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**Table 1 Podcast**

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!

Latest Episodes:

The Man Who Turned Poker Into a Pro Sport — Cary Katz’s Masterplan Oct 17, 2025

Show notes

Come Play Poker with us online & Get a 150% Deposit Bonus!

OR... Come play with us in Las Vegas at Table 1! (https://table1.vegas)

Episode 98: Cary Katz

In this episode of The Table 1 Podcast, Art Parmann and Justin Young sit down with poker legend and PokerGO founder Cary Katz — one of the few players who pretty much invented high roller tournaments. Cary opens up about everything from launching a $20 billion student loan empire to accidentally starting the high roller poker boom.

Why he trademarked “Embrace the Tism,” and how he made 75 of his employees millionaires. You’ll hear stories about the origins of PokerGO, backing Bryn Kenney through his insane heater, and the real reason he plays poker today. It’s one of the most candid, funny, and surprisingly heartfelt conversations we’ve ever had at Table 1.

Show Notes

00:00 Embrace the -Tism
03:29 Cary Kitten & CLC Student Loans
17:34 Poker in Vegas!
20:08 Backing Brynn Kenny & Moving To Vegas
27:21 Poker Central’s Origin Story
31:39 The Million Dollar Beat & The TISM
36:07 Listen To Your Wife & Copying Good Branding
39:05 The Poker Masters & “Feelings” in Poker
40:47 Everybody Loves Mori
42:00 The WSOP Bracelet & Being Present
46:29 Being Mischievous in Poker
52:06 The PGT & Super High Roller Bowl Announcement!
57:50 The Big Beautiful F*cking Bill
1:02:24 The Future & Disneyland!

Cary's Links:
https://PGT.com
https://PokerGO.com
https://x.com/CaryKatz

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 - 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

His Passion For Poker Is Unmatched. Brock Wilson Shares His Story & Love of The Game. Oct 11, 2025

Show notes

Come Play Poker with us online & Get a 150% Deposit Bonus!
Sign up here

OR... Come play with us in Las Vegas at Table 1!
table1.vegas

Episode 97: Brock Wilson

Art (x.com/artparmann) and Justin (x.com/justinyoung07) sit down with Brock — a sharp mind who left a successful start in finance to chase something far riskier: his love for poker.

From spreadsheets to chip stacks, Brock’s story is one of obsession, resilience, and finding meaning in the game that never stops calling you back. Ride the swings as we talk bankrolls, burnout, and the beautiful chaos of going all in on what you love most.

Show Notes

00:00 Early life & finding poker
07:37 Obsessions & family
09:51 Fleecing the boys for $10k, $10 at a time
15:36 From finance to poker
29:02 “Lucksacking” Bitcoin
36:06 First year as a pro & not understanding rec players
46:59 Ali Imsirovic & the breakout year
52:55 Move up where they respect your raises
54:38 The heater & the passion
1:00:21 COVID poker & coaching
1:10:56 Recent success & the Darren Elias effect
1:15:34 The $50k WSOP run

Brock’s Links

Table 1 Links

Art’s Links

Justin’s Links

WSOP MAIN EVENT CHAMP & 4 PPC Titles?! Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi tells all! Oct 03, 2025

Show notes

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Or come play with us in Vegas: Table 1

Episode 96: Mike “The Grinder” Mizrachi

Mike “The Grinder” Mizrachi is chaos personified. He’s won millions, gone broke, won it back, and somehow always ends up in the biggest games. In this episode: why he plays fearless, how he handles going broke one week and rich the next, and the mindset that makes him unforgettable.

If you love poker, action, and wild life swings… you’ll love this one.

Show Notes

00:00 – Welcome Grinder!
06:21 – Finding Poker Young
10:27 – Bankroll Swings
12:30 – A Gambling Family
15:52 – Finding Tournaments
20:42 – The Grinder Style
24:22 – Keeping It In The Family
28:00 – The Gumball 3000 & The Golf Career
33:03 – Main Event & Venetian Ambassadorship
37:25 – First Main Event Run & Playing To Win
40:29 – Mixed Games & Family Rivalry
45:39 – Future Poker & Targeting Degeneracy
51:42 – Angel AI & Justin’s Tech Prowess (or lack thereof)
53:27 – 2025 PPC, the Main, & Hall of Fame
1:03:29 – No Chill, All Grind

Grinder’s Links

Table 1 Links

What is Table 1? table1.vegas
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Art’s Links

SlotMaps – Beat Slots with AI: slotmaps.com
PokerHQ – Run your home game: pokerhq.io
x.com/artparmann

Justin’s Links

x.com/justinyoung07
Play with Justin on Phenom: Register

He Started Vlogging For His Mom. Now 100,000+ People Watch Him Play Poker! Sep 26, 2025

Show notes

Come Play Poker with us online! The true underdogs of online poker (and the only site where the players get 50% of the rake right back in their pockets!)

