Table 1 Podcast

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What is The Table 1 Podcast... A podcast where we talk poker, gambling, and all manner of life experiences on and off the felt. Sometimes we have famous guests on who do it with us. Join us for a laugh or three!

  1. 6 HR AGO

    He Moved to Vegas to Win…and Hated It.

    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, honest, and fascinating paths in poker. From growing up in Ohio playing neighborhood games…to chasing a professional soccer career…to moving to Vegas with six months to “make millions”… …and eventually becoming a $10M+ tournament crusher. Along the way, we get into: Losing his entire bankroll early in his career Why he HATED his first Vegas grind The coaching deal that saved his poker career Being accused of cheating — and how he responded Recording his entire session… then winning a bracelet Going on a heater that changed everything The mindset shift that took him to the highest stakesThis one is raw, honest, and a perfect look at what it actually takes to survive (and win) in high-stakes poker. Show Notes(AI generated from the transcript. Please excuse any AI slop.) 0:38 — Intro + motivation to chase eventsFlying across the world when the “feeling” is there 6:12 — Growing up in Ohio + poker origin storyLearning poker from his older brother during the Moneymaker boom 10:03 — College life + soccer career pathChasing pro soccer before poker becomes real 23:27 — Post-college limbo → poker focusLiving at home, trying to figure life out 25:20 — $30K → $0 bankroll collapseThe swing that changed everything 27:26 — Calling Jonathan LittleInternship → coaching → rebuilding from zero 32:28 — Moving to Vegas (with 6-month plan)“I’ll make millions and come back” 37:47 — The Vegas reality checkGrinding Bellagio cash… and hating it 48:03 — COVID poker boomOnline games explode + first big tournament score 50:40 — Mexico grind with Rampage / high-stakes pushTrying to break into tournament world 57:45 — First major live FT + brutal lessonBrock Wilson story on the bubble 1:07:14 — Cheating accusationsHigh-stakes pros questioning him 1:07:46 — Recording everything → winning braceletThe ultimate “prove it” moment 1:13:15 — Heater + high-stakes breakthroughWinning trip after trip 1:21:24 — Triton final table + validationProving he belongs at the highest level 1:27:15 — Life now + future goalsBalancing motivation, poker, and life Justin's LinksPokerCoaching.comX - @justin_saliba Table 1 LinksCome play at Table 1Play with the T1 community online

    1hr 29min

  2. 10 APR

    This Poker Pro Ended Up Living A Teenage Boy's Dream Life. Cards. Charity. And A Porn Star GF?!

    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, gotten busted with a quarter pound, quit hockey, and fallen headfirst into the game. Then everything sped up. A paperwork mistake knocked him out of school.He took what he had left to Atlantic City.Ran it from about $4K to $50K in a matter of months.Got staked by Sheets & Backs.And suddenly the kid from Bayonne was battling high-stakes tournaments against some of the biggest names in poker. That alone would’ve been enough story for one episode. But Matt’s story gets weirder. Because somewhere along the way, the poker pro became one of the most important charity poker operators in the country. What started as a $10 college fundraiser became the Charity Series of Poker — raising millions for nonprofits and working with organizations like St. Jude and the Vegas Golden Knights. And yes… we also get into how he met Katie Morgan. Because of course we do. In this episode of The Table 1 Podcast, Matt joins Art Parmann and Justin Young to talk about: Learning poker as a kidGetting busted and finding poker at the right timeTurning $4K into $50KGetting staked by Sheets & BacksBuilding the Charity Series of PokerMeeting Katie MorganThis one is funny, chaotic, and a reminder that poker careers rarely go where you think they will. Sometimes the dream job doesn’t exist yet.You just build it yourself. Play with us in Vegas:table1.vegas Play online with the Table 1 community:Phenom Poker Learn more about CSOP:charityseriesofpoker.org Show Notes 3:47 — Learns poker at age 413:58 — College bust leads to poker27:24 — $4K to $50K heater52:30 — Charity Series of Poker begins58:27 — The Negreanu text that changed things1:13:05 — Meeting Katie Morgan Art: @artparmann | Your Perfect Poker Assistant: AskCharlotte.ai/poker Justin: @justinyoung07

    1hr 24min

  3. 4 APR

    How to Go From Internet Famous, To Actually Making Money...In Poker?! Nikki Limo Shares Her Story

