From WSOP Glory to Rock Bottom…and Back? The Story of Bryan ‘Devo’ Devonshire

Episode 68 - Bryan "Devo" Devonshire Try DeFi Crypto Vaults. Curated by Gauntlet Gauntlet.xyz/t1 (Do your own research!) Play Poker with Us 🏆 Play poker with us at Table 1 🃏 Play poker with us online Episode 68 - Bryan "Devo" Devonshire Poker’s all about highs, lows, and comebacks—and Bryan "Devo" Devonshire has lived them all. He started flipping Magic: The Gathering cards, sneaking into Commerce Casino at 19 , and propping in a mining town poker game just to get action. Then, he ran deep in the WSOP Main Event—twice. But poker isn’t just about winning. After a 12th-place finish in the Main Event , Devo hit a brutal 21-month downswing , lost nearly everything, and had to walk away from the game. So what did he do? Left Vegas. Moved to Colorado. Built himself back up. And in 2014 , he ran deep in the WSOP again. Now? He’s living in Terlingua, Texas , running a burlesque comedy show , crushing DFS , and still wondering... is another Main Event run in his future? 🎧 In this episode, we dive into: ✔️ From flipping Magic cards to flipping stacks at the WSOP ✔️ Why playing in a mining town wasn’t the poker dream ✔️ What it’s like to finish 12th in the Main Event, then go nearly broke ✔️ How he climbed back, made another deep run, and then walked away ✔️ His new life in Texas—comedy, DFS, and maybe, just maybe, another shot at the WSOP Don’t miss this wild ride of poker, hustle, and reinvention. Hit play now! 🎲🔥 ⏳ Episode Timestamps ⏳ 00:00 Always Hustling 🏀 7:41 Sports Cards 🃏 9:47 Poker at 13! 🎭 12:24 USC & Sneaking into the Commerce at 19 📈 17:50 Moving Up Stakes 🌊 19:34 River Guiding in Colorado & Propping ⚔️ 24:05 Sharpening his Sword 🏆 26:32 The 2006 WSOP 🔮 29:00 Pro Poker & Deep MTT Runs 💼 37:14 The Bellagio Envelope Story 💸 42:23 Bankroll Management & The SHAX Breakup 🔥 46:19 The 2011 Main Event Run 🥂 54:03 Celebrating Victory 🍻 57:06 How Justin and Devo Met 🤣 1:01:06 How Art Met Devo ✈️ 1:02:12 A Bit of Traveling 💀 1:05:55 Downswings & Mindset 🏡 1:11:36 Pulling Up Stakes and Rebuilding 🚣 1:13:34 River Rafting Close Calls 💰 1:18:23 The 2014 Main Event Run 📊 1:21:08 Daily Fantasy Sports Bryan's Links 🎭 Terlingua Burlesque 🐦 Twitter Table 1's Links 🏆 Table 1 Website 🐦 Twitter 📸 Instagram