeb is one of the most accomplished poker players in history, with two World Series of Poker bracelets, two World Poker Tour titles, and more than $8.5 million in live earnings. The Beirut-born Deeb was well on his way to a degree in mechanical engineering at Utah State University before a civil war broke out back home in Lebanon, forcing him to turn to poker to get by. In addition to his success on the tournament circuit, which includes a win in the 2007 WSOP $50,000 Poker Players Championship, the now 62-year-old Deeb has also been a regular in some of the biggest cash games in the world, and appeared on shows such as High Stakes Poker, and the Poker Superstars Invitational. Highlights from this interview include the problem with being a hands-off owner, the meat hustle, escape from LA... to Utah, real estate regret, turning $60 into $97k in one day, why he doesn't play props anymore, losing an $800k pot to George the Greek, a big swap with Chip Reese, a two-hour stint canning fruit, surviving hurricanes, and why a quick bet is usually a bluff.

This is a continuation of our massive interview with Dick Carson (Part 1 here). In this episode, you’ll hear stories about the Binions, Bobby Baldwin, Chip Reese, Anthony Spilotro, and more. Thanks to  John the Lawyer for all his help ... Read more...

One of the first women to win a World Series of Poker bracelet, one of the first women to deal the Main Event at the World Series of Poker, and one of the crew running with Chip Reese, Doyle Brunson, Stu Unger, Johnny Chan and numerous other poker legends in old Las Vegas, Terry King joins me for the podcast.  We discuss a different era in poker, the television boom, how the community has changed, and what it was like spending her entire life around the game and the titans that helped it become what it is today.  Enjoy! Intro - A Postcard (From The Edge Of The World) by Wes Yoakam/Big Atomic from the album "4 Star Explosion". Available on iTunes

Timestamps:00:01:31 short introduction 00:02:39 poker career00:04:42 homegames in the 70s00:08:05 content in the early days00:10:38 WPT Montreal WIN00:16:02 WPT Tournament of champions (concept) 00:20:22 living with Chip Reese and Danny Robinson00:24:01 poker and degenerate gambling00:33:10 life degen story00:35:41 partypoker development process 00:43:33 partypoker share shuffle 00:49:16 partypoker Punta Cana event00:53:27 poker in the USA00:59:37 idea to fund the government1:00:45 all casinos missed out on the (poker) boom1:09:01 Stu Ungar1:11:22 Playground poker club1:16:54 memorable WPT experiences 1:22:34 life advice aha: 00:29:06 money management00:30:17 staking (for higher games)00:57:29 responsibility books: 00:27:54 Life's a Gamble – Mike Sexton1:08:12 Life's a Gamble – Mike Sexton

An interview with Student Affairs Director Dr.Chip Reese

McEvoy first cashed in the WSOP in 1982, finishing in 6th place in the $1,000 Razz event. The following year, he won his first World Series of Poker bracelet in the $1,000 Limit Hold'em event, defeating Irish professional poker player Donnacha O'Dea heads-up to win the tournament. McEvoy won the 1983 World Series of Poker Main Event. He was the first winner to earn his buy-in through a satellite tournament. His heads-up matchup with Rod Peate was the longest heads-up battle in WSOP history before being surpassed during the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E event in 2006 by Chip Reese and Andy Bloch. Since his two bracelet wins in 1983, McEvoy has gone on to win two more WSOP bracelets. He won the Razz tournament in 1986, defeating Alma McClelland, and a Limit Omaha tournament in 1992, defeating 1986 world champion Berry Johnston. But his luck in the WSOP Main Event since his championship win has not been so good. McEvoy's only other main event cash since 1983 was in the 2006 WSOP, when he finished in 371st place, earning $34,636. In March 2006, Tom McEvoy won the third ever Professional Poker Tour event beating a field of pros-only at the Bay 101 casino. He defeated a final table that included fellow WSOP bracelet winners, Toto Leonidas and Hoyt Corkins. McEvoy first cashed in the WSOP in 1982, finishing in 6th place in the $1,000 Razz event. The following year, he won his first World Series of Poker bracelet in the $1,000 Limit Hold'em event, defeating Irish professional poker player Donnacha O'Dea heads-up to win the tournament. McEvoy won the 1983 World Series of Poker Main Event. He was the first winner to earn his buy-in through a satellite tournament. His heads-up matchup with Rod Peate was the longest heads-up battle in WSOP history before being surpassed during the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E event in 2006 by Chip Reese and Andy Bloch. Since his two bracelet wins in 1983, McEvoy has gone on to win two more WSOP bracelets. He won the Razz tournament in 1986, defeating Alma McClelland, and a Limit Omaha tournament in 1992, defeating 1986 world champion Berry Johnston. But his luck in the WSOP Main Event since his championship win has not been so good. McEvoy's only other main event cash since 1983 was in the 2006 WSOP, when he finished in 371st place, earning $34,636. In March 2006, Tom McEvoy won the third ever Professional Poker Tour event beating a field of pros-only at the Bay 101 casino. He defeated a final table that included fellow WSOP bracelet winners, Toto Leonidas and Hoyt Corkins.          

Zachary Reese Clark, nephew of the great Chip Reese, is special guest on this edition of This Show Bites exclusively on Rounders Radio.  Zac is a member of the Brunson 10.  Find out what he has to say and listen to him answer questions from the Rounders Radio Chat Room.

This week Those Guys meet up with guest host Bryan as they invade the Red Rock casino. Leroy, Darlene and Marv make their presence known while Those Guys talk about the 50k HORSE tourney, movies and the best sports bet in town. FYI, you can now follow us on twitter at http://twitter.com/thatshow.

This week Those Guys meet up with guest host Bryan as they invade the Red Rock casino. Leroy, Darlene and Marv make their presence known while Those Guys talk about the 50k HORSE tourney, movies and the best sports bet in town. FYI, you can now follow us on twitter at http://twitter.com/thatshow.

  Gary Wise has special guest 2007 WSOP Main Event Champion Jerry Yang on this show as well as some very personal memories and stories of the late Chip Reese.   This show sponsored by www.WiseHandPoker.com