{"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":"The Guy With 3 Bracelets Says: “Tournaments Aren’t Real Poker” - Chris Vitch Shares His Journey","slug":"the-guy-with-3-bracelets-says-tournaments-aren-t-real-poker-chris-vitch-shares-his-journey","published_at":"2026-02-07T17:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/table-1-podcast-6689197/the-guy-with-3-bracelets-says-tournaments-aren-t-real-poker-chris-vitch-shares-his-journey","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/table-1-podcast-6689197","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/table-1-podcast/episodes/The-Guy-With-3-Bracelets-Says-Tournaments-Arent-Real-Poker---Chris-Vitch-Shares-His-Journey-e3emmnc","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/APO8049248900.mp3","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","meta_description":"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…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5344,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/table-1-podcast-6689197/episodes/the-guy-with-3-bracelets-says-tournaments-aren-t-real-poker-chris-vitch-shares-his-journey/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/the-guy-with-3-bracelets-says-tournaments-aren-t-real-poker-chris-vitch-shares-his-journey.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}