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🎙️ From Freerolls to $250K Buy-Ins: The Sam Greenwood Story

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Art Parmann
April 05, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes

In 2005, a teenager named Sam Greenwood read a post on TwoPlusTwo that said:

“No one should work at McDonald’s. Just play $11 sit-n-gos for $50/hr.”
He didn’t laugh.
He logged on.
And turned $0 into 10 grand.

This is the untold story of how Sam bootstrapped his way to poker greatness — no deposit, no bankroll, no problem. It’s old school grit meets modern money.
And if you think poker’s all luck? Watch this.
You might just want to fire up PokerStars again.

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Episode 72 - Sam Greenwood

What if we told you one of the most feared high rollers in poker history never deposited a dollar?

This week, Sam Greenwood joins Table 1 and takes us all the way back — to the days of Bugsy’s Club free rolls, using his dad’s name to get a pokerstars account, and grinding up $10K before he was old enough to drink.

If you’re a poker sicko, a bankroll builder, or just love hearing a guy roast himself for some ICM Suicide at the Sunday Million Final Table with K7 suited vs Nick Petrangelo, this one’s for you.

đź‘€ Plus find out why he started his newsletter called Punt of the Day

🎧 One of our favorite interviews yet. Listen now, then sign up for Sam’s substack.
đź“ş Full episode → YouTube 

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Cheers,

Art and Justin

PS – Check out www.table1.vegas to play with us at Table 1!