Poker Stories: Tom McEvoy
Poker Stories16 Loka 2017

Poker Stories: Tom McEvoy

Tom McEvoy is the 1983 World Series of Poker main event champion, and a member of the Poker Hall of Fame. The 72-year-old from Grand Rapids, Michigan considers himself to be semi-retired from the game these days, but managed to win a total of four WSOP bracelets over the course of his career.

McEvoy was working as an accountant in Michigan when he lost his job and decided to play poker for a living, which was considered an insane idea in the late '70s for a married man with three kids. In the years since, McEvoy wrote more than a dozen poker strategy books and was instrumental in making poker rooms smoke free.

Highlights from this interview include saying no to the party of no, abandoning accounting, taking the paper boy's bankroll, a cross-country commute, being anti-cheating during a time of cheating, pushing smoke to the rail, the horror of working for Binion's, making mom proud on the front page of the Grand Rapids Press, cutting deals with Johnny Chan, knowing the value of bracelets, being a nationally ranked table tennis player, and getting offers from Erik Seidel NOT to write.

Jaksot(160)

Poker Stories: Nathan Gamble

Poker Stories: Nathan Gamble

Nathan Gamble was a child when he started playing cards, turning an Uno obsession into a modest poker bankroll before he was even a teenager. He continued to play throughout his time at Johnson and Wa...

25 Marras 20201h 30min

Poker Stories: Gavin Griffin

Poker Stories: Gavin Griffin

Gavin Griffin was one of the original young stars of the poker boom, becoming the then-youngest World Series of Poker bracelet winner in history at the age of 22 at the 2004 summer series. The Darien,...

10 Marras 20201h 23min

Poker Stories: Dan Smith

Poker Stories: Dan Smith

Dan Smith has one of the greatest tournament poker resumes of all time, with $37 million in cashes during his time on the felt. Although he is only 31 years old, Smith has been playing cards for half ...

27 Loka 20201h 9min

Poker Stories: Mark Newhouse

Poker Stories: Mark Newhouse

Mark Newhouse grew up in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and found poker during a couple of unsuccessful stints in college. After a few $50 deposits online, he was able to run up a six-figure bankroll, w...

13 Loka 20201h 24min

Poker Stories: Barry Shulman

Poker Stories: Barry Shulman

Barry Shulman found poker while studying at UC Berkeley and the University of Washington. He received his degree in accounting, but opted to forgo the family liquor business in order to build an empir...

29 Syys 20201h 12min

Poker Stories: Seth Davies

Poker Stories: Seth Davies

Seth Davies is a 31-year-old high-stakes pro who originally found poker when he was just in high school. The Bend, Oregon-native was a standout baseball player, and was recruited to play at the Colleg...

14 Syys 202059min

Poker Stories: Bill Perkins

Poker Stories: Bill Perkins

Bill Perkins is a hedge fund manager and entrepreneur, focusing on venture capital and energy markets. In his spare time, he's also a film producer. But to those of us in the poker world, Perkins is a...

31 Elo 20201h 12min

Poker Stories: Daniel Dvoress

Poker Stories: Daniel Dvoress

Daniel Dvoress sits in fifth place on Canada's all-time earnings list, despite the fact that he only started concentrating on live tournaments in the last five years. Dvoress was born in Russia, but e...

17 Elo 202058min

Suosittua kategoriassa Vapaa-aika

nikotellen
antin-matka
ihan-oikeesti
the-harlin-show
sita
unicast
eturivi
rss-nikotellen
mutsiputki
tahtitehdas
everypodi
terkuin-jenna
mysteeripodcast
kaikkea-hyvaa
oral-sex
kasper-ja-mikko
teen-spirit
himocast
junnut-pelissa
20-30-40-podcast