    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 reinvention in public. But the real insight?Most people wait for permission.She just kept answering the call. What you’ll learn: What early YouTube fame actually paid (spoiler: nothing) The “famous but broke” phase nobody talks about How creators survived the Adpocalypse shift Why she pivoted into poker + commentary Building a brand across multiple careersShow Notes 00:00 — Childhood + early life setupGrowing up “pretty alone” + young parents → origin story baseline 34:19 — The “famous but broke” paradoxMillions of views...still waitressingRecognized by fans while serving tables 35:12 — TotallySketch era (peak exposure, no money)YouTube fame ≠ income (early creator economy reality) 36:50 — The Adpocalypse shift (industry flip moment)Audience goes from “sellout” → “get your bag” 1:23:02 — Poker crossover + Aceholes originFrom comedy → poker content + variety show concept 1:24:26 — Commentary career beginsWSOP → WPT → Bally’s Big Bet Poker lead commentator 1:33:42 — Philosophy: “answer the call”Most people get the call...few act on it 1:34:05 — Where to follow Nikki YouTube: @nikkiIG: https://instagram.com/NikkiLimoX: https://x.com/NikkiLimo Come Play at Table 1: https://table1.vegasPlay with the T1 Community online: https://play.phenompoker.com/register?r=Table1 Follow us:X: https://x.com/table1vegasIG: https://instagram.com/table1vegas

    1hr 35min

  4. 27 MAR

    Everyone Wanted Daniel Negreanu to Win…He Ended That. Rare Interview With Joe McKeehen!

    Play Poker With the Table 1 Community New players on Phenom Poker can get a 200% deposit bonus up to $2,000. Sign up here:https://play.phenompoker.com/register?r=Table1 OR… come play with us in Las Vegas at Table 1https://table1.vegas Joe McKeehen didn’t set out to become a poker player. He was just a normal kid from Philly. Played baseball.Played basketball.Wasn’t particularly great at either. Then poker showed up. Not with a big deposit. Not with a secret bankroll. He built it from nothing. Freerolls.Forums.Random people staking him online. No grand master plan. Just clicking buttons and trying to win money. At one point, he was over six figures in makeup playing tournaments with a backer. Still young. Still learning. Still in college. Then things started to turn. He won a major score his senior year of college — about $175,000. Enough to pay off loans. Enough to believe this might actually work. Then came the summer that changed everything. He had basically bricked the WSOP. No momentum.No heater.Just another grind. Then the Main Event started. Joe says he doesn’t remember much from Day 1 — except leaving to go to the bathroom. By Day 3, he had all the chips. The cards came.People got scared.Everything just worked. Then came the moment everyone remembers. Daniel Negreanu. Cameras everywhere. The whole poker world rooting for the story. They got it in. It was a flip. And Joe won. From there, he ran over the final tables and won the WSOP Main Event. But the story didn’t end there. After the win, people started gunning for him. Pots got bigger. Expectations got louder. And tournament poker kept doing what tournament poker does: You can lose for months. Then the sun shines on you again. In this episode of The Table 1 Podcast, Joe joins Art Parmann and Justin Young to talk about: ♠️ Starting from freerolls and getting staked online♠️ Being six figures in makeup early in his career♠️ Winning $175K while still in college♠️ The WSOP Main Event run — and what he actually remembers♠️ Busting Daniel Negreanu with the whole world watching♠️ Why tournament poker is mostly about surviving variance♠️ Life after winning the Main Event♠️ Why he still approaches poker the same way today If you want to hear what it really feels like to win the biggest tournament in poker — and how random, brutal, and absurd the path can be — this episode is a must-listen. Come Play Poker With Us If you're in Las Vegas and want to play in our Table 1 private game at ARIA, you can request a seat here: https://table1.vegas Play Online With Us Join us on Phenom Poker and get a deposit bonus: • Up to 200% bonus on your first deposit (up to $2,000)• Use our link to sign up• Deposit using USDT Link: https://play.phenompoker.com/register?r=Table1 Table 1 Podcast The Table 1 Podcast is poker’s living room. We bring you the stories behind the biggest personalities in poker — the wins, the losses, and everything that happens away from the felt. Subscribe for new episodes every week.

