Sam Greenwood Talks Battling Gambledore & High-Stakes Online Poker Cheating

Life Outside Poker is a podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.

In the 28th episode, Connor talks with Canadian high-stakes pro Sam Greenwood about getting into poker with his two brothers Lucas Greenwood and Max Greenwood, running up a bankroll in high school, traveling the world playing high-stakes tournaments, climbing Canada's all-time money list and battling with Vladimir "Gambledore" Korzinin at Triton.

Greenwood also talked about the state of online poker, how to deal with cheaters, being a dad and his new "Punt of the Day" blog where he breaks down key hands from high-stakes tournaments.

The Life Outside Poker podcast is available on major streaming platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, SoundCloud and iHeartRadio. You can also watch the interview with Sam Greenwood by heading to the PokerNews YouTube channel.

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Timestamps Time Topic 0:00 Intro 1:07 Early online poker days 4:14 Brothers Luke & Max Greenwood 6:55 Running up a bankroll in high school 11:26 College & professional poker 16:25 Transition to high stakes 21:27 High-stakes tournament scene 27:35 Jean Noel-Thorel 30:10 Gambledore 34:05 Traveling the high-stakes circuit 38:05 Canada all-time money rankings 40:13 Online results 41:32 RTA & cheating in online poker 48:20 Punt of the Day 1:01:10 Being a dad 1:04:12 Movie recommendation 1:06:47 Advice for younger self 1:08:05 Favorite life lesson from poker