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From Bull Riding to Bellagio: How Lee Markholt Survived It All

Lee Markholt: Bull Riding, Old-School Poker, and the Wild West Era of Vegas Games | Table 1 Podcast Some poker careers start with solvers and staking deals. Lee Markholt’s started with bulls, butcher shops, and a $10 “please just get on this thing” rodeo spot… and somehow turned into a decades-long poker run that included early WSOP final tables (hello, Daniel Negreanu), WPT cash-game glory, and a whole lot of “I never went broke” discipline. In this episode, Art and Justin sit down with Lee for one of those conversations that feels like you’re getting a peek behind the curtain of two disappearing worlds: rodeo and pre-boom poker. What we talk about Growing up in Tacoma + a family story that sends him to the farm at 12 The bull riding dream (and the injuries that came with it) Dropping out before high school…then out-working everyone anyway The moment poker “clicked” during shoulder surgery Early card rooms: dealer’s choice, stud games, wild stuff, and “IOU poker” Tournaments in the early days (including the legendary Seymour Flop story) Working as a floor / running rooms…and the twist that pushed him into full-time play WSOP memories + the final table where Negreanu won his first bracelet (and the brutal hand) The boom years, shot-taking, bankroll rules, and why Lee never borrowed to stay alive Bellagio’s golden era, private-game politics, and why phones changed the feel of poker Why Lee game-selects more than ever now (and what he’s chasing these days) Quick shoutouts / links Card Player stories from our episodes: https://table1.vegas/cardplayer Want a seat in our game at Aria? Go to https://table1.vegas → click “Get a seat in the game” and fill out the form. Minimum buy-in $5,000. Art or Justin will text you. Sponsors Phenom Poker — now running daily MTTs (10–12 tournaments a day). First-time depositors can get up to a 200% bonus on $2,000 when you use our link (https://play.phenompoker.com/register.... If you enjoyed this one, hit Subscribe and drop a comment with your favorite Lee story — we read them all. Show Notes: 00:00 Early Cowboy Life & Growing Up Fast 10:04 The Bull Riding Days 20:07 Lee’s Worst Injury & Biggest Rodeo Spots 24:01 Getting into Poker & Tournaments 31:18 Dropping Bulls for Poker 40:22 The Poker Boom & Money Management 47:36 From Backers to Binking 56:58 Family + Poker 1:00:30 Getting Stiffed & Almost Going Broke 1:13:39 Make Poker Fun Again! 1:25:18 Good Decisions & The Future 1:30:56 One More for the Road