    1hr 19min

  5. 21 MAR

    He Made Millions Playing Poker…Then His Side Hustle Did Even Better

    Play Poker With the Table 1 Community New players on Phenom Poker can get a 200% deposit bonus up to $2,000. Sign up here:https://play.phenompoker.com/register?r=Table1 OR… come play with us in Las Vegas at Table 1https://table1.vegas Taylor Caby didn’t set out to change poker. He set out to get a job. Finance degree.University of Illinois.Do well in school → get hired → make money. That was the plan. Poker was just something on the side. A few home games.$20 buy-ins.Messing around with friends. Then online poker showed up. And the first problem? He couldn’t even deposit. He asked his dad to use the credit card.Dad said yes.Mom said no. So for six months… he played freerolls. Grinding for pennies. Eventually he figured it out and loaded about $30–$35 online. That was the bankroll. Six months later? He wins a tournament for $3,000. By the end of the year: He’s made $50,000 playing online poker. In college. And within another year… He’s playing some of the biggest games on the internet. Then something bigger happened. He realized something nobody else had figured out yet: People weren’t losing because they were unlucky. They were losing because they didn’t understand the game. So he started recording how he played. Not as a business. Just something to put on a resume. That became CardRunners. The first real poker training site. And almost overnight… Players got better.Games got tougher.And suddenly… People started saying he was ruining poker. From there: ♠️ Built one of the most influential poker businesses ever♥️ Played high-stakes online against the best in the world♦️ Partnered with Full Tilt during the poker boom♣️ Watched it all collapse on Black Friday And here’s the part most people miss: He saw it coming. The whole thing, in his words, “felt like a mirage.” Then he did something most poker players never do. He walked away. Built a DFS company.Lost money.Went back to gambling.Then built another business… Establish The Run. Same idea as CardRunners. Different game. In this episode of The Table 1 Podcast, Taylor joins Art Parmann and Justin Young to break down: ♠️ Turning $35 into $50K (and beyond)♠️ The early days of online poker (and how soft it was)♠️ Building CardRunners from a dorm room♠️ Why players said he “ruined the game”♠️ The truth about Black Friday♠️ Starting (and losing money on) a DFS company♠️ What he learned about business vs poker♠️ How Establish The Run was built If you want to understand how poker evolved from chaos… to strategy… and what it actually takes to build an edge twice… this episode is a must-listen. Show Notes: 0:33 — Intro & early poker impact2:00 — Childhood & early competitive mindset5:30 — Discovering poker in high school10:00 — College & finance path15:00 — First online poker experience17:00 — Grinding $5 sit-n-gos22:00 — First big tournament win23:00 — $50K in college25:00 — Moving into high stakes28:00 — Heads-up battles & rivalries31:00 — Origin of CardRunners34:00 — Building the business38:00 — First big success (and shutdown scare)40:00 — Scaling CardRunners47:00 — Transition into business focus50:00 — Attempting to sell to Full Tilt53:00 — Black Friday impact55:00 — Pivot to DFS (DraftDay)59:00 — Why DFS failed1:03:00 — Playing DFS professionally1:05:00 — Starting Establish The Run1:12:00 — Business today1:20:00 — Closing thoughts Connect with Taylor Caby Twitter / X: https://x.com/TaylorCaby Come Play Poker With Us If you're in Las Vegas and want to play in our Table 1 private game at ARIA, you can request a seat here: https://table1.vegas Play Online With Us Join us on Phenom Poker and get a deposit bonus: • Up to 200% bonus on your first deposit (up to $2,000)• Use our link to sign up• Deposit using USDT Link: https://play.phenompoker.com/register?r=Table1

    1hr 21min

  6. 14 MAR

    From Broke Rapper To Chip Stacker. Brandon Wilson's $11,000,000 Run Is Just Getting Started...

    Play Poker With the Table 1 Community New players on Phenom Poker can get a 200% deposit bonus up to $2,000. Sign up here:https://play.phenompoker.com/register?r=Table1 OR… come play with us in Las Vegas at Table 1https://table1.vegas Brandon Wilson’s path to the top of poker is anything but normal. Before becoming one of the most successful tournament players in the world with over $11 million in live earnings, Brandon’s journey included: • A journalism degree from Northwestern• An internship at Al Jazeera in Qatar• A stint as a rapper in New Orleans• Teaching yoga and meditation• Grinding $10 online tournaments during COVID …and somehow that path led him to the biggest stages in poker. In this episode of The Table 1 Podcast, Brandon joins Art Parmann and Justin Young to talk about the mindset, preparation, and wild life journey that took him from broke artist to elite high-stakes crusher. Along the way we cover: ♠ The moment he fell in love with poker during lockdown♠ Why meditation didn’t stop him from tilting♠ Getting called a “cancer” at his first live cash game♠ The discipline behind studying every single hand he’s ever questioned♠ The reality of playing $125K and $250K tournaments♠ Why he doesn’t coach poker (and probably never will)♠ The mindset required to compete at the very top of the game Brandon also shares stories from Triton, the WSOP, high-stakes backing deals, and the grind required to reach the highest levels of poker. If you want to understand what it takes to become one of the most prepared players in poker, this episode is a must-watch. Show Notes: 1:22 — Paris trip & tournament grind2:46 — Brandon’s first podcast appearance4:12 — First live cash game & early poker mistakes7:49 — Going back to the beginning (childhood)11:13 — School, college & journalism12:24 — Al Jazeera internship in Qatar18:23 — Post-college identity crisis19:28 — Acting school attempt20:29 — Rap career in New Orleans23:20 — Discovering yoga & meditation25:22 — COVID lockdown & discovering poker27:19 — Studying poker & meeting Dominik Nitsche34:41 — Desire to reach the top of poker40:28 — Getting backed & bankroll strategy47:49 — First big poker score59:22 — Triton $50K final table run1:03:38 — Playing $125K tournaments1:07:50 — Life on the high-stakes circuit1:13:23 — WSOP goals & chasing a bracelet1:16:13 — Why Brandon doesn’t coach1:19:02 — Social media & closing thoughts Connect with Brandon Wilson Twitter / X: https://x.com/BrandonWPoker Come Play Poker With Us If you're in Las Vegas and want to play in our Table 1 private game at ARIA, you can request a seat here: https://table1.vegas Play Online With Us Join us on Phenom Poker and get a deposit bonus: • Up to 200% bonus on your first deposit (up to $2,000)• Use our link to sign up• Deposit using USDT Link: https://play.phenompoker.com/register?r=Table1 Table 1 Podcast The Table 1 Podcast is poker’s living room. We bring you the stories behind the biggest personalities in poker — the wins, the losses, and everything that happens away from the felt. Subscribe for new episodes every week.

