Poker’s End Boss Reveals His Biggest Fear (It's Birds)

Darren Elias has dominated the poker world with $14M+ in live earnings and 4 WPT titles—but what’s next for this poker living legend?

In this episode, we dive into:
🔥 How he went from a broke college kid to a poker boss
🃏 The strategies that keep him winning while others go broke
🥃 The insane prop bet that tested his limits (actually he crushed it lol)

And oh yeah—turns out poker isn’t the only thing that gives him anxiety… 🐦

This one is a must-listen for poker players who want a peek behind the high-stakes curtain.

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Episode 65 - Darren Elias

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⏳ Jump to the Good Stuff:

00:00 🎭 Darren’s Fear of Birds
2:13 🏆 Early Life & Sports
6:31 🎓 Pennsylvania to California for College
8:57 ♠️ Finding Poker
14:19 🚀 NASA Aspirations
17:54 💰 First Live Cash & Pit Gambling
25:16 🏦 Live Cash vs Tournaments
28:54 🏅 First WPT Score(s)
32:23 🔥 Back to Back & Confidence in Poker
36:36 🎲 Phil Ivey Craps Story
37:50 🌍 Black Friday & Online Poker
39:17 🃏 BetMGM Poker
43:06 🧠 Darren’s Mindset & Time Off
46:49 🌎 Triton Tournaments
53:11 🔮 The Future
56:40 🥃 The Whiskey Drinking Prop Bet

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Cheers,

Art and Justin

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