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From Living At The Bellagio To Living In The Woods. Poker Superstar "Yukon" Brad Booth Tells All. Dec 26, 2025

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Brad Booth didn’t chase the safe route.
He chased the game.

From a small town outside Vancouver
to underage casino sessions and smoky backroom games
to building a bankroll in the Yukon
to helping spark the first no-limit game at Bellagio in 1999
to living inside the Bellagio and taking shots at the biggest tables in the world.

Brad Booth isn’t polished.
He isn’t careful.
He’s the guy who put Phil Ivey in the tank…with 4-high…for $300,000.

And when it all went sideways?
He disappeared into the Oregon woods.
Now he's back to face it head on.

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Show Notes:
00:00 Intro to Gambling & Early Life
06:49 Underage Degeneracy
11:14 Becoming “Yukon Brad”
15:59 Online Poker & A Taste of Vegas
25:19 Living At The Bellagio
35:41 Televised Poker
39:53 THE HAND vs Phil Ivey
49:12 Black Friday
54:59 Downswings & Bad Choices
1:01:10 The Disappearance
1:12:00 The Comeback Chronicles
1:17:37 One Last Degen Story

Brad's Links:
https://x.com/realyukonbrad
https://instagram.com/therealyukonbrad
contactbradbooth@gmail.com
YukonBrad.com

Table 1 Links:
What is Table 1? https://table1.vegas
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Art's Links:
Rounders To Founders Newsletter - https://rounderstofounders.com
SlotMaps - Beat Slots with AI (seriously) https://slotmaps.com
PokerHQ - Run your home game like a pro: https://pokerhq.io
https://x.com/artparmann

Justin's Links:
https://x.com/justinyoung07
Play poker with Justin on Phenom: https://play.phenompoker.com/register?r=JYPoker

One of Poker’s Quietest Winners Jumps Into The Ring With Brad Owen. Jeremy Ausmus Tells All! Dec 20, 2025

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Jeremy Ausmus didn’t chase the spotlight.
He chased good decisions.

From dirt roads in rural Colorado
to grinding small live games
to final-tabling the WSOP Main Event
to winning Triton titles on poker’s biggest stages.

Jeremy Ausmus isn’t loud.
He isn’t flashy.
He just keeps showing up — and winning.

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Show Notes:

00:00 Bellagio 10/20 Days
04:40 Vlogging?!
07:08 Rural Colorado & Finding Poker
16:41 College to Professional Poker
20:56 First Vegas Trip
25:58 Moving to Vegas…and playing online?!
31:20 Online Cap Games
32:56 MTTs & Other Games
45:35 Black Friday & Live Cash Poker
54:22 The WSOP Main FT
1:00:00 Going Full Time MTTs
1:03:43 PokerGO & Mixed Games
1:08:38 COVID & Music
1:12:05 All in with Ausmus
1:19:13 Tritons & High Rollers
1:22:47 Big Moments and Big FTs
1:28:05 Poker Hall of Fame and the Future

Jeremy Ausmus Links:
YouTube 👉 https://www.youtube.com/@JeremyAusmusPoker
Instagram 👉 https://www.instagram.com/jeremyausmus
Twitter / X 👉 https://twitter.com/JeremyAusmus

Table 1 Links:
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200% Deposit Bonus at Phenom Poker: https://play.phenompoker.com/register?r=Table1

Justin's Links:
X: https://x.com/justinyoung07
Play poker with Justin on Phenom: https://play.phenompoker.com/register?r=JYPoker

The Backing Deal That Lasted 18 Years (And Made Millions) Dec 12, 2025

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From dealing cards at 19 to winning a WPT and two WSOP bracelets.

Episode 106: Tyler Patterson

In this episode of The Table 1 Podcast, Justin Young (https://x.com/justinyoung07) and Art Parmann (https://x.com/artparmann) sit down with Tyler Patterson — one of the most respected live tournament pros in poker — to unpack a career built on patience, discipline, and long-term thinking.

Tyler shares how he quit college after discovering poker, transitioned from card dealer to full-time player, and built an 18-year backing relationship that helped him survive downswings, avoid burnout, and eventually win at the highest levels of the game.

We cover:

How Tyler went from $4,000 bankrolls to $575,000 tournament scores
Why long-term backing relationships matter (and how they actually work)
Winning a WSOP bracelet in 2014, a WPT title, and a second WSOP bracelet in 2025
The realities of live poker vs online poker
Navigating poker during COVID — including chopping a major event mid-pandemic
Moving to Barbados for two years and learning online poker from scratch
Prop bets, golf gambling, and life with Matt Affleck & Matt Savage
Why patience beats talent in poker careers
What it takes to stay relevant in poker at 40+

This is a real poker career story — no shortcuts, no fake hype, just years of grinding, smart decisions, and staying in the game long enough for the wins to come.

If you’re a poker player, tournament grinder, or just love behind-the-scenes stories from the poker world, this one’s for you.

Show Notes
00:00 Golf Beginnings To Poker
09:29 Dealing to Poker Tournaments
18:52 Sticking with a Backer
24:33 Accidentally Learning PLO8 & Winning a Bracelet
34:20 WPTs and Live Stream Nerves
44:49 Winning Bestbet Jacksonville
50:07 Prop Bets!
1:03:51 Some Golf Partying
1:07:58 Making an FT When COVID Happened
1:14:47 Barbados?!
1:21:24 2025 & WSOP Bracelet #2
1:27:53 The FUTURE!

Table 1 Links:
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Justin's Links:
https://x.com/justinyoung07
Play poker with Justin on Phenom: https://play.phenompoker.com/register?r=JYPoker

The REAL Poker Life: Pain, Make-Up, Breakthroughs & Survival - Tristan Wade Shares His Journey Dec 05, 2025

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Tristan “Cre8ive” Wade has lived three poker careers in one lifetime—online beast, live crusher, coach, and somehow the guy who once took a swing at Sorel Mizzi in Cannes before Jack Effel broke it up.

This episode is a wild ride from start to finish, covering everything from:

🎮 Competitive gaming beginnings — Atari, Blockbuster tournaments, Rainbow Six, Halo, and the home-poker site era that led him into the streets of Orlando.
💻 Hacking → Marketing → Poker bankroll — including spamming AOL with bots, rare 3-letter screen names, and building a five-figure bankroll before stepping onto a poker site.
🃏 College life + live poker — Carnival Cruise tournaments, Orlando home games, and beating up on retirees while staying the nicest kid in the room.
🧠 Becoming “Cre8ive” — psychology degree, finding the poker obsession, and balancing online volume with live growth.
🔥 Black Friday → Breakthrough year (2011)
How he battled out of $125k makeup, won a DeepStacks event, then binked $99k in his WSOP run… only for an unexpected hero to step in.
💥 The Sam Cohen Free-Roll Story
Maybe the greatest staking story we’ve ever heard:
“If I’m up $10k when the 10k 6-max starts… I’ll put you in.”
No contract. No terms. Just: “We’ll figure it out.”
Tristan ran fourth for $292,000. What Sam and her dad decided to give him? You’re not ready.
🥊 The Sorel Mizzi incident
Drunk in Cannes.
A bottle in hand.
An almost-fight stopped by Jack Effel himself.
(Tristan went on to win his WSOP Europe bracelet the next day.)
🎙 Where he is now
– PokerCoaching.com instructor
– Private coach at Cre8iveCoaching.com
– Venetian / PokerGO commentator
– Still grinding, still studying, still hunting the next big score.

If you love real poker stories — the ones from the trenches — this one is a top-tier Table 1 classic.

Show Notes:

00:00 Welcome Cre8ive!
02:44 Background in Gaming
09:20 Turning to Sports & College
16:20 AIM Spamming Life
25:24 Dropping Hacking for Stacking
29:37 Social Networking & Competitor’s Mindset
34:51 College to Poker
44:38 Poker Demons & Strategy
51:01 Life After Black Friday & Deep WSOP Runs
1:07:22 The Sorel Mizzi Story
1:18:45 The Future & Coaching!

Tristan's Links:
Poker Coaching & Newsletter - https://cre8ivecoaching.com/
https://www.pokercoaching.com
https://www.x.com/tristancre8ive
https://www.instagram.com/tristancre8ive

Table 1 Links:
What is Table 1? https://table1.vegas
200% Deposit Bonus at Phenom Poker: https://play.phenompoker.com/register?r=Table1

Justin's Links:
https://x.com/justinyoung07
Play poker with Justin on Phenom: https://play.phenompoker.com/register?r=JYPoker

She Didn’t Fit Poker’s Mold…So She Built the Job Herself. Katie Lindsay Tells All! Dec 01, 2025

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Episode 104: Katie Lindsay

Katie Lindsay walked into the studio and immediately delivered one of the most effortlessly entertaining episodes we’ve ever recorded.

This one has EVERYTHING:

🔥 Breaking into Brandon Cantu’s house for a nap
🔥 Growing up gambling with two older brothers — pool, gin, spades, and Sunday NFL “helmet picks”
🔥 Leaving high school early, starting college at 16, and the ambition that shaped her entire life
🔥 The LA era: bartending in dive bars, casting for MTV shows, and discovering poker through pure hustle
🔥 Cold-calling Men the Master for a PLO interview that actually launched her poker career
🔥 How she built “Suited Connections” into one of poker’s first real player agencies
🔥 Navigating Black Friday, losing everything overnight, and reinventing herself — again
🔥 Meeting Chris Moorman, surviving the chaos of staking, and watching him rebuild from $20 rebuys
🔥 Katie’s heater year: WSOP final tables, the Venom run, and becoming the first woman to win a Moneymaker Tour event
🔥 The emotional phone call with her dad that went viral
🔥 Life in New Orleans, Saints fandom, fashion, confidence, and finally becoming comfortable in front of the camera
🔥 Why she believes showing up as yourself — loud outfits, big personality, heels and all — is her real superpower

This episode is funny, honest, surprising, emotional, and full of the best behind-the-scenes intel from someone who has lived every chapter of modern poker.

If you love great stories, behind-the-curtain poker history, and one of the most colorful personalities in the game…
👇 Watch / Listen Now!

Show Notes:

00:00 – Early Poker Memories & Reunion with Katie
02:00 – Travel, Tournaments & Life Balance
04:00 – Poker Legends, Names, and Industry Storytime
06:00 – Katie’s Family Origin Story & Childhood Competitiveness
10:00 – Academics, Ambition & Leaving for College at 16
14:00 – New Orleans, Saints Fandom & Early Adulthood
16:00 – LA Life: Bartending, Reality TV & Casting Hustle
19:00 – Falling Into Poker Writing & Breaking Into the Industry
24:00 – Becoming a Poker Agent & Building Suited Connections
32:00 – Black Friday Shock & Reinventing Herself Outside Poker
37:00 – Meeting Moorman & Life Inside the Staking World
46:00 – Katie’s Poker Career: Rings, Trophies & Confidence
54:00 – Signing with ACR & Overcoming Camera Shyness
58:00 – Triton Experience, Cashes & The Bahamas Run
01:02:00 – Winning the Moneymaker Event & Emotional Moments
01:08:00 – Life, Travel, New Orleans Living & What’s Next

Katie's Links:

Website: https://katielindsay.net/
Instagram: @katelindsss
X (Twitter): @katelinds
Play with Katie on ACR: https://go.wpnaffiliates.com/visit/?bta=17887&brand=americascardroom

Table 1 Links:

What is Table 1? https://table1.vegas
150% Deposit Bonus at Phenom Poker: https://play.phenompoker.com/register?r=Table1

Art's Links:

Rounders To Founders Newsletter: https://rounderstofounders.com
SlotMaps – Beat Slots with AI (seriously): https://slotmaps.com
PokerHQ – Run your home game like a pro: https://pokerhq.io
X (Twitter): @artparmann

Justin's Links:

X (Twitter): @justinyoung07
Play poker with Justin on Phenom: https://play.phenompoker.com/register?r=JYPoker

The Legend Of 3Coin! Why Does He Play Poker Anyways? Nov 21, 2025

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Episode 103: Randy Sadler — aka 3 Coin — walked into the studio and delivered one of the most unexpectedly electric Table 1 episodes we’ve ever filmed.

