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Dead Money w/ Dan ArfinChristmas Day honorary guest poker dealer Chad Phillips gives strong perspectives and opinionsPassionate fast talking Boston native Chad Phillips joins the Dead Money studios for this Christmas Day special edition. A former pro poker player and now turned veteran poker dealer, Chad goes deep sea diving into both the trajectory of his playing career, and the finer points of being in the box.
2025-12-291h 13Dead Money w/ Dan ArfinHero shoves, tank folds, monster coolers, tilting regs, and needling dealersI surely cannot wait for this year to be over. But, at least I'm back into feeling like I'm gonna be grinding the Wynn 2/5 consistently. It's been a real slog these last few months. And poker has been draining blood from me like a vampire.
2025-12-2444 minDead Money w/ Dan ArfinMan discusses his orgasms at the table as I play to a nut low levelBack from my trip to the deep south, I am greeted with wonderful commentary at 2/5 and 1/3 as I feel like I'm drowning in the depths of my own mindless poker ineptitude.
2025-12-1631 minDead Money w/ Dan ArfinInsomniac overnight sessions with crotchety Bellagio regsDuring a week where I couldn't sleep, I put some hours in back to back days in the wee hours of the morning at the Bellagio. These are the hand histories and asinine behavioral stories that were of course accompanied by the typical crappy reg company you can always count on.
2025-11-3059 minDead Money w/ Dan ArfinMoodily trying to irritate 1/3 players whenever possibleOccasionally I like to drop in on 1/3 games for an hour or two as they make for lots of hilarious hand histories and/or child-like behavior. If you've ever played 1/3, then you should know it's like daycare. And if you've ever dealt it, then you should know it's like babysitting. For most of these times though, I just wanted to be as big a smartass as often as I could without crossing any lines since that defeats the whole purpose. Some hand history analysis as well.
2025-11-2442 minDead Money w/ Dan ArfinThrowback tales of me being a huge prickI talk shit about everybody on this podcast practically every show, but today we delve into some old anecdotes of when it was me who went out of his way to be a huge fucking asshole to people at the table--although in some cases it was certainly warranted. But either way, as a person who is 40 years old, here are some of the behavioral choices at the poker table I made when I was merely half that age. And some others whilst still in my 20s.
2025-11-1830 minDead Money w/ Dan ArfinChauncey Billups scams millions in his home game, and how I tried to get myself whackedShockwaves are sent through the world of underground poker games and legalized sports betting. The former champion, now former coach, and current Hall of Fame guard Chauncey Billups is finally nailed for cheating people out of millions in his rigged home game using automatic shufflers as part of a highly elaborate scheme. He also was part of a ring of other current and former NBA players who were manipulating results for prop bets on legalized sports betting gambling sites.So today we discuss both stories and the glorious illusion presented by the private poker game scene. When...
2025-11-0733 minDead Money w/ Dan ArfinMore highlight hand histories with the whiny lunaticBack from New Jersey, we proceed with what serves as part 2 of the hand history highlights from Episode 52. Trading blows back and forth with a loudmouth action heavy crybaby.
2025-11-0638 minDead Money w/ Dan ArfinMultiple players failing to protect their hand and a madman 4 betting out of turnSome recent hand history results along with trying to figure out the best play is when dealing with astronauts....not so much the science kind....just more like the usual of what you see in poker games. People lost in space with their head up their...ass
2025-10-2826 minDead Money w/ Dan ArfinHonorary guest poker dealer Freddie Bolla and I light up some smoke to discuss the finer mysteries of poker, dealing, and daily livingNot every poker trajectory goes as planned--which is just another way of saying basically none of them do. Freddie and I take a few hits and discuss what to do about all sides of the poker table, and life.
2025-10-2143 minDead Money w/ Dan ArfinThe Blue Whale is mad, and a long day at Venetian with more 1 outers (obviously)Hand history highlights from the previous week, along with brief anecdotes of players. More cold deck scenarios, and the Blue Whale getting very mad.
