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Episode 45 - Brent Hanks

WSOP Bracelet Winner, Multiple WSOP Final Tables, Online Crusher, Back to Back to Back CPPT Tournament winner…Brent Hanks? That’s right you read that correctly. You may not know it, but PokerGO and No Gamble No Future commentator Brent Hanks has a surprisingly strong poker pedigree. From quitting his day job to moving to Las Vegas, tripling his bankroll in his first weekend, and winning a WSOP bracelet with the backing of Jason Mercier, Brent has an incredible story.

He’s faced Black Friday, teamed up with Cary Katz at PokerGO, and even picked up a few unexpected habits along the way. Join us as we dive deep into the life and career of Brent Hanks, from the classroom to the poker table!

Show Notes:
00:00 Early Life As A…Teacher?!

05:08 Finding Poker Through Family

09:47 Early Screen Name Stories

12:36 Quitting Teaching & Moving To Vegas

19:43 Tripling His Bankroll His First Weekend In Vegas

25:59 Live Backing from Jason Mercier and his WSOP bracelet

30:15 Black Friday & Shaun Deeb’s Lucky Money

33:18 Cary Katz & PokerGO

41:20 Getting Hooked on Nicotine

46:21 The Politics of Game Running

50:45 Getting into the Commentary Booth

57:16 Brent & Jeff Platt and No Gamble No Future

01:01:37 Phil Hellmuth Hates Art?!

01:11:01 Make Poker Fun Again

01:13:50 WSOP $25k Fantasy League

1:18:10 The Future! (And some sneak peeks at new PokerGO Content)

Brent's Links:

Twitter: https://x.com/buffalo_hanks

instagram: https://www.instagram.com/buffalohanks/

PokerGO: https://PokerGO.com

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