From Car Sleeping To Player of the Year

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Episode 55 - Stephen Song

From the mean streets of Greenwich, CT we sit down for a chat this week with the 2022 GPI Player of the year (and one time top 50 squash player in the country). Fresh off of his EPT Barcelona title, NAPT title, and other accomplishments too long to type. Art (https://x.com/ArtParmann) and Justin (https://x.com/justinyoung07) get into the weeds talking cash games vs tournaments, dealing with backers that die right before your first big final table (seriously), and how much his feet must hurt after sun-running for so long. As always, crack a cold one and enjoy this conversation with Stephen Song.

🔗 🎙️ Check it out here: Watch on YouTube (or listen on spotify here)

If you like to skip to the good part…here’s the youtube chapters:

• 🎬 00:00 Early Life & Heads up vs his dad

• 🃏 03:54 High Stakes High School Poker

• 🎓 06:37 12.5% of a semester of college!

• 💵 11:44 Cash vs Tournaments

• 🏆 16:37 Early MTT Days & Paying off his parents

• ♟️ 22:22 Coaching Chess & NYC Private Games

• 🥇 25:26 His first big tournament win

• 🤝 32:26 Getting Backing and WSOP

• 😱 35:29 His backer died the day before his final table?!

• 🔑 41:08 Life on his own funds

• ☀️ 46:23 Break Out Summer

• 🏅 51:07 Life After WSOP Bracelet

• 😷 01:00:00 COVID Poker Break

• 🌟 1:02:35 Brock’s Influence

• 🔥 1:08:51 THE SUN RUN (player of the year)

• 🌍 1:15:47 EPT Barcelona

• 🎲 1:20:09 Streaks in Poker

• 🚀 1:22:43 The FUTURE

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Cheers,

Art and Justin

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