2025-10-1346 minDead Money w/ Dan ArfinAll night session with the drunken Moldovan, major coolers, sick beats, and douche bag regsHand history highlights from the previous week. Lot of alcohol, lot of drama, and lots of lightning bolts
2025-10-0653 minDead Money w/ Dan ArfinI finally slowrolled the s*** out of somebody. It was pretty sickRecapping some of the previous week's hand history highlights, along with irritating people who don't have a sense of humor. Sometimes it was intentional. Sometimes it wasn't. And lastly, getting my first slowroll ever over on a huge nemesis.
2025-09-2933 minDead Money w/ Dan ArfinHonorary guest high stakes online pro and solver connoisseur AJ Gonzalez gives a tour of the poker laboratoryVeteran online poker pro AJ Gonzalez talks about the impact of solvers on his playing career, along with intricate hand history analyses from full ring and heads up--including against world class heads up specialist and poker coach Doug Polk.
2025-09-241h 39Dead Money w/ Dan ArfinHow is it that everyone just has X-ray vision?No one makes a mistake ever. Am I just the biggest fish? Hand history highlights from the previous week, including from a long action filled overnight session.
2025-09-1638 minDead Money w/ Dan ArfinJust. Pure. Aggravation.A tilting recap of this past week's ignorance and nuisances both spoken and caused by the opposition.
2025-09-0934 minDead Money w/ Dan ArfinHonorary guest poker pro Mike Zulker returns to the Dead Money studios to discuss knocking Phil Hellmuth out of the main event and almost winning the PLO Main Event braceletLong time veteran pro poker player Mike Zulker is coming off a huge 2025 WSOP. Finishing in 2nd place at the $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha main event, Mike talks about the final hand, the final table, and everything that which led up to it. Then just a few days later, Mike sent long time legend Phil Hellmuth home on Day 3 of the $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event Championship. He discusses that hand and other prior hand histories with The Poker Brat.
2025-09-031h 27Dead Money w/ Dan ArfinTaunted endlessly by GQ at the Aria following a bad beat, and other hand history highlightsPlayed a session at the Wynn, and then on a whim went out for some more with a late night session at the Aria as I continue to look to break the curse at by far my most dreaded poker room.
2025-08-2741 minDead Money w/ Dan ArfinHand history highlights, congratulated again for losing, and still trying to break the Aria curseThe opposition continues to have X-Ray vision as I helplessly crawl back to the Aria in desperate hopes of redemption
2025-08-2447 minDead Money w/ Dan ArfinHonorary guest poker dealer Bruce Bishop shares war stories from the box and other perspectives on perpetually awkward poker playersToday we get on other side of the table and hear from a veteran poker dealer. As a former dealer himself, Bruce and Dan discuss widely varying topics and stories ranging from players who got really angry at them, to how to deal with players watching porno at the table, to advising other poker players on how to get girls.
2025-08-211h 09Dead Money w/ Dan ArfinMassive whale hand history highlights, hero calls abound, and being complimented after losingThis may have been the biggest whale I've ever played with. If not, certainly the biggest in a long long time. Other hand history highlights as well.
2025-08-161h 05Dead Money w/ Dan ArfinHonorary guest new age cash game poker pro John Arndt speaks on being newly arrived to the high stakes sceneIn this new era of poker, there are a whole lot less cash game pros in their 20s grinding the high limit scene than there once was. Many of them have moved on, or, like me, have just grown older. But John Arndt is among the few younger pro players that are here now. As he and Dan go back and forth on varying war stories and poker ideas, John discusses how it all came to be for him, and advises other aspiring players on how to move up in stakes.
2025-08-121h 11Dead Money w/ Dan ArfinRunning on f****** fumes from delirium, and people folding overpairs on Ace hi boards....yeahLately I can't sleep and it's been a struggle to find motivation to play (once again). Hmm maybe I just need a woman. Also some hand histories from the past week at the Bellagio 2/5. Barely got out of my house to do it and played pretty terribly.
