Dead Money w/ Dan Arfin

I found myself in a little heads up match this week at a casino I don't play too much at. But doing so reminded me of an old story from a few years ago where I really wanted a piece of an opponent. who felt entitled to single me out.

It's also been a wild couple weeks, so I recap some of the crazier spots I encountered, and finish up with some stories of people taking really aggressive stances on simple matters hardly worth making any remote issue over.

Honorary guest and veteran Poker Pro Brent Jenkins makes his second appearance on the Dead Money podcast. Also check him out from Season 1, Episode 36

As the world we live in gets more and more dangerous and financially difficult to survive in seemingly by the day, it appears there are more and more people finding ways to cheat either on their own or colluding with others.

Brent shared a rather horrifying story with me recently. And after hearing it, I urged him to come talk about it on the show. So here he takes us through exactly what happened--which were shocking enough. But what happened after the incident borders on unreal.

Brent also takes us through a couple of the wild hand histories he just navigated through.

Las Vegas cash games, particularly 2-5 No Limit are almost unbearable to sit in because of how the people behave. They never know when it's their turn because they're always distracted by a phone or an iPad. But then they bet when it isn't their turn. They give very little action, and are overall killjoys.

But Matty has been around poker many years himself. And as a veteran, he recaps the "good old days" of when everyone showed up to have a blast instead of taking everything (nothing more than themselves) way too seriously. And this is precisely he quit playing full-time and why I started this podcast--to rant about their most insufferable company.

Matty's disdain towards modern day NLH cash games has nothing to do though with his immense talent, and how deeply he thinks about the game because of how much he does still enjoy it. And he and I have certainly had our share of battles over the years. Unfortunately, I've lost almost all of them.

Only a few hand histories from this week. But it is important that someone named Doug and I speak about....comedy. We also recap a few thought provoking hands and an anecdote of a very disagreeable creature.

A wild week of 4 sessions. Many different twists, turns, ups, and downs, and all kinds of surprises. This week's hand analyses are essentially a double episode as we go through all of the action. We've got coolers and an array of tough spots. People who can't protect their hand, and people who don't realize I can hear every single thing they're saying about me.

We begin with a more typical recap of the goofy things that came out of player's mouths, often which were presented as gospel. And also going over this week's highlight hand histories, including a cold deck scenario that finally warmed my heart.

Some hand history analysis including a glorious cold deck, guys who refuse to speak English at the table, Squeaky having his way with whales, and regs who unknowingly show you their hand and still walk between the raindrops

A brief recap of my Super Bowl bets, an anecdote into the world of psychedelics, and another week's highlights of being unable to keep my mouth shut. I try to sit there and just be quiet. But when people insist upon announcing the most unnecessary or obvious or senseless things, how am I supposed to just sit there without saying anything? If I bottled everything up, the aggravation would build so heavily that I'm too liable to do something that'll get me either thrown in prison for the next 20 years, or at least sent to the basement of a psyche ward....fuck

We welcome you to the beginning of season 2. Was a swingy week once again as we go over the hand history highlights, capped off by an indefensible fold by the most clueless nit I've ever played with.

We conclude Season 1 just the way it began. Many anecdotes of many people competing for who can be the biggest airhead in all the land. Plus hand history highlights and analysis of yet another brutal week of uphill battling and excruciating adversity.