Our guest this week is a return visit from Jay Helfert. Jay is a pool player, tournament organizer, and pool room owner.
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Show Notes
[00:00] Introduction of Toupee Jay Helfert, pool and poker player
[00:22] Subscriptions and reviews
[01:49] Jay’s background in poker
[02:33] Playing in the WSOP
[08:47] Amarillo Slim
[09:50] Gavin Smith
[12:12] Richard’s Amarillo Slim story
[14:06] Hollywood Park
[23:07] South Point Casino May Promotions – Half-Priced Gas and Goods, Mother’s Day Chocolates Giveaway
[24:14] BlackjackApprenticeship.com – card counting training site and community, Blackjack Bootcamps are scheduled for this summer
[24:30] VideoPoker.com/gwae – Gold Membership offers correction on most games, free Pro Membership trial for GWAE listeners
[25:16] The origin of Minnesota Fats’ nickname
[29:33] Walter Tevis
[32:35] Harry Reasoner
[36:21] Playing pool against the a leader of a motorcycle club
[45:35] Carrying a gun
[48:44] Unusual pool stories
[58:25] How to order copies of Jay’s books, Pool Wars and More Pool Wars
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Jay’s Website:
JayHelfert.com
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Really enjoyed Jay’s two podcast!! He is great at telling his stories. It brought back a lot of memories to me as I lived in pool halls in the late 60’s to early ’80’s. Mostly, Seattle/Tacoma and Columbus, Georgia. I really enjoyed hearing about his stories on so many big time players.