My guest is Jerrard Parfait. He’s a friend of fifteen years who enjoys risk-taking. In fact, we spend the first hour of this episode talking about poker, decision-making and emotional intelligence.

Next we discuss politics & parenting. Parfait, as I call him, lives with his wife, Carolyn, and son, Luke, in South Louisiana. We reminisce on our college days here—playing poker & blackjack at "Grandma Harrah’s" in New Orleans. He believes poker sharpens your skills because of its competitive nature. And much like playing golf, Parfait says, "you must put in a lot of time in order to be good at it."

We also discuss screen time & social media. While I envision a future where social media is stigmatized as a low-class activity, Parfait believes otherwise. He says people are way too consumed with showing their best life on social media to abandon it.

This conversation was a blast. If you enjoy poker, parenting & politics, you'll enjoy this discussion.

Other topics discussed:

• Poker vs deer hunting

• Tourists that are good for poker

• "Sizing-up" your opponent

• Benefits of having a casino close to home

• Emotional intelligence in poker

• Short-handed poker (6-handed) vs full table (10-handed)

• Table-banter that's good (and bad)

• Live vs online poker games

• Poker’s "Black Friday" (2011)

• Why Brad doesn't play online poker

• People who play poker for a living

• How Ben Mintz & Playboy Marty landed at Barstool Sports