Henry Kilbane shares crazy poker stories

Henry Kilbane is a poker commentator who covers some of the biggest events in poker and he's also an active poker player. In this episode, he shares some crazy stories from his poker career, including stories about rigged games, card mechanics, private games in New York, going broke multiple times, and much more.

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00:03:02 Henry Kilbane introduction

00:04:58 From a local 1-2 game to WSOP commentary

00:08:19 Walking around with his entire bankroll to play underground games

00:17:17 Why not turn back?

00:22:10 Losing the entire bankroll multiple times… "It all came down to ego"

00:25:32 Fake it until you make it

00:29:25 Crushing live poker, quarantine happened and… Joined 500 zoom pool

00:31:53 Putting the ego aside and moving down to PLO50

00:33:55 Taking days off

00:38:05 Poker is not a video game

00:39:06 Dangers of setting monetary goals

00:41:30 Design a system to get you where you want

00:44:13 Reaching a monetary goal is a one-time event

00:47:02 Henry Kilbane card mechanics cheating story

01:00:42 Folding top full house on the fop

01:03:38 Runchuks card mechanics cheating story

01:08:44 Shady licensed casino

01:13:23 Greed and lack of ethics

01:16:17 Meet Richard Turner, THE card mechanic

01:22:39 Poker entertainment shifting focus from elite players to recreational

01:26:54 Obstacles to poker shows

01:30:19 Bringing new people into the game

01:35:55 Make the dream relatable to the average guy

01:40:37 Preferences for commentary style GTO vs Entertainment

01:43:52 Can't please everyone

01:45:50 Lack of information is not the problem

01:47:53 A question for the viewers

01:48:22 Developing an engaging friendship with the viewers

01:51:22 Commentary is not coaching, it's about entertainment, engagement

01:54:40 Making commentary for the Phil Galfond Challenge

01:55:44 Shout-out to Jamie Kerstetter

01:59:06 Rooting for Phil Galfond

02:00:31 The way that Phil Galfond and VeniVidi1993 handled their swings

02:03:08 The challenge showed to people that big swings can and do happen

02:04:23 Playing poker during bad moments in life

02:08:16 Importance of taking a break

02:11:41 Sharing personal stories

02:12:42 Liar's Poker by Michael Lewis

02:14:30 Henry is passionate about doing commentary

02:18:53 Kind words from Henry