The Bernard Lee Poker Show 12-18: 3x Super Bowl Champ, Richard Seymour

September 05, 2019

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Guests:

Richard Seymour

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In this episode of The Bernard Lee Poker Show on the PokerNews Podcast Network, Bernard Lee interviews three-time Super Bowl champion and seven-time NFL All-Pro, Richard Seymour. After Richard’s deep run in the 2019 World Series of Poker Main Event (he finished in 131st place), Bernard went back into the archives for this previous interview with the former NFL superstar. Richard discusses his NFL playing days with the Patriots and Raiders, discusses his teammates including Tom Brady and also his new passion, poker.

Show Time Stamps

0:00	Welcome to The Bernard Lee Poker Show as this week’s guest is three-time Super Bowl champion, Richard Seymour.
1:45	Simon Brandstrom captured the EPT Barcelona Main Event for almost €1.3 million. In the €5,300 buy-in, he outlasted a record-breaking field of 1,988 entries at the Casino Barcelona.
2:45	Josh Reichard wins his second Heartland Poker Tour Main Event at Ameristar East Chicago. He outlasted a field of 579 entrants to take home $186,812.
3:57	WSOP Circuit returns to the St. Louis area for the first time since 2015 at the Ameristar St. Charles. Bernard will review the results from the Main Event next week.
4:46	Bernard Lee announces that he will begin interviewing members of the 2019 WSOP Main Event final table including the champion, Hossein Ensan and runner-up, Dario Sammartino. Stay tuned for dates to be announced soon.
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7:15	Bernard welcomes three-time Super Bowl champion, Richard Seymour.
8:23	Richard joins the show.
9:17	Richard recalls how he got started playing poker. “I played with my dad growing up…I had some uncles and we’d all just sit around while we watched football and play poker and just really have a good time…I just enjoyed the game. I just thought it was great comradery...That’s really where the love for me of poker came in.”
12:30	Richard explains why after he retired from the NFL he plays poker as a “great” hobby and “keeps his competitive juices going.” “At the end of the day, you always want to do something that is fun. Football was fun for me and poker is fun.”
14:06	Richard remembers playing poker with his NFL teammates often on Monday nights. He notes a few teammates that were good poker players: Kyle Bowler (Raiders), Eugene Wilson (Raiders) and Ty Warren (Patriots).
17:22	Richard compares some of the aspects of football to poker.
21:18	Richard discusses learning the fundamentals of poker and how he has improved his game.
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26:32	Bernard continues his interview with Richard Seymour.
28:07	Richard discusses his future goals and determining his playing schedule, including the WSOP, in poker, but mentions that family is first. “Taking down a major event is high on my bucket list.”
36:30	Richard discusses playing in the WSOP Main Event. “It’s the Super Bowl of poker.”
37:53	Richard discusses talking poker with other professional athletes such as former Boston Celtic Paul Pierce.
39:27	Richard reminisces about his days with the New England Patriots, winning the Super Bowl three of his first four seasons. “I got used to it really quick…As I look back, I was very fortunate and blessed to have a really good coach, really good owner and some amazing teammates.”
41:31	Richard discusses his New England Patriot teammate, Tom Brady. “Tom has a lot of great qualities that really make up a good player. He’s very competitive, he has a strong arm, he’s a smart guy. He does a lot of things (really) well. He’s very passionate about what he does.”
44:19	Richard reveals other NFL players he had a “tremendous amount of respect for” including Hall of Famer Jonathan Ogden and Patriot teammates Rodney Harrison, Mike Vrabel and Tedy Bruschi. “Not only what they did on the field, but the preparation and being a true pro off the field as well.”

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