Life Outside Poker is a new 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 19th episode, Connor speaks with former poker pro Eugene Katchalov, one of Ukraine's all-time money leaders who fled the country in 2022 after Russia's invasion and has since returned with his family to the war-torn region.

Katchalov, a former PokerStars ambassador, talked about growing up in New York City, his poker glory days and 2007 Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic victory for $2.5 million, returning to Ukraine and misconceptions about the longstanding conflict with Russia. He also discussed his venture into esports and new plans to get back into poker with a project aimed at leveling the playing field between pros and recreationals.

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 Eugene Katchalov by heading to the PokerNews YouTube channel.

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Eugene Katchalov Returns to Both Ukraine and Poker

Life Outside Poker is a new 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 20th episode, Connor speaks with PokerNews Podcast co-host and Game of Gold contestant Kyna England about the Chicago poker scene, going to the same high school as director John Hughes, winning 2021 MSPT Player of the Year, going to Korea for Game of Gold, podcasting, and being a part of Team Hot Dog with Jamie Kerstetter.

England also talked about her victory in the 2023 NAPT Women's Event and going to London for the upcoming PokerStars Women's Winter Festival.

This interview was filmed at the PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) festival at Resorts World Las Vegas.

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 Kyna England by heading to the PokerNews YouTube channel.

Kyna England on Game of Gold, Team Hot Dog & Chicago Poker

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 23rd episode, Connor speaks with Hollywood producer and 2006 Main Event champion Jamie Gold about growing up in New York City, learning poker from his parents and grandparents, playing poker with Doyle Brunson, Phil Ivey and Johnny Chan in the 1990s, the early days of televised poker and his memorable 2006 Main Event run.

Gold also talked about his charity poker events that have raised more than a half-billion dollars for various causes, the future of poker content and what poker players can expect from GGPoker's $500 million purchase of the World Series of Poker.

This interview was filmed at WSOP Paradise in the Bahamas in December 2024.

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 Jamie Gold by heading to the PokerNews YouTube channel.

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Timestamps
TIME	TOPIC
0:00	Intro
0:46	Growing up in New York City
2:25	Playing w/ Ivey & Brunson in the 90s
5:50	Poker players becoming celebrities
9:09	Early TV poker days
17:10	Poker broadcasting & paywalls
19:51	Future of poker content
23:43	Favorite life lesson from poker
24:07	Golden days of poker
25:15	Characters & stories in poker
30:25	Upcoming poker projects
32:26	Charity poker events
44:31	Book recommendation
45:35	WSOP Paradise
49:55	Advice for younger self

Jamie Gold on Poker's Golden Era, Charity Events & GGPoker's WSOP Takeover

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 24th episode, Connor speaks with high-stakes pro and poker coach Phil Galfond about growing up in Maryland, getting into poker with Andrew Robl, playing with Phil Ivey and Doyle Brunson, building a slide between his two New York City penthouses and being married to fellow high-stakes poker player Farah Galfond, who was the first Life Outside Poker guest in March 2024.

Galfond also talked about specializing in Pot-Limit Omaha (PLO), Black Friday, losing $10 million running Run It Once Poker, poker coaching, how bots and real-time assistance (RTA) are impacting online poker, his new "Galfond" documentary, the recently launched BetRivers Poker and his epic comeback against "Venividi1993" in the Galfond Challenge.

This interview was filmed in Galfond's home in Las Vegas in December 2024.

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 Phil Galfond by heading to the PokerNews YouTube channel.

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Timestamps
TIME	TOPIC
0:00	Intro
1:09	Growing up in Maryland
2:33	Andrew Robl
4:55	Jason Koon
5:35	Pot-Limit Omaha
7:47	Best PLO players
9:15	Poker strategy
11:04	Phil Ivey story
11:42	NYC penthouse slide
14:24	Black Friday
18:04	Run It Once & losing $10 million
21:58	BetRivers Poker
25:37	RTA/bots in online poker
31:07	BetRivers expanding beyond Pennsylvania
32:34	Content creation
38:36	Playing with Doyle Brunson
42:13	Galfond Challenge
44:05	Comeback against Venividi1993
53:35	Farah Galfond's poker journey
57:37	Book recommendation
58:16	Advice for younger self
59:21	Favorite life lesson from poker

Phil Galfond Talks Comeback Against 'VeniVidi1993' & Launching a New US Poker Site

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.

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

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 26th episode, Connor speaks with chess streamer and GGPoker ambassador Alexandra Botez about learning chess and poker from her dad, getting into streaming at Stanford, dealing with online trolls, creating content with her sister Andrea Botez and the similarities between chess and poker.

Botez also talked about winning $456,900 in the legendary 2022 Hustler Casino Live Creator Game that included Phil Hellmuth, Mr. Beast and Ninja, as well as signing on as a GGPoker ambassador and securing a career-high cash at World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise.

This interview was filmed at WSOP Paradise in the Bahamas in December 2024.

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 Alexandra Botez by heading to the PokerNews YouTube channel.

Be sure to follow Alexandra Botez and Connor Richards on X.

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Timestamps
TIME	TOPIC
0:00	Intro
0:43	Learning chess from her dad
2:52	Studying international relations at Stanford
3:08	Chess streaming
5:50	Similarities between chess and poker
7:17	Getting into poker
8:34	Winning half a million in HCL creator game
9:39	Different poker experiences
11:22	Playing chess at WSOP Paradise
12:32	Queen's Gambit
13:57	Women in chess
16:33	Dealing with trolls
16:54	WSOP Paradise
19:18	Book recommendation
19:46	Advice for younger self
20:01	Favorite life lesson from poker

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