Shaun Deeb was just 16 when he fell in love with the game of poker, hosting tournaments at his home in New York. It wasn’t long before he focused more on cards than school, and Dib found himself rapidly rising among the best online players in the world, until he was down to nothing. 1 in 2009.
In the live arena, Dib dealt most of his damage in the first place World Series of Poker. Not only is he in the elite 22-man squad with at least six bracelets, but he’s consistently one of the best performers every summer in the league. WSOP Player of the Year Race. In fact, since 2015, Depp has finished sixth or better six times! In all, he has earned over $13.5 million in live tournament winnings over his career, which is on par with the other millions he has won online.
Depp finished runner-up this summer WSOP Boy racing, but he also picked up four more wins in 2023, which put him in the top 20 for the year. Boy race as well. The 37-year-old did it while also working on a supportive weight-loss bet with Bill Perkins that will earn him a seven-figure payout if he can get his body fat percentage down to 17 percent by next summer’s series.
Highlights from this interview include growing dreadlocks to losing body fat percentage, and how WSOP Main event champ Dan Weinman saved his summer, winning a chicken-toed ring, “retiring” after exhaustion, updating the Wafflecrush team, investing in a daily fantasy sports sub-franchise, and letting Joss Hansen take his million-dollar seat, being a “football” type player. On the Gas’, slow-moving Mike Matusso, why Max Heinzelmann cost him Ben Lamb money, isn’t afraid to speak his mind, passes his shiny black crown to Ian Matusso, hates all music and refuses to listen to music. Dancing, losing 5/6 of the $200,000 pot, China’s biggest open-face games, family restaurant business passing, 50-hour sessions, undercooked chicken as a murder weapon.
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