Life Outside Poker: Embattled Poker Pro Brad Booth Vows to Make Amends
Life Outside Poker is a podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.
In the 25th episode, Connor speaks with embattled poker pro Brad Booth about learning poker from his grandfather, climbing up stakes in Canada, living at the Bellagio and playing in Bobby's Room, bluffing Phil Ivey and getting cheated on Ultimate Bet.
Booth, who the poker community hasn't heard from for several years, opened up about his absence and going missing in 2020, as well as his gambling addiction and various poker debts to players like Doug Polk that he says he plans to make right.
"I got caught up in all of it and all I can try and do is make right now," he told PokerNews of his poker debts.
The Life Outside Poker podcast is available on major streaming platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, SoundCloud and iHeartRadio. You can also watch the interview with Brad Booth by heading to the PokerNews YouTube channel.
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Timestamps
| TIME | TOPIC |
|---|---|
| 0:00 | Intro |
| 1:46 | Discovering poker as a kid |
| 3:11 | Poker in Canada |
| 5:08 | Living at Bellagio/Bobby's Room |
| 10:15 | Bluffing Ivey on High Stakes Poker |
| 19:15 | Getting cheated on Ultimate Bet |
| 20:05 | Doug Polk debt |
| 29:04 | Where has Brad been past decade |
| 31:39 | Going missing in 2020 |
| 36:20 | Return to poker |
| 37:52 | Plans to move up to high stakes? |
| 41:33 | Inspiration in life |
| 43:01 | Advice for younger self |
| 43:53 | Favorite life lesson from poker |
