Ep. 152 Prahlad Friedman’s Pain and Pragress

Prahlad Friedman joins the show to talk about an array of topics that include the full story of his legendary online poker run, getting cheated out of millions of dollars, going broke and rebuilding, as well as his family life and rap career.

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• 2:30 – Brent Hanks challenges Prahlad Friedman to a free throw shooting competition, followed by the stories of NBA dreams, college steeplechase, and relentless workouts.
• 6:55 – Family life: Prahlad on raising his daughter vegan and how Brent Hanks’ kids could not be raised any different as he just got a meat smoker for Father’s day!
• 9:22 – Prahlad Friedman discovers poker through his father, playing underage in California casinos, and quickly making his way up the ranks in online poker.
• 13:40 – Is Prahlad Friedman the most talented poker player of all time, and what made him into the legend that he became online?
• 17:30 – What is Prahlad Friedman’s best game. why is No Limit 2-7 Single Draw so much fun to watch and play, and how did he call down Darren Elias with a pair in this game?
• 24:15 – Legendary online poker stories, being the ‘King of the Hill’ and ultimately getting cheated out of more than $3,000,000 and losing his entire bankroll.
• 28:20 – How did Prahlad Friedman rebuild his poker career after getting cheated, signing with Ultimate Bet, getting refunded, and losing more money.
• 35:40 – Did Prahlad Friedman ever consider leaving the game of poker behind, his career as a rapper, and the future of his music career under the name Pragress.
• 40:15 – Prahlad Friedman the poker rapper and his history at the 2006 Main Event.
• 46:00 – That high life.
• 49:00 – Los Angeles home games, GTO play, live reads, and much more.
• 57:00 – Bracelet winners at the 2019 World Series of Poker.
• 1:02:00 – Tilt, smashing mice, and a very heated confrontation at the poker table that almost resulted in an altercation.
• 1:08:21 – The 2019 World Series of Poker Player of the Year rankings.
• 1:11:00 – The five best players Prahlad Friedman has ever played against.
• 1:17:30 – Too Many Questions with Prahlad Friedman!
• 1:26:00 – Looking ahead at what’s to come with Prahlad this summer.

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