What do you do when the government shuts down your entire industry overnight? In this video, we tell the story of "Black Friday" in the poker world—April 15th—when the Department of Justice (DOJ) banned online poker in the U.S. What started as a career-ending disaster turned into a masterclass in entrepreneurial pivoting. After 24 hours of "feeling sorry for myself," the realization hit: the landscape hadn’t just died; it had reshuffled. While the giant sites were gone, smaller platforms emerged, and players still needed a place to go. By acting as the bridge—negotiating deals and signing up the world’s highest-stakes…
Wednesday, March 4
