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Jack Stanton
@JackWStanton
I mainly tell poker stories. Freelance writer: @PokerStars / @PokerStarsBlog | @PocketFives | @BBZPoker | @GamePlanAgency | @VICE | @guardian
Dec 23, 2020 • 22 tweets • 7 min read
Here’s the story of a young grinder who's studied poker almost every day since he was 16.

He's 'theNERDguy'.

But there's nothing nerdy about being one of the best all-round players in the world with $9.8M in career cashes, 2 WSOP bracelets, and 4 WCOOP titles.

A thread👇👇👇 1) Yuri Martins was born in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina🇧🇷 in 1991.

He first discovered poker when he was just 16 after his friends invited him to play in a home game.

His brother, Vitor “vitinho dzi” Hugo, owned a poker book and Martins devoured it from cover to cover.
Dec 21, 2020 • 18 tweets • 13 min read
Right now, two of the biggest names in poker, @RealKidPoker & @PhilGalfond, are both involved in high-stakes heads-up challenges.

What you might not know?

The two have a history which goes way back to 2006 when 21-year-old Galfond got to sit next to his idol.

A thread👇👇👇 1) A brief history:

In many ways, their careers have paralleled each other.

@RealKidPoker was born in July 1974 and discovered poker in the backrooms of the pool and snooker halls he'd frequent as a teenager.

He quickly made a name for himself as a feared young opponent. Image
Nov 27, 2020 • 22 tweets • 11 min read
Chess is booming as a result of @netflix's brilliant 'The Queen's Gambit'.

Now the #poker world is crying out for its own film/TV show to bring wider interest to the game.

Here are 5 true-life poker plot lines (& the ideal casts) that we should see onscreen.

A thread👇👇👇 1) 'TEXAS DOLLY'

Whether it's a 3hr movie directed by Martin Scorcese or an 8hr Netflix series, it would be incredible to see the story of @TexDolly--from NBA-ready college athlete to road gambler to the Godfather of poker--on screen.

What do you reckon, @briankoppelman? 👇
Nov 24, 2020 • 22 tweets • 10 min read
Here's the story of a teenager forced to drop out of uni for medical reasons, whose dad then introduced him to #poker mixed games.

Today he's one of the greatest mixed game players of the modern era with 3 WSOP bracelets, 7 COOP titles, & millions in cashes.

Thread time👇👇👇 1) Benny Glaser left his family home in Southampton to study product design at university when he was 18.

He discovered poker with friends and joined the university pub poker league.

“My housemates had a poker league too,” he says.

But his studies were sadly cut short.