OR...Come play with us in Las Vegas at Table 1! https://table1.vegas

Jeff Boski didn’t plan on being a YouTuber. He just wanted his mom to see what poker life looked like.
But that small idea turned into 100,000+ fans, sponsorships, and a front-row seat in the high-stakes world.

In this episode, Boski talks about:

🎥 How vlogging for one person turned into a full-time audience
💰 The scrappy hustles that got him free meals, deals, and a poker sponsorship
😅 20 years of WSOP pain — and why he keeps showing up
♠️ What poker really looks like when you live it every day

This is the story of a guy who proved that sometimes, all you need to do is ask.

Show Notes:

00:00 Early Life and Magic the Gathering
06:57 Finding Poker
11:56 College Aspirations
13:38 Getting Serious About Poker
17:35 Moving to Vegas with $10k & Spinning to $400k
20:56 Black Friday & Career Change?!
31:45 Owning Justin (literally)
38:13 Scrappy Promoter Energy
44:27 Starting the VLOG & Negotiating
53:05 Content as a Purpose
56:43 WSOP Misery Has Company
1:03:54 Deal Making and High Roller Tournaments
1:17:22 Still Playing A Lot Online?
1:19:50 Boski at Table 1 & High Stakes Summer?!

Boski's Links:

Table 1 Links:

Art's Links:

Justin's Links:

The Man Who Catches Poker's Biggest Cheaters. Meet John Andress! Sep 20, 2025

Show notes

Come Play Poker with us online! The true underdogs of online poker (and the only site where the players get 50% of the rake right back in their pockets!)

Sign up here: https://play.phenompoker.com/register?r=Table1

OR… Come play with us in Las Vegas at Table 1! https://table1.vegas

Meet John Andress.

Grew up outside Philly. Played lacrosse at Penn State. Obsessed over Counter-Strike.

Accidentally turned a Puerto Rico casino trip into an $8k “beer money” bankroll.

By senior year of college? $150k in his poker account.

Six months later? Nearly dusted it. Then hit for $60k at PCA and never looked back.

John has lived the full poker arc: Black Friday moves to Toronto, huge scores in Europe (including tilting Luke Schwartz in Prague), New York DJ lifestyle, Bay Area private games… and now? He’s running A5 Labs, a 200-person tech team building AI that hunts bots and collusion across online poker.

This episode is funny, wild, and brutally honest. It’s about how obsession becomes opportunity, how every poker player eventually faces the “what’s next” moment, and how John turned his into a career shaping the entire industry.

Show Notes

00:00 – Early Life & Penn State
07:22 – Counter Strike
10:19 – Finding Poker
15:49 – Making Poker Friends
19:23 – Life as a Poker Pro
24:35 – The Luke Schwartz Story
26:47 – Moving Across The Country
31:12 – Getting Into The Poker Security Industry
40:25 – How The Anti-Cheating Software Works
49:11 – Does John Still Care About Poker?
53:51 – Growing the Company
58:58 – Family Life + Poker + Business
1:04:35 – Golf?
1:10:34 – The Future! (And That Pesky Card Showing Feature)

John's Links

Table 1 Links

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

Art's Links

https://x.com/artparmann
SlotMaps — Beat Slots (seriously): https://slotmaps.com
PokerHQ — Run your home game like a pro: https://pokerhq.io

Justin's Links

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

From Iron Bars To Gold Bracelets. Brian Green On Prison, Poker & Everything In Between. Sep 13, 2025

Show notes

Come Play Poker with us online!

The true underdogs of online poker (and the only site where the players get 50% of the rake right back in their pockets!)
Sign up here

OR... Come play with us in Las Vegas at Table 1!
https://table1.vegas

What do you get when you cross a 7-year-old playing poker at his great-grandpa’s funeral, an 18-year-old getting sent to max security, and a man who once ran a dice game out of a garage before he could drive?

You get Episode 93: Brian Green.

Texas-born. Prison-scarred. Bracelet-wearing.

Brian sits down with Art Parmann and Justin Young to tell one of the wildest life arcs you’ll ever hear—how he went from hustling on the streets to final tabling the $1M One Drop and cracking kings to win a WSOP bracelet.

