{"podcast":{"title":"Table 1 Podcast","slug":"table-1-podcast-6689197","podcast_index_feed_id":6689197,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/eb164a68/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://table1.vegas","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/39341066/39341066-1697248523645-f596c1063a05f.jpg","author":"Table 1 Podcast","episode_count":136,"summary":"What is The Table 1 Podcast... A podcast where we talk poker, gambling, and all manner of life experiences on and off the felt. Sometimes we have famous guests on who do it with us. Join us for a laugh or three!","last_synced_at":"2026-06-28T16:17:12.173496+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/table-1-podcast-6689197"},"episode":{"title":"From Bull Riding to Bellagio: How Lee Markholt Survived It All","slug":"from-bull-riding-to-bellagio-how-lee-markholt-survived-it-all","published_at":"2026-01-23T18:45:06+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/table-1-podcast-6689197/from-bull-riding-to-bellagio-how-lee-markholt-survived-it-all","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/table-1-podcast-6689197","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/table-1-podcast/episodes/From-Bull-Riding-to-Bellagio-How-Lee-Markholt-Survived-It-All-e3e346i","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/APO6040455803.mp3","summary":"Lee Markholt: Bull Riding, Old-School Poker, and the Wild West Era of Vegas Games | Table 1 Podcast Some poker careers start with solvers and staking deals. Lee Markholt’s started with bulls, butcher shops, and a $10 “please just get on this thing” rodeo spot… and somehow turned into a decades-long poker run that included early WSOP final tables (hello, Daniel Negreanu), WPT cash-game glory, and a whole lot of “I never went broke” discipline. In this episode, Art and Justin sit down with Lee for one of those conversations that feels like you’re getting a peek behind the curtain of two disappearing worlds: rodeo and pre-boom poker. What we talk about Growing up in Tacoma + a family story that sends him to the farm at 12 The bull riding dream (and the injuries that came with it) Dropping out before high school… then out-working everyone anyway The moment poker “clicked” during shoulder surgery Early card rooms: dealer’s choice, stud games, wild stuff, and “IOU poker” Tournaments in the early days (including the legendary Seymour Flop story) Working as a floor / running rooms… and the twist that pushed him into full-time play WSOP memories + the final table where Negreanu won his first bracelet (and the brutal hand) The boom years, shot-taking, bankroll rules, and why Lee never borrowed to stay alive Bellagio’s golden era, private-game politics, and why phones changed the feel of poker Why Lee game-selects more than ever now (and what he’s chasing these days) Quick shoutouts / links Card Player stories from our episodes: https://table1.vegas/cardplayer Want a seat in our game at Aria? Go to https://table1.vegas → click “Get a seat in the game” and fill out the form. Minimum buy-in $5,000. Art or Justin will text you. Sponsors Phenom Poker — now running daily MTTs (10–12 t…","meta_description":"Lee Markholt: Bull Riding, Old-School Poker, and the Wild West Era of Vegas Games | Table 1 Podcast Some poker careers start with solvers and staking deal…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5783,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/table-1-podcast-6689197/episodes/from-bull-riding-to-bellagio-how-lee-markholt-survived-it-all/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/table-1-podcast-6689197/from-bull-riding-to-bellagio-how-lee-markholt-survived-it-all.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}