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.
You might be interested to check out the book Liar's Poker https://amzn.to/2B7xnNO which was mentioned in this episode.
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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
