She Didn’t Fit Poker’s Mold…So She Built the Job Herself. Katie Lindsay Tells All!

Join the Holiday Table 1 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 Episode 104: Katie Lindsay Katie Lindsay walked into the studio and immediately delivered one of the most effortlessly entertaining episodes we’ve ever recorded. This one has EVERYTHING: 🔥 Breaking into Brandon Cantu’s house for a nap 🔥 Growing up gambling with two older brothers — pool, gin, spades, and Sunday NFL “helmet picks” 🔥 Leaving high school early, starting college at 16, and the ambition that shaped her entire life 🔥 The LA era: bartending in dive bars, casting for MTV shows, and discovering poker through pure hustle 🔥 Cold-calling Men the Master for a PLO interview that actually launched her poker career 🔥 How she built “Suited Connections” into one of poker’s first real player agencies 🔥 Navigating Black Friday, losing everything overnight, and reinventing herself — again 🔥 Meeting Chris Moorman, surviving the chaos of staking, and watching him rebuild from $20 rebuys 🔥 Katie’s heater year: WSOP final tables, the Venom run, and becoming the first woman to win a Moneymaker Tour event 🔥 The emotional phone call with her dad that went viral 🔥 Life in New Orleans, Saints fandom, fashion, confidence, and finally becoming comfortable in front of the camera 🔥 Why she believes showing up as yourself — loud outfits, big personality, heels and all — is her real superpower This episode is funny, honest, surprising, emotional, and full of the best behind-the-scenes intel from someone who has lived every chapter of modern poker. If you love great stories, behind-the-curtain poker history, and one of the most colorful personalities in the game… 👇 Watch / Listen Now! Show Notes: 00:00 – Early Poker Memories & Reunion with Katie 02:00 – Travel, Tournaments & Life Balance 04:00 – Poker Legends, Names, and Industry Storytime 06:00 – Katie’s Family Origin Story & Childhood Competitiveness 10:00 – Academics, Ambition & Leaving for College at 16 14:00 – New Orleans, Saints Fandom & Early Adulthood 16:00 – LA Life: Bartending, Reality TV & Casting Hustle 19:00 – Falling Into Poker Writing & Breaking Into the Industry 24:00 – Becoming a Poker Agent & Building Suited Connections 32:00 – Black Friday Shock & Reinventing Herself Outside Poker 37:00 – Meeting Moorman & Life Inside the Staking World 46:00 – Katie’s Poker Career: Rings, Trophies & Confidence 54:00 – Signing with ACR & Overcoming Camera Shyness 58:00 – Triton Experience, Cashes & The Bahamas Run 01:02:00 – Winning the Moneymaker Event & Emotional Moments 01:08:00 – Life, Travel, New Orleans Living & What’s Next Katie's Links: Website: https://katielindsay.net/ Instagram: @katelindsss X (Twitter): @katelinds Play with Katie on ACR: https://go.wpnaffiliates.com/visit/?bta=17887&brand=americascardroom Table 1 Links: What is Table 1? https://table1.vegas 150% 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 X (Twitter): @artparmann Justin's Links: X (Twitter): @justinyoung07 Play poker with Justin on Phenom: https://play.phenompoker.com/register?r=JYPoker