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LEO MARGETS: ”You decide what offends you” [POKER]

The Swedest Deal

Discover the inspiring story of Leo Margets, who rose to fame as the top female player in the WSOP Main Event 2009, in her very first attempt at the prestigious event. Since then, she has established herself as a professional poker player, and clinched her first WSOP-bracelet in 2021. In this exclusive episode of The Swedest Deal, Leo shares her valuable insights into the life of a pro, her experiences as a guest on the biggest Spanish-speaking podcast, and much more. Tune in to hear her incredible journey! Visit our partner: https://bit.ly/400XSv7 🫶 And subscribe 🫶

JENNIFER SHAHADE: "Poker is booming"

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Visit our partner: 🫶 Jennifer Shahade Is one of the best chess players in the States over the last decades. She took up an interest in poker and became a Team Pokerstars player, which she still is to this day. Just before heading to the PCA in Bahamas 2023, Jennifer talks about her background, the similarities between chess and poker, and how she works to further increase the interest among women for both games. And subscribe 🫶

NORMAN CHAD: "Poker made a BIG mistake"

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Visit our partner: Norman Chad is the very popular host of the TV production broadcasts from all the years since 2003 at World Series of Poker, always paired up in that roll with Lon McEachern. Still active today Norman talks about the early years, the progression, the difference from then and now, and what he spends his time doing in 2022.

MAX PESCATORI: "If you believe in multiple gods..."

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Visit our partner: Max ”The Italian Pirate” Pescatori was one of the biggest European names in poker during the early years of the poker boom. He started playing long before the boom, was active through all those hype years and is still playing winning poker to this day. In this episode of The Swedest Deal, Max talks about his first trip to Vegas in the 90’s, how he established his ”character” on a very high level among other big names in poker, his love for mixed games, how Italy become a huge poker nation, and what he likes to spend his time doing today.

9. Eugene Katchalov - "I love Ukraine and will do anything I can to help the people there"

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Ukrainian poker superstar for many years, Eugene Katchalov, is back in WSOP this year playing poker again for the first time since 2018. The former ”Player of the Year” talks in this episode of The Swedest Deal about his childhood in Kiev, leaving for New York, moving back six years ago to Kiev and the extreme situation being in the Ukrainian capital during Russias invasion in February. | Visit our great partner:

8. Daniel Negreanu - "Life has never been better"

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In the new episode of ”The Swedest Deal”, Rikard Åberg talks to Daniel Negreanu who is in his Las Vegas home preparing for WSOP 2022. In this talk ”Kid Poker” talks about life over the past year, being vegan, the preparations and goals for WSOP at Ballys/Paris Paris and how that old interview comment ”More rake is better” became a meme.

7. Tim O'Keefe - "WSOP in Vegas 2021 will be very special"

The Swedest Deal

In this seventh episode of The Swedest Deal, we talk to long time poker grinder and Intertops Poker Pro Tim O’Keefe. Representing the ’average’ poker player, Tim talks about being a part of the poker community, trying to spread the word of being healthy while playing poker (2Fit2Fold) and how much he is looking forward immensely to the WSOP in Vegas 2021 where we will have some Intertops qualifiers being part of this amazing event that we all have been looking forward to so much during the past two years. FROM OUR SPONSOR: Sign up to Intertops Poker for 200% welcome bonus and free ticket...

6. Chad Holloway - "That's why I fell in love with poker"

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In this episode of The Swedest Deal, I talk to Chad Holloway, probably the best and most appreciated poker journalist among poker fans and well-known players alike. Here he talks about his way into poker journalism, winning the bracelet in 2013, working for Pokernews looking forward to WSOP 2021 and of course some of his favourite stories from his years in the very epicenter of live poker. From our sponsor: Sign up to Intertops Poker for a 200% up to $1,000 Welcome Bonus and get additional 20% CASH of your deposit on top! Use the word PODCAST to get your cashback bonus by emailing customer...

5. George Danzer - ”I grinded a million hands”

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From our sponsor: Sign up to Intertops Poker for a 200% up to $1,000 Welcome Bonus and get additional 20% CASH of your deposit on top! Use the word PODCAST to get your cashback bonus by emailing customer support. Link here: George Danzer is the German Poker Pro that really made his presence known already in 2006 years WSOP with his mohawk and great poker skills. Later on he became a member of Team Pokerstars and eventually managed to become the WSOP Player of the year after winning three bracelets. In this talk with Rikard Aberg in ”The Swedest Deal” George talks about the poker years,...

4. Gus Hansen - "Phil Hellmuth is NOT a good actor"

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Gus Hansen is one of the most recognizable players from the years of the poker boom. In this episode of ”The Swedest Deal”, he talks about the very early years coming into poker, how he went to dinner with Matt Damon and Ed Norton before the movie ”Rounders” and many other details from his life since then. From our sponsor: Sign up to Intertops Poker for 200% welcome bonus and free ticket to $2,000 Sunday Tournament. Use the word PODCAST to get your ticket by emailing customer support. Link here: https://poker.intertops.eu/en/

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