This one has everything:

🔥 The origin story of 3 Coin and how a Dallas cash-game needle turned into a full-blown brand
🔥 Growing up around East Texas gambling culture (cigar smoke, poker rooms, and gold coins)
🔥 His rise as one of the most entertaining characters in streamed poker
🔥 Getting hustled, getting even, and the legendary $5k cruise-ship flip incident
🔥 The real story of selling his family’s company for hundreds of millions
🔥 Sobriety, second acts, fashion lines, and chasing the million-dollar game
🔥 Why he believes poker is the great equalizer — and why he’ll always be a “Joe sitting with the pros”

It’s funny, wild, emotional, and pure 3 Coin energy the entire way through.
If you want stories, lessons, and laugh-so-hard-you-snort moments… this is your episode.

👇 PLAY. THE. TAPE.

Show Notes:

00:00 Where did “3Coin” Come From?
11:02 Gambling is in the Family & Tournament Play
21:00 Making Poker Fun (And Safe)
29:00 Why Play Poker?
35:48 Cheaters in Gambling
41:31 Baccarat With The Asian Ladies
44:50 Selling the Family Company for $270 Million
53:35 “Running Good” in Business
1:01:10 “3Coin” Clothing & Goals
1:08:44 Getting Sober & Feeling Good
1:10:13 Poker Goals & The Future

3Coin's Links:

Table 1 Links:

What is Table 1? https://table1.vegas
150% Deposit Bonus at Phenom Poker: https://play.phenompoker.com/register?r=Table1

Art's Links:

Rounders To Founders Newsletter – https://rounderstofounders.com
SlotMaps – Beat Slots with AI (seriously) https://slotmaps.com
PokerHQ – Run your home game like a pro: https://pokerhq.io
https://x.com/artparmann

Justin's Links:

https://x.com/justinyoung07
Play poker with Justin on Phenom: https://play.phenompoker.com/register?r=JYPoker

🎙️ Caitlin Comeskey on Poker, Comedy, Burlesque Shows, Viral Moments & Getting Signed by PokerStars Nov 14, 2025

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🎙️ Caitlin Comeskey on Poker, Comedy, Burlesque Shows, Viral Moments & Getting Signed by PokerStars

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Episode 101 - Caitlin Comeskey

This week we sat down with someone who’s doing for funny poker content what we’re trying to do for fun poker games — the one and only Caitlin Comeskey.

And buckle up… because this episode starts with Art butchering the intro, devolves into a table full of losers from our Venetian takeover, and somehow ends with ketamine stories, burlesque confessions, the Jack-4 sketch that blew her up, and why PokerStars literally called her out of the blue to sign her.

In this episode we get into:

🔥 Her viral “Jack-4” moment — how an impulsive Halloween wig run basically changed her life
🔥 Playing No Gamble No Future with Stapes & Justin… and saying jokes they couldn’t air
🔥 Why she was a theatre-kid-turned-NYU-acting-major-turned-burlesque-host-turned-Texas-poker-DJ
🔥 The surprising way she met her husband (shoutout to Colleen 5/10/25)
🔥 The early Texas poker boom and what the games were REALLY like back then
🔥 Getting signed by PokerStars — and why it didn’t feel real at first
🔥 Her thoughts on ladies events, the Santa Claus incident, and why some players desperately need a “vibe check”
🔥 Mixed games, Raz pain, Big O chaos, and why everyone in poker is too healthy now
🔥 The exact moment she decided to bet on content instead of cash games
🔥 What’s next for Caitlin — streaming, comedy, Jersey life, and forcing us into a TikTok dance

We also talk a lot about Vegas self-loathing, Greyhounds, the death of degeneracy in tournament poker, and why Justin keeps ending up at Five Guys after busting events.

If you like poker with personality — not the silent-hoodie GTO Olympics — this one’s for you.

Caitlin's Links:

Table 1 Links:

Art's Links:

Justin's Links:

The Week Jeff Madsen Broke Poker. Nov 07, 2025

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Episode 101: Jeff Madsen

Step into the world of high-stakes poker and unscripted stories with the latest Table 1 Podcast featuring the legendary Jeff Madsen! Co-hosted by Art Parmann and Justin Young.

Childhood gaming roots: From Nintendo & Magic: The Gathering to poker prodigy.
Crushing the WSOP at 21: Record-setting run, youngest bracelet winner, Player of the Year.
Inside poker culture: Team Full Tilt, highs & lows, prop bets (yes, the jester!), Black Friday.
Mental game & life: Fame, setbacks, mental health, COVID era, post-divorce resilience.
Beyond poker: Board games, coaching philosophy, and a live freestyle rap.

