He Lost $10,000 Trying To Eat McDonald's. Mike Noori Shares His Poker Journey.

About this episode

Mike Noori shares his unconventional poker journey, from sneaking into casinos as a teenager to winning a WSOP bracelet and embracing farm life.

Come Play Poker with us online & Get a 150% Deposit Bonus up to $3K!Sign up here: https://play.phenompoker.com/register... OR...Come play with us in Las Vegas at Table 1! ( https://table1.vegas )---Mike Noori's poker career started with a crime.Well...sort of.At 16 years old he was sneaking into casinos, waiting for security guards to look the other way before sprinting into poker rooms.When that stopped working?He bought a fake ID.Not to be 21.To be 18.Because all he wanted to do was play poker.That obsession took him through:online poker's wild west,college dropout life,massive bankroll swings,mixed games,prop bets,a WSOP bracelet...and eventually...a 43-acre farm in North Carolina.Seriously.In this episode of The Table 1 Podcast, Mike joins Art Parmann and Justin Young for one of the funniest and most unexpected poker journeys we've heard yet.We talk:♠️ Sneaking into casinos as a teenager♥️ Turning a free $50 online poker signup into $12,000 (and losing all of it)♦️ Why he chose college based on nearby poker rooms♣️ Dusting a PCA package and nearly going broke♠️ Staking a friend in the Mega Millions that saved his bankroll♥️ Learning mixed games at Commerce and Hollywood…

People in this episode

Hosts: Art Parmann, Justin Young

Guest: Mike Noori

Topics covered

• poker journey
• gambling
• online poker
• prop bets
• mixed games
• WSOP
• life changes

Keywords

• poker
• gambling
• McDonald's bet
• WSOP bracelet
• online poker
• prop bets
• mixed games
• North Carolina
• Las Vegas

Sponsors

Phenompoker

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: McDonald's, WSOP

Places: Las Vegas, North Carolina

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