Life Outside Poker is a new podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.
In the ninth episode, Connor speaks with poker streamer and reality TV star Kevin Martin, who opened up about his experience on the hit GGPoker show Game of Gold and gave some insight into his upcoming appearance on The Amazing Race Canada, which Martin told PokerNews will be the “final chapter” of his reality TV career.
Martin also talked about get cast for Big Brother Canada when he was 22, winning Big Brother Season 5, the traits that make for a good reality TV contestant, the early days of poker streaming, prop bets with Dan “Jungleman” Cates and the evolution of poker content creation.
This interview was filmed at the 2024 WSOP inside Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
The Life Outside Poker podcast is available on major streaming platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and iHeartRadio. You can also watch the interview with Kevin Martin by heading to the PokerNews YouTube channel.
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Time Stamps
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 0:00 | Intro |
| 1:04 | Getting involved in reality TV |
| 2:39 | First time on Big Brother |
| 4:53 | Traits of a good reality TV contestant |
| 8:05 | Playing small stakes on Twitch |
| 10:39 | Start of poker and streaming career |
| 14:31 | Different waves of poker content creation |
| 17:17 | Prop bets with Jungleman |
| 18:33 | Trying to win a tournament w/o looking at cards |
| 20:08 | Game of Gold |
| 27:15 | “Heartbroken” after losing Game of Gold |
| 28:02 | Deep run at WSOP Paradise |
| 32:11 | Bankroll challenge |
| 38:02 | Amazing Race Canada/Final chapter for reality TV |
| 41:03 | 2024 WSOP |
| 44:45 | What motivates you? |
| 46:23 | Advice for younger self |
| 47:12 | Favorite life lesson from poker |