PokerNews Podcast 524: Chris Moorman, Rory Young, Matt Stout
Sarah Herring and [Removed:139] are back at it for an action-packed Episode 524 of the PokerNews Podcast.
Sarah is in London for an 888poker event, so it only makes perfect sense for her to chat with 888poker Ambassador Chris Moorman. The two sit down for a wide-ranging conversation.
The talk of the poker world revolves around this $100,000 pitch-black chamber prop bet. Jeff talks with Rory Young about how this bet came to be, and gets the latest update on how Rich Alati is currently doing.
A couple charity poker tournaments are taking place in Las Vegas this weekend. Matt Stout jumps on the show to discuss Charity Series of Poker Event #18: Knights of the Poker Table.
This week's sponsors: D&B Poker & The Poker Depot!
Show Time Stamps
| 0:20 | Sarah in London for an 888poker event, Jeff just got back to Vegas from LA. |
| 1:00 | Sarah jumps into the ladies tournament (things did not go particularly well, #DidNotReceive) |
| 3:30 | Loving Sarah's interview with Super High Roller Champion Ian Hunter |
| 4:30 | WSOP Main Event ninth-place finisher Antoine Labat makes a run in London |
| 7:00 | Sarah sits down with Chris Moorman |
| 7:20 | Living in Las Vegas: "If you asked me 5-6 years ago if I'd ever live in Vegas, it'd be the last place on Earth I wanted to live." |
| 8:30 | Missing online poker: "I don't think online is as good as it once was...The fact that I can't play every day online, when I do play online, it kinda makes it exciting again." |
| 9:30 | The tournament scene evolving: "When I first started playing, everyone kinda did stuff just on the fly. You learned by playing." |
| 10:50 | Balancing GTO: "When you play poker as long as me, you have to trust your intuition in a lot of spots." |
| 11:40 | The UK poker community: "I still have a core of three or four people that I talk to, especially during a series, I'll be bouncing hands off them." |
| 13:20 | Do any groups stand out? "I still see a lot of the people coming through being from Europe, there aren't that many Americans outside Ali (Imsirovic) and his crew." |
| 15:30 | What's next for Chris? "No more (books) unless I win the Main Event. I'm actually thinking of doing some coaching next year." |
| 17:30 | Why coaching? "It's always fun to challenge yourself doing different things. Like I never thought I would write a book, and then I ended up doing that...and after it was done, it was really rewarding." |
| 18:30 | His family's reaction to his books |
| 20:30 | His dad's love of the game: "He won a tournament before I actually won a live tournament...he's always telling me when I'm making a mistake, he's watching my table." |
| 21:30 | Moorman's bridge background |
| 23:50 | His wife Katie's poker prowess: "It's been amazing. Obviously it's weird because it hurts way more when she busts, for me." |
| 26:40 | A relationship with two poker players: "It's nice to have that support and they understand what you're going through." |
| 28:00 | Details of $100K Isolation Prop Bet |
| 28:30 | Could Sarah and Jeff do this? (no) |
| 32:00 | Jeff chats with Rory Young |
| 32:20 | All of the attention on this prop bet: "It's not that crazy, I think the prop bet itself is pretty crazy so I think it warrants interest." |
| 32:50 | Young explains how this prop bet with Rich Alati came to be |
| 34:50 | Being thrilled with even odds on his side: "Regardless of whether he wins the bet or not, I'm thrilled to have had this bet. I think I would've booked this between 3-1 and 5-1, and would've been happy with those odds." |
| 35:50 | The impact this kind of isolation can have: "Your mind is constantly wanting to be stimulated, and when you have nothing to focus on apart from your own thoughts, your mind starts to create stimulus...I believe the US military uses extended periods of social isolation to break people." |
| 38:30 | How Young is keeping track of this bet: "I've set up five infra-red cameras, and I can get that on my phone...it's not a typical live-stream, and that's why we haven't been able to broadcast it live." |
| 39:30 | How Alati is doing so far: "I think he's 13 days in...he's mostly sleeping...honestly, he seems about the same. I think I underestimated his mental stability and his strength...He's doing very well, infinitely better than I expected." |
| 40:50 | What the live odds would be of this prop bet: "I'd say he's a favorite, honestly. I thought he was an overwhelming underdog heading in, but seeing what I've seen, he's doing fine. I think he's a favorite to complete the challenge." |
| 42:20 | Sarah & Jeff chat about solitary confinement |
| 43:20 | All In for CP Charity Poker Event to Run at Bally's December 9 |
| 45:15 | Sponsor: Books from D&B Poker |
| 46:40 | CSOP & Vegas Golden Knights Foundation Join Forces for Vegas Event |
| 47:45 | Jeff chats with CSOP Founder & President Matt Stout |
| 48:00 | Stout goes over the details of CSOP Event #18: Knights of the Poker Table |
| 48:40 | Is it surreal to be working with an NHL franchise? "Surreal doesn't begin to describe it...they came to me asking to run an event for them, so that was the most mind-boggling part of it all." |
| 50:20 | Having Daniel Negreanu as emcee for the event |
| 51:10 | What it's like to play a CSOP event: "It's a big, fun party that happens to have a poker tournament in the middle of it." |
| 54:00 | The inspiration behind creating the Charity Series of Poker |
| 55:50 | What Stout sees as the future for the CSOP: "I've been working a lot more on it...we're going to expand a little more next year." |
| 59:00 | Stout's prediction to take down this event |
| 1:00:00 | Sarah and Jeff praise the CSOP |
| 1:00:30 | Sponsor: Custom Poker Chips and Playing Cards: 25% Off at The Poker Depot! |
| 1:02:50 | Some holiday season talk to close the show! |
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