2025-08-0424 minDead Money w/ Dan ArfinTempers spike over a lucky float, the Blue Whale yells some more, and tilting hand historiesAfter 3 weeks of lethargy, I've finally come out of my lair to play some poker again. I return to find guys insulting each other with hardcore language, argue again with the Blue Whale, and can hardly get any satisfactory results
2025-07-2547 minDead Money w/ Dan ArfinHonorary guest Brent Jenkins talks about players' perceptions of his play style, and what irritates him at the tableAs the second honorary guest on the Dead Money podcast, Veteran poker pro Brent Jenkins and I blaze up as we discuss whether or not Brent's play is that of a LAG, and share war stories in a 1 on 1 therapy session of what drives us fucking crazy. As we try and tolerate the entitled jerkoffs who inadvertently try to ruin our poker playing experience each and every day--one way or another
2025-07-2258 minDead Money w/ Dan ArfinWill Kassouf unfairly banned for one year at the WSOP? NahThe 2025 WSOP is finally winding down, but not before some extra dramatic nonsense from European pro Will Kassouf. He has since been banned for one year because of his relentless antics, and rightfully so.
2025-07-1525 minDead Money w/ Dan ArfinCollege bro week at the WSOP, and whiners begging to confirm they made good foldsAs the 2025 WSOP drags on, enjoy a few more stories of what goes on in the entitled minds of bimbos--I mean people who play poker
2025-07-0924 minDead Money w/ Dan ArfinMike Zulker finishes 2nd at the WSOP PLO Main Event, the Big Beautiful Bill, and "collusion" in the Milly MakerA busy week in the world of poker and the government's impact on it. Former Dead Money guest Mike Zulker getting down to the wire for the PLO championship and an update on the government's wonder Big Beautiful Bill designed to fuck over regular hard working people. Also a look into the most recent cheating scam which was neither cheating nor a scam nor collusion at the WSOP's Event #53, the Millionaire Maker
2025-07-0429 minDead Money w/ Dan ArfinAll time epically disgraceful tanks and nitrolls from who else but the EurosBaffling hand history nitrolls by European poker players: the most overrated group of players on the planet Earth
2025-06-2533 minDead Money w/ Dan ArfinWeek 3 of the WSOP: Absolute garbage regs, and can I fold KK pre....again???Yet another wild back and forth week of excruciating decisions, close spots, and wonky runouts. Also, one of the worst punts of all time from the classic "shit reg" we all love and hate playing with.
2025-06-2045 minDead Money w/ Dan ArfinDealer threatens me for folding too wrong, a barrage of classic WSOP tanks, and a misogynistic reunion with an old friend...Tempers flare inside the dealer box as I become the villain for the way I fold, some rants about how obscenely long players take to make multiple fucking decisions in one hand, and crossing paths one more time with my newly made BFF from the 2024 World Series of Poker.
2025-06-1730 minDead Money w/ Dan ArfinMan threatens me at table for informing him that no opponent owes him a favorYet another story of a tall grown "man" crybaby acting completely entitled to charity after paying no attention whatsoever to what the hell he was doing.
2025-06-1027 minDead Money w/ Dan ArfinWSOP punting begins, the Blue Whale shoots his mouth off again, and can I fold KK?More stories of people opening their mouth when they should keep it shut, the Blue Whale still wants a piece of me, and some hand histories of some close spots as the WSOP kicks off in its first week.
2025-06-0629 minDead Money w/ Dan ArfinHonorary guest poker pro Mike Zulker talks poker in 2025 and the WSOPLong time veteran poker pro Mike Zulker and I share stories from our beginnings of poker, discuss the current era of poker and how it compares to eras of old, what's expected of those who wish to compete against whales and VIPS, and the hoopla of tournaments surrounding the freshly begun 2025 World Series of Poker.
2025-05-301h 33Dead Money w/ Dan ArfinBloodbaths with the Blue Whale, people saying very idiotic things, and heavy eyesHand histories and commentaries of a wild four day Memorial Day Weekend swinging hard start to finish against friends and foes. And as per usual, people trying to sound clever and failing miserably at doing so.
