WATCH: Kevin Martin "Heartbroken" After Game of Gold Loss | Life Outside Poker #9

Connor Richards
Editor & Live Reporter U.S.
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Guests:
Kevin Martin @KevinRobMartin

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

TimeTopic
0:00Intro
1:04Getting involved in reality TV
2:39First time on Big Brother
4:53Traits of a good reality TV contestant
8:05Playing small stakes on Twitch
10:39Start of poker and streaming career
14:31Different waves of poker content creation
17:17Prop bets with Jungleman
18:33Trying to win a tournament w/o looking at cards
20:08Game of Gold
27:15"Heartbroken" after losing Game of Gold
28:02Deep run at WSOP Paradise
32:11Bankroll challenge
38:02Amazing Race Canada/Final chapter for reality TV
41:032024 WSOP
44:45What motivates you?
46:23Advice for younger self
47:12Favorite life lesson from poker
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Connor Richards
Editor & Live Reporter U.S.

Connor Richards is an Editor & Live Reporter for PokerNews and host of the Life Outside Poker podcast. Connor has been nominated for two Global Poker Awards for his writing.

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