• #20: Treva Moulton

    These days, Treva Moulton is enjoying life in Biloxi as a retired grandma. But she's also known for being the Queen of the old Grand Casino cardroom, where she worked from the mid-1990s to the summer of 2005. On this month's podcast, Treva told Gene, Ben, and Bill about growing up in Liberty, Mississippi, working at the Grand and the Beau Rivage, and organizing the upcoming Grand Casino reunion in April.

    1:00: Roundtable (with special guest Adam Nash)


    24:30: Interview

    1h 11m | Mar 26, 2024
  • #19: Eric Vogel

    Eric Vogel (@evbass504) is a Nola native and a musician who's toured with the Wooten Brothers, Nigel Hall, Big Sam’s Funky Nation, Fred Wesley, Tribal Gold, and the New Orleans Suspects, just to name a few, as well as with his own band, Eric’s Gonna Die. He’s also a poker pro who can mostly be found in the cash games at Harrah’s New Orleans. In this episode, Ben and Eric discuss music and pokerprofessions that are often romanticized, especially in New Orleans—and how Eric juggles gigging with grinding.

    1:00: Roundtable

    • The Milly in Philly (March 13-25)
    • Wild Bill ships the Main at Southern Poker's Lagniappe Series

    18:30: Interview



    1h 17m | Mar 7, 2024
  • #18: Matt Higgins

    Prior to this year, Matt Higgins was already an accomplished poker pro with over a million dollars in live tournament cashes. In this episode, Matt joins Bill, Gene, and Ben to discuss his career and also his blazing hot start to 2024, which includes a first-place finish in Event #1 of The Beau Rivage Heater and another first (plus his fifth WSOP ring) in Tunica.

    1:00: Roundtable

    30:00: Upcoming GCP Events

    31:00: Interview with Matt

    1h 20m | Feb 10, 2024
  • #17: Andrew Neeme

    Andrew Neeme is a professional poker player, a vlogger, an organizer of meetup games, a co-owner of The Lodge Card Club, a traveler, a drinker of tasty cocktails, and a brand ambassador for the World Poker Tour. He's a busy guy, in other words, and in this episode Andrew joins Bill, Gene, and Ben to chat about what he's been up to recently as well as this month's WPT Championship tournament series at the Wynn.

    1:00: Roundtable


    19:15: Interview

    1h 7m | Dec 6, 2023
  • #16 Adam Nash

    Adam Nash, the Beau Rivage's poker room manager, is also an avid Slugfest brawler. In this episode Gene, Ben, and Bill talk with Adam about the upcoming Million Dollar Heater tournament series, his career in poker, his background in MMA, and his current bout with cancer.

    1:00: Roundtable

    23:50: Interview with Adam


    1h 7m | Oct 23, 2023
  • #15: Alec Wilson

    Alec Wilson is a Pensacola-based pro who's enjoyed recent tournament success. In this episode Gene, Ben, and Bill talk with Alec about his career in poker, his experience playing as one of Monkey's Minions in the 2023 WSOP Main Event, and his journey from disability to health.

    1:00: Roundtable


    20:00: interview with Alec

    1h 14m | Aug 18, 2023
  • #14: Steph Noh

    Steph Noh is the lead NBA writer for The Sporting News. He's also an avid poker player who grinded the Las Vegas and New Orleans cash games for over a decade. In this episode Bill, Gene, and Ben talk with Steph about all things poker and basketball.

    Steph's TikTok

    Steph's selected writings

    1:00: Monthly Roundtable

    28:30: Interview

    1h 48m | May 31, 2023
  • #13 Jamie Kizer

    Come listen to Gulf Coast regular Jamie Kizer talk about how he got into poker, jockeying between PLO cash games and NLH tournaments, and stories from the felt

    1:30: roundtable: upcoming GCP tournaments, the Texas card club and casino landscape, and high-stakes grudge matches

    24:00: interview with Jamie

    1h 8m | Apr 29, 2023
  • #12: Pat McNamara

    Pat McNamara, a stage and film actor who was also a beloved member of the New Orleans poker community, died last month. Today on the podcast, listen to Ben Saxton's 2019 interview with Pat.

