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The Guy With 3 Bracelets Says: “Tournaments Aren’t Real Poker” - Chris Vitch Shares His Journey
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- Table 1 Podcast
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- Feb 7, 2026
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- 5344
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Summary
Chris Vitch (aka “Death Donkey” ) has one of those poker origin stories that feels made up: Tucson kid → board games, StarCraft clans, and a nickname that stuck for decades One quarter of grad school at UCSD → then a 3-month heater worth $150K playing 30/60 limit online Limit streets → 2-7 Triple Draw , Stud 8 , mixed games… and eventually 3 WSOP bracelets (yes, including a PLO win) We talk mixed-game learning, DeucesCracked + Black Friday, “cash game real poker” vs tournaments, Commerce degeneracy stories, and why mixed games are shifting toward cap big-bet (solvers + mental game included). Behind-the-scenes mixed game universe—this is it. 🎯 Play on Phenom Poker Daily MTTs + up to 200% bonus on $2,000 for first-time depositors: https://play.phenompoker.com/register?r=Table1 ♠️ Get a seat in Table 1 Vegas https://table1.vegas → “Get a seat in the game” 📰 Card Player stories https://table1.vegas/cardplayer Chapters 0:00 Intro 5:12 Phenom Poker 6:00 “Death Donkey” origin 11:20 “I don’t want a job” 14:45 $150K heater 34:15 DeucesCracked 43:05 Black Friday 49:35 Commerce story 1:04:40 Bracelet #1 (2-7 TD) 1:08:50 Bracelet #2 (10K Stud 8) 1:12:10 Bracelet #3 (PLO) 1:17:10 DonkeysOnly tools 1:28:45 Wrap Chris: deathdonkey.com | x.com/DeathDonkey Art: x.com/artparmann | Justin: x.com/justinyoung07 #poker #mixedgames #wsop #table1podcast