2025-05-291h 14Dead Money w/ Dan ArfinBloodbath battles with whales including Blue from Old SchoolA whole lot of tough decisions and lightning strikes
2025-05-2257 minDead Money w/ Dan ArfinBattles with the Queen Lizard and pulling my hair out at 5/10Varying fuckups at 2/5 and a seesaw battle at 5/10 at the Bellagio, plus some important decisions and understandings
2025-05-2040 minDead Money w/ Dan ArfinFolding your hand without tainting the action is much harder than it sounds, and expert use of the term "implied odds"Cluelessly inconsiderate players, greedy dealers, and blithering nitwitted "professors" of poker
2025-05-1920 min2025-05-1547 minDead Money w/ Dan ArfinWhales screaming in my ear, screaming at each other, god moding the whale, and royal flushesHand histories with the gin seat on the whale
2025-05-1238 minDead Money w/ Dan ArfinHand history highlights from May 1-3, Part 2We continue on with the seesaw bloodbath with regs getting...."creative"
2025-05-0649 min2025-05-0534 minDead Money w/ Dan ArfinThe worst slowroll of all time, and the 2025 WSOP is almost here. Except tournaments still suck!I challenge anybody to have a slowroll story more vile than this one, and Phil Hellmuth boycotts the 2025 Main Event at the WSOP because the tournament is simply too long.
2025-04-3035 minDead Money w/ Dan ArfinPeople whining detrimentally about variance, when you run terrible at the same room, and Bellagio 5/10Looking further into the mindfuck, and I finally got myself to leave the house
2025-04-2150 minDead Money w/ Dan Arfin2023 WSOP Main Event 3rd Place finisher Adam Walton ruins my apparent fantasy with the reality of a devastating truthPractically pulled a muscle patting myself on the back for years...and for nothing.
2025-04-1830 minDead Money w/ Dan ArfinThe importance of being lazy about poker even though I like it, Amarillo Slim, and a man who couldn't accept defeatGoing into the archives of an old story from an old legend followed by the most insane hand I ever played.
2025-04-1035 minDead Money w/ Dan ArfinWoman threatens me with Krav Maga, as I run the fish off the table during a wild nightAll I wanted was a little 1/3
2025-04-0754 min
Dead Money w/ Dan ArfinA couple low stakes hand histories, and a player who intentionally exposed one of his cards in a 4 bet potHear the expert analysis from OMCs in the making, and should there be instant penalties against those intentionally corrupt the normalcy of hands in cash games?
2025-03-2730 min
Dead Money w/ Dan ArfinA couple low stakes hand histories, and a player who intentionally exposed one of his cards in a 4 bet potHear the expert analysis from OMCs in the making, and should there be instant penalties against those intentionally corrupt the normalcy of hands in cash games?
2025-03-2730 min
Dead Money w/ Dan ArfinDealer knocks out a player in 3rd place at by misreading his hand, what to do when your neighbor accidentally exposes his hand to you, and a massive leveling warAt a WSOPC tournament in Florida, a dealer misread the player's hands at showdown during a huge all-in, and that player, who also didn't know what he had, was incorrectly eliminated in 3rd place instead of doubling up. So how did this happen? But it reminded me of other situations when players do a poor job of protecting their hand. And lastly, a wild wonky hand history against a recent nemesis, followed by some revelations...
2025-03-2138 min
Dead Money w/ Dan ArfinHand histories from a Sunday afternoon beatdownGot my ass kicked by a bunch of masters.
2025-03-0648 min
Dead Money w/ Dan ArfinMaking amends with what is now a former enemy...perhaps he is now an ally?Someone grew on me. I told you it was possible.
2025-03-0612 min
Dead Money w/ Dan ArfinHand Histories from 2/21-2/22. Weird spots and a barrage of decisions to make one after anotherWhen in doubt bet huge. And maybe getting dealt KK and QQ constantly isn't as awesome as it sounds?
