Sam Grafton is a high stakes online and live tournament player, Run it Once instructor and recently named PokerStars ambassador. He is one of the most respected and well liked players on the tour. In this conversation, Olivier and Sam discuss Sam’s life before poker including his background as an actor, his political activism and his master's degre…

Nick Schulman is a long time poker professional who plays and wins in some of the biggest games in the world. He’s also widely regarded as one of the best commentators in the poker community. In this conversation, Nick and Olivier have a wide ranging discussion about why they love the game of poker, what it’s taught them, how they’ve grown througho…

Jennifer Shahade is a two time United States Women's Chess Champion, poker player, author, commentator and podcast host. In this episode, Olivier and Jennifer discuss the book Scarcity by Sendhil Mullainathan and Eldar Shafir. Their wide ranging conversation addresses how a lack of resources can impact our decision making in poker and in life.…

By Olivier Busquet

By Olivier Busquet

By Olivier Busquet

“You can always change. You just gotta be willing to.” Australian player and backer Dean Bogan tells his story of near-death experience and redemption. jwplayer("video-DeanBogan").setup({ icons: "true", autostart: "false", stretching: "fill", controlbar: "bottom", skin: "http://quadjacks.com/wp-content/themes/supermassive/lib/scripts/mediaplayer/fs…

Hurricane Jeff Romano openly shares his past issues with degenerate gambling and the heavy losses that followed, plus how online poker had made him an anti-social shut-in. jwplayer("video-JeffRomano").setup({ icons: "true", autostart: "false", stretching: "fill", controlbar: "bottom", skin: "http://quadjacks.com/wp-content/themes/supermassive/lib/s…

Posted by jared tendler on October 25, 2012 with Jared welcomes professional poker player and blogger Olivier Busquet. Busquet delves into issues of tilt control, something he struggled with severely in the beginning of his poker career. Fundamental distinctions are made between the success in live poker and success in online poker. Busquet then sh…

“I couldn’t pretend anymore.” Listen to Ryan Eriquezzo tell his tale of suffering and redemption throughout a poker career marked by highs and lows. jwplayer("video-ryaneriquezzo").setup({ icons: "true", autostart: "false", stretching: "fill", controlbar: "bottom", skin: "http://quadjacks.com/wp-content/themes/supermassive/lib/scripts/mediaplayer/f…