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- The Rake
- Publisher |
- Run It Once Poker
- Media Type |
- audio
- Publication Date |
- Mar 01, 2021
- Episode Duration |
- 00:41:11
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Timestamps:
00:09Welcome to The Rake, Tom Wheaton!
00:43What is Tom’s backstory in poker?
02:42Jamie catches Ben off guard and takes the opportunity to mock him :)
03:22Back at it. Tom’s poker career and corporate career started declining a few years ago. How did he turn that situation into launching his company, Faded Spade?
06:22Part of his motivation for making high quality cards came from complaints many players had about the low quality of card used at WSOP and consequent concerns over potential cheating. Does it bother him that WSOP has not adopted his cards?
09:40Tom explains his new business, Above The Felt.
14:43How does he balance running two businesses and raising a family? How has COVID affected Faded Spade, given its impact on live poker?
19:15A message from our sponsors at Run It Once
20:37Jamie talks about the benefits of using virtual poker rooms, like Faded Spade, for charity events that bring new people into poker.
22:21The poker industry hasn’t really pivoted much in the last 15 years in terms of the major celebrity players it keeps in the spotlight. It’s good that Tom is trying to change that through Above The Felt.
27:01It’s a shame that poker media tends to focus on the loud and obnoxious, or on scandal and controversy. It would be nice to focus on ambassadors that break that mold. We need positive stories in poker.
31:10Tom talks about how he intends to bring name ambassadors to events that are accessible to the wider recreational population through Above The Felt.
33:29Jamie notes the specific potential for bringing more women into the game by targeting corporate games where the women involved are already in a position of power.
34:26Tom discusses some of the other events, outside of the poker industry, that he plans to bring Above The Felt talent into.
35:52Jamie draws a parallel to the reputation that Phil Galfond has in the industry.
38:14People often let fear stop them from doing great things.
39:26Wrapping up. Thanks Tom!
Play Run It Once Poker Today: runitonce.euTrain With The Best on Run It Once Training: runitonce.com
Email suggestions to: TheRake@runitonce.comEmail your worst punts to: AsPlayed@runitonce.com
Timestamps:
00:09Welcome to The Rake, Tom Wheaton!
00:43What is Tom’s backstory in poker?
02:42Jamie catches Ben off guard and takes the opportunity to mock him :)
03:22Back at it. Tom’s poker career and corporate career started declining a few years ago. How did he turn that situation into launching his company, Faded Spade?
06:22Part of his motivation for making high quality cards came from complaints many players had about the low quality of card used at WSOP and consequent concerns over potential cheating. Does it bother him that WSOP has not adopted his cards?
09:40Tom explains his new business, Above The Felt.
14:43How does he balance running two businesses and raising a family? How has COVID affected Faded Spade, given its impact on live poker?
19:15A message from our sponsors at Run It Once
20:37Jamie talks about the benefits of using virtual poker rooms, like Faded Spade, for charity events that bring new people into poker.
22:21The poker industry hasn’t really pivoted much in the last 15 years in terms of the major celebrity players it keeps in the spotlight. It’s good that Tom is trying to change that through Above The Felt.
27:01It’s a shame that poker media tends to focus on the loud and obnoxious, or on scandal and controversy. It would be nice to focus on ambassadors that break that mold. We need positive stories in poker.
31:10Tom talks about how he intends to bring name ambassadors to events that are accessible to the wider recreational population through Above The Felt.
33:29Jamie notes the specific potential for bringing more women into the game by targeting corporate games where the women involved are already in a position of power.
34:26Tom discusses some of the other events, outside of the poker industry, that he plans to bring Above The Felt talent into.
35:52Jamie draws a parallel to the reputation that Phil Galfond has in the industry.
38:14People often let fear stop them from doing great things.
39:26Wrapping up. Thanks Tom!
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