Gambling With an Edge - guest Jay Helfert
Gambling With an Edge - En podcast af Bob Dancer & Richard Munchkin
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Our guest this week is Jay Helfert. Jay is a pool player, tournament organizer, and pool room owner. We welcome your questions - send them to us at [email protected], or you can find me at @RWM21 on Twitter or https://www.facebook.com/GamblingWithAnEdge. podcast Click to listen - Alt click to download Show Notes [00:00] Introduction of Toupee Jay Helfert, pool and poker player [00:16] Origin of the "Toupee Jay" nickname [02:22] When did Jay start playing pool? [03:38] Games with the most money [04:59] Traveling to play pool [05:54] Backing games [08:13] Big cash games in Vegas [09:55] Similarities between pool and poker [12:00] Owning pool rooms [13:52] Tournament play [14:29] The Color of Money [21:42] Walter Tevis [26:16] Most well known pool hall [29:03] South Point Casino April Promotions - $500k Money Madness casino-wide progressives [29:50] VideoPoker.com/gwae - Gold Membership offers correction on most games, free Pro Membership trial for GWAE listeners [30:48] Backing Keith McGrady and stolen Szamboti cue [38:42] Normal split between player and backer [40:10] Ronnie Allen [42:14] Current landscape of road hustling and handicapped games [46:54] Gaffed pool cue [48:47] Shane Van Boening [51:16] The World Pro Am at the Tropicana [56:27] Jay's book Pool Wars Sponsored Links: SouthPointCasino.com VideoPoker.com/gwae Books Referenced: Pool Wars by Jay Helfert https://amzn.to/3aaGf3xThe Color of Money by Walter Nevis https://amzn.to/3wTw6SV The Queen's Gambit by Walter Nevis https://amzn.to/3suv64h Jay's Links: JayHelfert.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices