Daniel Negreanu is the latest poker player to dive into the podcasting realm. He's been video blogging for several years and known as a high-volume Twitter user, but it's surprising that Negreanu waited this long to star in his very own podcast. The new Full Contact Poker Podcast is in conjunction with the re-launch of Negreanu's main site FullContactPoker.com. The first guest on the FCP podcast is Brian Balsbaugh, a poker agent and owner of Poker Royalty.
Danny Boy has a podcast! I know, I know. I already thought he had a podcast. I'm surprised he hadn't started one sooner. Although Daniel Negreanu might be a little late to the podcasting game, he's always been on the cutting edge of social media and alternative media. Negreanu was one of the first pros to host and post his own blog and he also got into the video blogging realm very early. But he's definitely not an early adopter to the podcasting realm. However, better late than never right? Even though he's just getting started out, we anticipate that Negreanu's podcast will quickly become one of the more popular (and controversial) podcasts in the poker world mainly because of the outspoken nature of its host. I'm actually eager to check this out and see who Danny Boy sits down to chat with.
For the first episode, Negreanu got off to a great start by interviewing poker agent Brian Balsbaugh, who owns Poker Royalty agency and reps both poker players an esports gamers. Balsbaugh started his career golf agent for PGA players, but he moved to Vegas just before the online poker boom took off. His agency, Poker Royalty, became the biggest and most known agency in the gambling world. These days, poker pros are not getting the endorsements and sponsorships that they once fetched at the peak of the poker boom during the pre-Black Friday gravy days. In this episode, Balsbaugh is frank about the current status of poker sponsorships and what it really takes to be a marketable poker pro in post-Black Friday era.
Here's how Negreanu described the first episode…
Full Contact Poker Podcast - Episode 1
Episode 1: Brian Balsbaugh... In the premier episode of the Full Contact Poker Podcast I sit down to talk with friend and poker Super Agent Brian Balsbaugh. We discuss how he got his start in the poker world and how player deals have changed over the years. He shares some interesting stories on how players got paid to wear all those PokerStars and Full Tilt patches over the years. What the future looks like for poker player sponsorships and how Twitch and ESports have impacted the poker world.