The Lock-In - Alex O'Brien
<p>This week we are locked in and sorting out the issue of inclusivity (in two minutes) with our good friend, poker player, writer and possible alien Alex O’Brien. </p><p><br></p><p>There is loads of great conversation on this episode as Alex describes her poker trips to Malta and Dublin and Dara dispenses great advice to players coming into the live arena for the first time.</p><p><br></p><p>Alex discusses her upcoming book ‘The Truth Detective’ and how poker rewired her brain and changed her approach to other aspects of her life. </p><p><br></p><p>The trio also pay tribute to Dan Smith who won a bracelet, criticise Ted Cruz for tweeting about his poker exploits while murdered children were being buried and call out Dan Bilzerian for still not showing up to play Alex.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>
An episode of the The Chip Race podcast, hosted by David K Lappin & Dara O'Kearney, titled "The Lock-In - Alex O'Brien" was published on June 13, 2022 and runs 59 minutes.
June 13, 2022 ·59m · The Chip Race
Summary
This week we are locked in and sorting out the issue of inclusivity (in two minutes) with our good friend, poker player, writer and possible alien Alex O’Brien. There is loads of great conversation on this episode as Alex describes her poker trips to Malta and Dublin and Dara dispenses great advice to players coming into the live arena for the first time.Alex discusses her upcoming book ‘The Truth Detective’ and how poker rewired her brain and changed her approach to other aspects of her life. The trio also pay tribute to Dan Smith who won a bracelet, criticise Ted Cruz for tweeting about his poker exploits while murdered children were being buried and call out Dan Bilzerian for still not showing up to play Alex.
Episode Description
This week we are locked in and sorting out the issue of inclusivity (in two minutes) with our good friend, poker player, writer and possible alien Alex O’Brien.
There is loads of great conversation on this episode as Alex describes her poker trips to Malta and Dublin and Dara dispenses great advice to players coming into the live arena for the first time.
Alex discusses her upcoming book ‘The Truth Detective’ and how poker rewired her brain and changed her approach to other aspects of her life.
The trio also pay tribute to Dan Smith who won a bracelet, criticise Ted Cruz for tweeting about his poker exploits while murdered children were being buried and call out Dan Bilzerian for still not showing up to play Alex.
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