    1hr 21min

  7. 7 MAR

    Hollywood Dreams To Poker BOOM...The Real Story Of Kenna James.

    Come Play Poker with us online & Get a 200% Deposit Bonus! Sign up here: https://play.phenompoker.com/register?r=Table1 OR…Come play with us in Las Vegas at Table 1! https://table1.vegas Before poker ever entered the picture, Kenna had already lived a few lifetimes. Actor. Mime. Clown. Waiter on Rodeo Drive. Then somehow…a traveling poker pro sitting next to legends during the early poker boom. In this episode of The Table 1 Podcast, Art (https://x.com/artparmann) and Justin (https://x.com/justinyoung07) sit down with one of poker’s true originals — Kenna James. From deep runs during the Moneymaker era to wild prop bets with Mike Sexton, Kenna’s journey through poker is unlike anyone else’s. But this episode goes deeper than results. Kenna opens up about the emotional highs and brutal lows of the game — losing everything, rebuilding his life, and eventually turning his experience into a philosophy of coaching that blends poker, psychology, and personal growth. It’s a story about ambition, ego, mistakes, second chances… and learning how to win the game beyond the felt. Kenna’s Links Website: https://kennajames.comTwitter/X: https://x.com/Kenna_James Table 1 Links What is Table 1?https://table1.vegas Play poker with the Table 1 Community:https://play.phenompoker.com/register?r=Table1 CardPlayer's favorite stories from the pod:https://table1.vegas/cardplayer Art’s Links See what I'm building - https://rounderstofounders.comSee what I'm thinking - https://x.com/artparmann Justin’s Links X - https://x.com/justinyoung07Play poker with Justin on Phenomhttps://play.phenompoker.com/register?r=JYPoker

    1hr 28min

  8. 28 FEB

    He Won a Bracelet…Then Helped Grow The Biggest Fantasy Sports Company In The World. Jon Aguiar Tells All!

    Get a 200% Deposit Bonus At Phenom Poker!https://play.phenompoker.com/register?r=Table1 High Stakes Vegas. In Your Inbox. Sign Up For The Table 1 Newsletter:https://newsletter.table1.vegas/ In this episode of The Table 1 Podcast, John Aguiar (aka “Fatal Error”) shares his journey from early online poker grinder to WSOP bracelet winner to DraftKings executive. We discuss the poker boom, 25/50 short stacking, Black Friday, Playa del Carmen grind houses, being staked by Tom Dwan, and how daily fantasy sports evolved just like poker did. If you love poker history, high-stakes online stories, and behind-the-scenes DFS insights, this episode is packed. Table 1 Links Card Player stories from our episodes:https://table1.vegas/cardplayer Want a seat in our game at Aria?Go to https://table1.vegas→ Click “Get a seat in the game” and fill out the form.Minimum buy-in $5,000. Art or Justin will text you. Phenom Poker — now running daily MTTsFirst-time depositors can get up to a 200% bonus on $2,000 when you use our link:https://play.phenompoker.com/register?r=Table1

    1hr 28min
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What is The Table 1 Podcast... A podcast where we talk poker, gambling, and all manner of life experiences on and off the felt. Sometimes we have famous guests on who do it with us. Join us for a laugh or three!

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  • Creator
    Table 1 Podcast
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    128
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © Table 1 Podcast
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