    2:00: Monthly Roundtable: The Million Dollar Heater, Jared Ingles catches fire, and the GPI Poker Awards

    15:30: intro to the Pat McNamara interview (a condensed written version is available here)

    20:00: how Pat got into stage and film acting

    59:00: how Pat got into poker

    1h 9m | Feb 19, 2023
  • #11: Jerry and Prissy Giroir

    This month's conversation is with Jerry and Prissy Giroir, the well-liked Lafayette couple you'll often see at WSOP Circuit stops and events across the Gulf Coast.

    2:00: Intro

    9:15: Monthly Roundtable: The State of Texas Poker, Recent Poker Films, the FTX Scandal, and the Curious Case of Annie Duke


    33:55: Interview with Prissy and Jerry

    1h 24m | Dec 5, 2022
  • #10: Chuck Brady

    Chuck has been on a massive heater lately in Pearl River and Poker Gras...Listen to how he purchased a brand new tractor with his winnings...How he got started in Poker...and how you get people to fold Kings AIPF 3 handed

     **Chuck lives on a compound that is almost completely off the grid and he has lousy cell reception so we had to end a little early**

    39m | Oct 8, 2022
  • #9: Mark Davis

    Come listen to Mark Davis/Wild Bill/GeneD talk about Mark's latest win in the WPT Seminole Main Event beating Darren Ellis (All Time Winner on WPT Mains)...We discuss some hands from the FT...including the "King High" hand...we discuss the "Chop Discussion"...Mark Explains about the Chance Kornuth Coaching Experience...and him hanging with some of the best players in the Gulf Coast such as BJ McBrayer

    49m | Aug 1, 2022
  • #8: 2019 Gulf Coast Player of the Year Joe Saleh

    Joe also won the Pokergras event that year. Come listen to how Joe got into playing poker...his life in Jordan and getting into cars...we discuss all his final tables and his opponents and GCPs own Wild Bill was at one the final tables....he talk about 4 betting air pre flop with random hands like 5-8 off suit...and he even tells us how he met a girl online and she came to Jordan to meet him...and he wound up marrying here...good stuff

    1h 11m | May 28, 2022
  • #7: 2021 WSOP Main Event Runner-Up George Holmes

    Come listen to GeneD and Wild Bill talk to last year's WSOP Main Event Runner-up George Holmes. Listen to how George got into playing poker...His Main Event Experience...and that last hand where George got knocked out. He also talks about keeping his day job and taking care of his teenagers.

    51m | May 15, 2022
  • #6: Tim Burt

    Tim "Misipi Machine" Burt talks to us about how he got started playing poker...his online days...his perception on the Mike Postle Scandal...and crypto.

    59m | May 14, 2022
  • #5: Clyde Duet

    Come take a listen and GeneD and Wild Bill talk to local poker author Clyde Duet. His book is more about learning how to "act at the table" vs. Math intel

    35m | May 14, 2022
  • #4: Michael Monaghan

    GeneD and Wild Bill talk to Mikey Monaghan, who is considered by some the "Pearl River Killer" as he has cashed so many times at the Golden Moon Casino in Philadelphia MS

    43m | May 14, 2022
  • #3: Will "The Poker Monkey" Souther

    Listen to our interview with the "The Man...The Myth...The Legend"...Will "Poker Monkey" Souther!

    1h 19m | Apr 9, 2022
  • #2: Paul Dutsch

    Come listen to some cool stories from Paul on playing poker and running tournaments as a tourney director

    52m | Apr 9, 2022
  • #1: Corey Harrison

    Come listen to out 1st podcast of 2021 where we interview WSOP Bracelet winner "Professor" Corey Harrison...he talks early days playing poker/blackjack...his final table where he wins a WSOP bracelet...and his swap with Joe Hebert for his WSOP run...fun times

    46m | Apr 9, 2022
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