If you love poker—or raw, honest stories—this one’s packed with laughs, insight, nostalgia, and inspiration.

Show Notes

00:00 Early Gaming Days
07:50 The 2006 WSOP
18:53 “The Week” & Stealing POY From Phil Hellmuth
23:48 Dropping School for Poker
32:18 Poker Road & Prop Bets
38:13 Freestyle Rap Time?!
43:34 Black Friday Fallout
50:23 Poker Coaching
54:46 Grok vs Phil Galfond for $1,000,000?!
58:01 COVID & Conspiracies
1:09:51 Recent Success & The Future

Jeff’s Links

Instagram: @JeffMadsenPoker
X (Twitter): @JeffMadsenObv
Coaching: jeffmadsencoaching@gmail.com

Table 1 Links

Art’s Links

Justin’s Links

🎙️ From Staking Makeup to Hair & Makeup on the WPT. Tony Dunst Shares His Story. Oct 31, 2025

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Episode 100: Tony Dunst

Before he was behind the mic on the World Poker Tour, Tony was just another online grinder trying to survive. He went from living broke in China with a $2,800 bankroll, to getting banned from Australia, to waking up one morning after Black Friday completely broke — and somehow, turned it all around.

This episode dives into the real story behind the suit:

🎙 How Tony went from staking makeup to hair & makeup on the WPT
💸 What it feels like to be $300K in makeup — and finally dig out
🧳 The insane story of getting banned from Australia
♠️ Why “not caring too much” resulted in a breakout 2016

Now he’s one of poker’s most recognizable voices... but the journey there is anything but smooth.

If you love stories about redemption, risk, and what it really takes to make it in poker, this one’s a must-watch.

Show Notes

00:00 Drinking and Gambling!
05:07 Some NFL Action
10:36 Early Hustles & The Varkonyi Effect
15:52 Online Poker & Australia Living
20:50 Banned From The Country!
22:45 Dropping College For Pro Gambling
27:27 Back to the USA…Kinda
33:05 WSOP Main Event Nostalgia & Justin’s
42:51 Black Friday & Backing Deals
48:15 “The Raw Deal” WPT Audition Story
52:52 WPT Life & The Evolution of Poker
58:18 Live Cash Games, DFS & Clearing Makeup
1:02:57 Aussie Millions & The Big Year
1:11:00 WSOP vs WPT & Getting in the Booth
1:18:18 The New WPT
1:21:37 Bay 101 & The Future!

Tony's Links

WPT's Links

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WorldPokerTour
IG: https://www.instagram.com/worldpokertour/

Table 1 Links

What is Table 1? https://table1.vegas
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Art's Links

Rounders To Founders - https://rounderstofounders.com
SlotMaps - Beat Slots with AI (seriously) https://slotmaps.com
PokerHQ - Run your home game like a pro: https://pokerhq.io
https://x.com/artparmann

Justin's Links

https://x.com/justinyoung07
Play poker with Justin on Phenom: https://play.phenompoker.com/register?r=JYPoker

A True Grinders Tale. How Ryan LaPlante Navigates Life As A Player, Coach & Entrepreneur. Oct 24, 2025

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Episode 99: Ryan LaPlante

In this episode of The Table 1 Podcast, Art Parmann and Justin Young sit down with renowned poker pro Ryan LaPlante for an unfiltered deep dive into the grinder’s life.

Ryan opens up about sneaking online poker sessions as a teen, the “Moneymaker effect,” and how dropping out of college set him on the path to poker stardom. He discusses moving across North America to chase the dream, overcoming challenges growing up gay in a traditional environment, and building community through forums and coaching.

You’ll hear candid insights into tournament swings—odd jobs, finding stable internet, and bankroll variance. Ryan breaks down the backing model, why coaching became both passion and safety net, and why multiple income streams matter for today’s pros.

The conversation gets personal: being an openly gay figure in poker, balancing business ventures and mentorship, and future aspirations beyond the felt. We close with goals for the next chapter, inside stories about his bracelet win, and advice for grinders navigating an ever-changing industry.