🧠 But this episode isn’t just about bad beats and big wins.
It’s about how a guy who once lost $174K in minutes now pushes gratitude, positivity, andself-awareness in a game full of ego.

👊 Spoiler: He’s still a total degen. But now? He’s a thoughtful one.

🔥 Inside This Episode:

🎲 Garage Gambling: How 12-year-old Brian ran dice and poker games before puberty
🚔 Six Years in Max Security: The PTSD, the survival, and how he came out stronger
💸 One Drop Miracle Run: From a $10K blackjack stake to $1.17M at the final table
🥇 WSOP Bracelet Victory: 6 BBs, a mid-tourney bathroom sprint, and one cracked pair of kings
😅 Punting $174K at Aria: What he did right after a Poker Masters heater
🫣 Viral Fail: His “Lucky Box” livestream moment (wrong item, wrong name… card declined)
🙌 Philosophy: On poker, emotions, competition, and finally—playing to win

💬 Best Quotes:

“A9 is my nemesis... and my savior.”
“Every day is a great day when you’ve been in a cage.”
“It’s not a macho contest. Play poker, bro.” — Cary Katz

📺 Subscribe now and watch a man tell his story like he plays the game: raw, real, and with nothing left in the tank.
Brian’s not perfect. He’s not polished. But damn, is he unforgettable.

Show Notes

00:00 — Introduction to Cards
07:29 — Emotions in Poker
12:41 — Bouncing Will Kassouf From a Party
15:02 — RIP Jack McClelland
18:22 — The 11 Year Old Drug Dealer?
26:39 — Prison???
35:51 — Getting Out!
45:17 — Debts in the Gambling World
49:30 — $10k to $1,000,000+ in the One Drop!
1:05:25 — Playing Up To Your Competition & Trusting Your Instincts
1:14:18 — Winning to a Bracelet!
1:20:27 — The Vending Machine Story
1:30:16 — One Degen Story For The Road

Brian's Links

Table 1 Links

Art's Links

Justin's Links

From "IN YOUR EYE YOU ARROGANT GUY" To Mixed Game Madness In Las Vegas. Luke Schwartz Tells All. Sep 06, 2025

Show notes

Luke Schwartz is famous for outbursts and sh*t talking at the table. Today he gives @Art & @Justin a few miles in his shoes. And now our feet hurt!

But before we start, wouldn't this episode hit different if you were playing poker while you watch it? Maybe even sticking it in some poor guy's eye on the virtual felt? Join us on Phenom Poker and get paid while you watch.

The true underdogs of online poker (and the only site where the players get 50% of the rake right back in their pockets)

🎯 Sign up here

OR if you like live poker, come play with us in Vegas at Table 1!

🎙️ Episode 92: Luke Schwartz

You may know him as Full Flush, or that guy who stuck it in David Benyamine's eye. Luke's not afraid of a little smack talk (so much so he even got his chat privileges revoked back in the day). But here he is 15+ years later to tell you how he's been getting on.

He gives us the full run down of his gambling career — from finding beatable slot machines to running up (and down) big online accounts. He's the spirit animal of a lot of poker players out there. And he even shares how he once won a $100k push-up prop bet at a home game.

💡 Sit back and crack a cold one. You're gonna enjoy this.

📝 Show Notes:

00:00 Childhood Slot Hustling
07:49 Hello Poker
10:14 Upswinging
13:31 Learning Omaha at High Stakes
15:32 Famous Shit Talking, Full Tilt & Getting Hacked
17:34 Finding Tournaments & Mixed Games
19:52 Matchbook/PokerFarm Staking
21:13 MTTs
24:04 Luke’s Favorite Game & His WSOP Bracelet
27:18 What’s Better, Cash or MTTs in Vegas?
30:44 Ego in Poker
35:22 In Your Eye You Arrogant Guy
41:28 Villain Characters in Poker
44:28 Heads Up Challenges
46:55 Big Games & Prop Bets
56:12 Sleeping Props And Sweating Cards
1:02:49 Learn A New Game!
1:09:21 Pudgy Penguins, Crypto & Isildur

🔗 Table 1 Links

🧢 Justin's Links

🎙️ Art's Links

Doug Polk Uncensored: From YouTube Villain to Card Room King Sep 02, 2025

Show notes

Doug Polk clicked “Raise” and made millions.
Clicked “Upload” and built an army.
Taught the world how to win — then sold the playbook.
Now? He owns the card room too.

Doug Polk isn’t just playing poker.
He’s playing the whole damn game.

Speaking of making millions. Come play with us online at Phenom Poker!

