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Episode 40 - Ali Nejad

This week on the Table 1 Podcast, we get an hour to learn about the rich history that is Oliver Nejad (Yep, that's his real name!). Art Parmann (https://x.com/ArtParmann) and Justin Young (https://x.com/Justinyoung07) sit down with Ali (https://x.com/Ali_Nejad) to talk about his love for pushing the envelope in broadcasting. His chemistry with Nick Schulman & we discuss whether commentary makes you any better at #poker. This was a fun one, so crack a cold one and enjoy!

Show Notes

00:00 Oliver Nejad Finds His Name and Poker

07:46 Poker Plus Television

10:00 Poker Booming

14:24 First Poker Shows

16:59 Meeting Mori Eskandani & Poker Broadcasting

25:01 Pushing the Envelope with Nick Schulman

33:16 Meeting Nick & Their First Job

38:19 Commentary is Hard, Caprisuns are harder

48:39 Does Commentary Make You Better?

56:56 Merch Story & The Night Shift

1:02:32 The Content Game

01:10:45 The Future

Ali's Links:

Twitter: https://x.com/Ali_Nejad

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ali_nejad

Merit Poker: https://www.youtube.com/@MERITPOKERCYPRUS

PokerGO: https://www.youtube.com/PokerGO

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