Tom Goldstein Won $1.7 Million Right Before Being Indicted

Embattled attorney and ultra-high-stakes poker player Tom Goldstein won seven figures gambling the same year he was indicted and ordered not to play poker, but he says he won the $1.7 million before his January 2025 arraignment. Goldstein, who was convicted earlier this year on tax charges stemming from heads-up poker matches that saw him […]

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Live Variance – Podcast S8E9

The element of luck in #poker means that weak players can having winning sessions and strong ones can go on extended downswings. One can argue that this variance is necessary for the game to survive at all, since without it donators would quickly drop the game. Appreciating how extreme poker variance can be is important […]

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Tom Goldstein Won $1.7 Million Right Before Being Indicted

Embattled attorney and ultra-high-stakes poker player Tom Goldstein won seven figures gambling the same year he was indicted and ordered not to play poker, but he says he won the $1.7 million before his January 2025 arraignment. Goldstein, who was convicted earlier this year on tax charges stemming from heads-up poker matches that saw him […]

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Live Variance – Podcast S8E9

The element of luck in #poker means that weak players can having winning sessions and strong ones can go on extended downswings. One can argue that this variance is necessary for the game to survive at all, since without it donators would quickly drop the game. Appreciating how extreme poker variance can be is important […]

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