The REAL Poker Life: Pain, Make-Up, Breakthroughs & Survival - Tristan Wade Shares His Journey

Join the Holiday Phenom Giveaway at https://table1.vegas/rake OR...Come play with us in Las Vegas at Table 1! ( https://table1.vegas ) See our Cardplayer Stories: https://table1.vegas/cardplayer Tristan “Cre8ive” Wade has lived three poker careers in one lifetime—online beast, live crusher, coach, and somehow the guy who once took a swing at Sorel Mizzi in Cannes before Jack Effel broke it up. This episode is a wild ride from start to finish, covering everything from: 🎮 Competitive gaming beginnings — Atari, Blockbuster tournaments, Rainbow Six, Halo, and the home-poker site era that led him into the streets of Orlando. 💻 Hacking → Marketing → Poker bankroll — including spamming AOL with bots, rare 3-letter screen names, and building a five-figure bankroll before stepping onto a poker site. 🃏 College life + live poker — Carnival Cruise tournaments, Orlando home games, and beating up on retirees while staying the nicest kid in the room. 🧠 Becoming “Cre8ive” — psychology degree, finding the poker obsession, and balancing online volume with live growth. 🔥 Black Friday → Breakthrough year (2011) How he battled out of $125k makeup, won a DeepStacks event, then binked $99k in his WSOP run… only for an unexpected hero to step in. 💥 The Sam Cohen Free-Roll Story Maybe the greatest staking story we’ve ever heard: “If I’m up $10k when the 10k 6-max starts… I’ll put you in.” No contract. No terms. Just: “We’ll figure it out.” Tristan ran fourth for $292,000. What Sam and her dad decided to give him? You’re not ready. 🥊 The Sorel Mizzi incident Drunk in Cannes. A bottle in hand. An almost-fight stopped by Jack Effel himself. (Tristan went on to win his WSOP Europe bracelet the next day.) 🎙 Where he is now – PokerCoaching.com instructor – Private coach at Cre8iveCoaching.com – Venetian / PokerGO commentator – Still grinding, still studying, still hunting the next big score. If you love real poker stories — the ones from the trenches — this one is a top-tier Table 1 classic. Show Notes: 00:00 Welcome Cre8ive! 02:44 Background in Gaming 09:20 Turning to Sports & College 16:20 AIM Spamming Life 25:24 Dropping Hacking for Stacking 29:37 Social Networking & Competitor’s Mindset 34:51 College to Poker 44:38 Poker Demons & Strategy 51:01 Life After Black Friday & Deep WSOP Runs 1:07:22 The Sorel Mizzi Story 1:18:45 The Future & Coaching! Tristan's Links: Poker Coaching & Newsletter - https://cre8ivecoaching.com/ https://www.pokercoaching.com https://www.x.com/tristancre8ive https://www.instagram.com/tristancre8ive Table 1 Links: What is Table 1? https://table1.vegas 200% Deposit Bonus at Phenom Poker: https://play.phenompoker.com/register?r=Table1 Art's Links: Rounders To Founders Newsletter - https://rounderstofounders.com SlotMaps - Beat Slots with AI (seriously) https://slotmaps.com PokerHQ - Run your home game like a pro: https://pokerhq.io https://x.com/artparmann Justin's Links: https://x.com/justinyoung07 Play poker with Justin on Phenom: https://play.phenompoker.com/register?r=JYPoker