He Won a Bracelet…Then Helped Grow The Biggest Fantasy Sports Company In The World. Jon Aguiar Tells All!

About this episode

John Aguiar shares his journey from online poker grinder to DraftKings executive, discussing the evolution of poker and daily fantasy sports.

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People in this episode

Host: Table 1 Podcast

Guest: John Aguiar

Topics covered

• poker history
• fantasy sports
• high-stakes gambling
• online poker
• DFS insights

Keywords

• poker
• fantasy sports
• WSOP bracelet
• high stakes
• online gambling
• DFS
• Black Friday

Sponsors

Phenom Poker

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: DraftKings

Places: Playa del Carmen

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