If you've spent time in the Gulf Coast poker scene, odds are that you've seen—or heard—Steve Bierman. A native Louisianan and a cardroom regular for over a decade, Steve has always been quick with a joke and eager to laugh. He also boasts an impressive poker resume, with over $770,000 in Hendon Mob cashes and two WSOP final tables. Steve sat down with Ben, Bill, and Gene to discuss his poker origin story, his deep run in this summer's WSOP Main Event, how his background as an entrepreneur helps him on the felt, and much more.

1:00 Roundtable

• The Russian Bot Army That Conquered Online Poker
• Legendary Gambler, Poker Player Archie Karas Passes Away

29:00 Interview

• BagWow!
• Funny football fans

Gian Smith is a New Orleans-based artist whose poem "O Beautiful Storm" appeared in Season 2 of HBO’s Treme. He's also a long-time cardplayer and a former dealer at Harrah's Nola. In this conversation, Gian sits down with Gene, Ben, and Bill to discuss writing, acting, and his recent poker-themed short film The Capitalist.

1:00 Roundtable

• Historic Summer Leads to WSOP Player of the Year for Scott Seiver
• Becker vs. Tice: the crossbook is over
• Rail Helping WSOP Champ Between Hands Bad for the Game?
• GGPoker Buys World Series of Poker for $500 Million; WSOP to Remain in Vegas for 20 Years

39:00 Interview

• Treme Season 2 Trailer: O Beautiful Storm
• Black Film Festival of New Orleans
• The Capitalist (2023)

Jeff Boski (@ICuRaRook) is a poker pro, a vlogger, a Twitch streamer, and an ambassador for America's Cardroom. He also shipped GCP's Golden Ticket Event at last summer's MGM Grand Summer Poker Festival. In this episode, Jeff spoke with Bill, Ben, and Gene about how he got into poker, transitioning from online to live, tips for grinding out a successful summer in Las Vegas, and much more.

1:00: Roundtable

• Former MGM Grand casino president sentenced to probation for not reporting bookie’s bets
• Doug Polk's Plans to Open "Largest Poker Room in Texas" Denied By City
• Chris Moneymaker Kicks Off Triton Montenegro with Stunning High-Roller Win
• Maurice Hawkins Moves Into Second on WSOPC Ring List w/ Cherokee Main Event Win

35:00: Interview

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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)

• The Seven Clans Poker Cup Series (April 4th-14th)
• Nik Airball Tanks for 20 Minutes in a Brutal Spot on the Lodge Poker Stream

24:30: Interview

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 poker—professions 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

• Eric's Gonna Die
• New Orleans Suspects
• Tribal Gold
• Erica Falls
• The Revivalists
• Herbert Absury's The French Quarter

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

• Jonathan Little Wins PokerGO Cup Title
• Police Report in Anthony Zinno Case Provides Answers, But Some Questions Remain
• Phil Hellmuth Wants Ike Haxton to Take off the Facemask

30:00: Upcoming GCP Events

31:00: Interview with Matt

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

• Joel Doney Wins the Lodge's Winter Main Event
• Million Dollar Heater at the Beau Rivage
• Cheating Scandal in LA Private Game

19:15: Interview

• Andrew's 276th vlog, BIGGEST CASHOUT - My Incredible WSOP Main Event Run!
• Andrew's 283rd vlog, MY NEW BIGGEST WIN EVER!!
• Charlie Wilmoth, On Private Games and Cash Game Poker's Identity Crisis

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

• 2023 Gulf Coast Poker awards
• Global Poker issues expanded statement exonerating player under RTA investigation
• Rounders 25th Anniversary

23:50: Interview with Adam

• Southern Hands Slugfest