The true underdogs of online poker (and the only site where the players get 50% of the rake right back in their pockets)
https://play.phenompoker.com/register...

OR Come play with us in Vegas at Table 1! (https://table1.vegas)

Episode 91: Doug Polk

He roasted poker pros.
Built a brand off beef.
Bought a poker room.

Then in a surprise move he sold Upswing Poker to one of the biggest online poker operators in the world!

Code Doug indeed.

Now?
He’s not just creating content... he’s controlling the game.

This episode is fun, fast, honest, and loaded with behind-the-scenes stories that’ll make you say:
“Wait… he said that on air?!”

Go listen now before someone makes us takes it down.

Show Notes:

00:00 The NBC Heads Up Championship!
05:34 Young Doug
11:05 Competitive Gaming to Poker
16:20 Live Poker & Try Harding
21:31 Poker Reboots
23:18 Phil Hellmuth
27:28 The ESPN Story
31:22 One more Phil story please!
35:59 Is Poker Good For The World?
38:25 Back to the Storyline…Maybe
43:34 Make Poker Fun Again & High Roller Egos
47:59 Young Polk Struggling & TwoPlusTwo
51:38 The Recovery and Upswing Poker Sale
56:14 Daniel Negreanu
58:31 Where’s the Beef With Berkey & Nik Airball
1:05:59 Some Stand Up?
1:08:58 Vegas to Austin & The Lodge
1:12:22 The WPT vs WSOP & The $1,000,000 Promotion
1:20:36 Markup Police!

Doug's links:

The Lodge Card Club - https://thelodgepokerclub.com/
X - https://x.com/DougPolkVids
YouTube - @DougPolkPoker
https://clubwptgold.com/ Code: DOUG

Table 1 Links

https://table1.vegas
https://x.com/table1vegas
/table1vegas
YouTube - @Table1Vegas

This Dictator Runs His Poker Game With A Golden Fist! Meet Crazy Mike. Aug 23, 2025

Show notes

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Play LIVE with us in Vegas at Table 1: https://table1.vegas

Episode 90: Crazy Mike

He's polarizing and he knows it. From HU Limit Holdem on a Navy ship to Heads Up Limit Holdem slot machines in Vegas, to learning mixed game poker at $300/$600 stakes. Mike's poker life has been a heads up session vs anyone that stands in his way. And he's here to tell his story.

Enjoy this conversation with a 1 of a kind man.

Show Notes

Table 1 Links

Play with Us In Vegas: https://table1.vegas
Play with us Online: https://play.phenompoker.com/register...
Follow us on X: https://x.com/table1vegas
Follow us on Instagram: https://x.com/table1vegas
Watch us on YouTube: / @table1vegas
Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3fkMXT5...

Art's Links:

Learn to Beat Slots (Seriously) at SlotMaps: https://slotmaps.com
Run your own poker game at PokerHQ.io: https://pokerhq.io
https://x.com/ArtParmann

Justin's Links:

https://x.com/justinyoung07
Phenom Poker Code: JYPOKER

From Alaska to $1.9M: Adam Hendrix on Poker, Adversity, and the WSOP Main Event Final Table Aug 16, 2025

Show notes

Adam Hendrix just final tabled the WSOP Main Event for $1.9 million… but his story goes way deeper than one summer heater.

He joins @ArtParmann & @JustinYoung07 for a hilarious, insightful, and surprisingly emotional episode covering his epic run to the 2025 WSOP Main Event final table. From icy bachelor parties to underground cowboy home games, Elvis prop bets, and deep dives into high-stakes PLO — this one has everything.

🎮 Play with us Online: https://play.phenompoker.com/register?r=Table1

🎁 We’re giving away $175 per week in August! Details → https://table1.vegas/rake

🃏 Coming to Vegas? Play LIVE with us: https://table1.vegas

🎙️ Episode 89: Adam Hendrix

You’ll hear:

🃏 The humble start — from Pink Hat poker games with Grandma to sketchy basements with cowboy hats
🌍 What it’s like going to high school in Egypt and moving to Vegas during COVID
💸 The real grind behind taking shots in high rollers, the PLO circuit, and the 50K
🧠 Why he delayed going pro, how he explained poker to his parents, and the bankroll target he set before quitting
👑 His full breakdown of the 2025 WSOP Main Event run

Plus:

Getting sick during the Rio Legionnaires disease summer
The psychology of spewing a $100 last-longer
Why Planet Hollywood is still his favorite place to play (Hint: It’s the misery)
Coaching, bankroll, mindset, and more