2025-03-0144 min
Dead Money w/ Dan ArfinMan flips over table at WSOP Circuit event at Harrah's Cherokee, and old tales of me and others going crazy after losingDon't act like poker has never gotten to you so badly that you wanted to do a hell of a lot more than flip the table.
2025-02-2724 min
Dead Money w/ Dan ArfinGuy calls, loses, but refuses to pay! And an epic slowrollJust read the fucking episode title.
2025-02-2419 min
Dead Money w/ Dan ArfinBlind all-ins from the whale, epic nit-rolls, and regs complaining the game is badThe whale is trying oh so hard to go home, I'm value betting what has to be the best hand (right?), and a bit of commentary for the nits who get dissatisfied with a game's quality.
2025-02-1845 min
Dead Money w/ Dan ArfinPart 1 of Episode 1: What could be more tilting about poker than the people themselves?We begin with the distressing tale of why I've come back on the air, followed by some facepalming anecdotes caused by the nincompoops I apparently believe are still worth tolerating. Note that this is a sound-revised version of Episode 1. So if you've heard it already, you don't need to listen again unless you really can't resist hearing me say the exact same things.
2025-02-1238 min
Dead Money w/ Dan ArfinRecent hand history highlights and trying to properly adjust to playing with the Small Blind BountySometimes I have something. Sometimes I have nothing. Sometimes I'm not sure if I have something. In each scenario, I try to figure out what the hell to do since it looks pretty rough out there. Hands from Wynn 2/5 and the 2/3 Deep Stack game at Resorts World
2025-02-1049 min
Dead Money w/ Dan ArfinOpponents with vile accusations and sage analysisOne opponent speculates I got horny during a hand, while another engages me in her deep levels of thought.
2025-02-0422 min
Dead Money w/ Dan ArfinHe never went all in!Settling some oh-so-mild confusion about who owes what and why after hands are shown down....and...is it a felony to think a dealer may made a mistake? Whether they did or didn't?
2025-01-3034 min
Dead Money w/ Dan ArfinPart 2 of Episode 1: The hand histories that brought Dead Money back to lifePart 2 of Episode 1. These are the hand histories that sent me reeling all the way back to the microphone. Also, sound FX volume has been rectified.
2025-01-2639 min
PodcastlogueYang punya ijazah yang paling pinter!Di Indonesia Ijazah S1 sangat diperlukan untuk dapat bekerja diberbagai bidang. Namun elok kah jika pemegangnya merasa paling pintar dan merendahkan orang yang tidak memilikinya?
2022-03-2010 min
PB IMAKAHIIVSA 101: How to Be A Good Delegate?IVSA (International Veterinary Students' Association) merupakan organisasi mahasiswa kedokteran hewan terbesar se-dunia. Penasaran apa saja agenda IVSA, manfaat mengikuti, dan cara mendaftarnya? Selama 1 jam ke depan, Ayu W dari Departemen Infokom PB IMAKAHI bersama Arfin dari Departemen PR PB IMAKAHI dan Kak Marin dari Secretary of PRC IVSA Global akan berbincang seputar IVSA! Tidak hanya itu, Arfin dan Kak Marin juga punya tips & trick mengenai bagaimana cara menjadi delegasi yang baik. Selamat mendengarkan!
2022-01-1556 min2020-09-2223 min
MAKE ME LIKE IT8: STAYING UP LATE with Paul RustGoing to bed early is fantastic, am I right? I mean, I know it's hard to do, but like, it's the best. Some people think staying up late is awesome though. Sure, the idea of it is cool, but like, what's the point? We need to go to bed, people! Well, Paul Rust doesn't think so! He loves staying up late and being a bad boy and all that "cool" stuff that just frankly isn't that important.
Our guest, Paul Rust is a mega media hunk, guys. He stars in and co-created (with his stellar wife, Lesley Arfin) the wonderful...
2016-06-0249 min