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Bill Perkins is Not Afraid

over 4 years ago 44:45

Bill Perkins is a natural gas trader, a minor celebrity in the poker world, and the author of "Die With Zero." Bill talks about his start in the markets and becoming an energy trader. He tells t...

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Life's Too Short

over 4 years ago 53:32

Marc Cohodes made a living exposing fraudulent companies, and profiting when their stock prices collapsed. But the life of a short seller is spent on a high wire because executives willing to en...

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Before the Boom

over 4 years ago 49:30

Barry Greenstein is in the poker Hall of Fame based on a resume that includes decades as a professional player, and being a regular at high stakes cash games. In this episode he talks a...

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From Blackjack to Black Monday

over 4 years ago 34:05

Blair Hull played on the original Big Player blackjack team in the 1970s. He played with Al Francesco, Ken Uston, and ran into other pioneers of the game including Keith Taft. The Francesco team...

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The Road of Trials

over 4 years ago 49:55

Houyi went from Yale Law School to a job in finance before he left it all behind to become a professional advantage player. He talks about counting cards, learning to play hole cards, traveling ...

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Swimming With Sharks

over 4 years ago 43:48

Howard Lindzon started his career as a stock broker. In the late 90s he founded a small hedge fund. Then he went on to found Wallstrip and Stocktwits. In 2013 his venture capital fund invested $...

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Inside Long Term Capital

over 4 years ago 01:03:12

The story of Long Term Capital Management as told by LTCM partner Eric Rosenfeld. Eric earned a PhD from MIT, then taught at Harvard Business School, then became a trader at Salomon, then was a ...

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Greetings from Las Vegas - Part I

over 4 years ago 46:51 7 links

Mark DeRosa, Zack White, and Rufus Peabody. The story a group of friends from Appalachian State that went on to team up with an econ grad from Yale. They started playing casino games and eventua...

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Made in America - Part I

over 4 years ago 44:31

The lives of two sharp sports bettors, and one bookmaker. Our guests talk about getting started in gambling, going from losers to winners, and the technology they use to keep their edges. <b...

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Made in America - Part II

over 4 years ago 47:45

The lives of two sharp sports bettors, and one bookmaker. The guests expand on the relationship between sharp bettors and bookmakers. Spanky talks about being the target of a government investig...

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Episodes

Bill Perkins is Not Afraid

Life's Too Short

Before the Boom

From Blackjack to Black Monday

The Road of Trials

Swimming With Sharks

Inside Long Term Capital

Greetings from Las Vegas - Part I

Made in America - Part I

Made in America - Part II