Ben Mintz receives a a gets call from “El Presidente” Dave Portnoy and gets his dream job at Barstool Sports

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Ben Mintz heading back to 2021 WSOP to try to better his 75th place finish in the 2011 WSOP Main Event

Ben Mintz

In this episode of The Bernard Lee Poker Show on the Cardplayer Lifestyle Podcast Family, Bernard Lee interviews Ben Mintz, who works for Barstool Sports and is a former professional poker player.

At the start of the interview, Ben talks about his new life working with Barstool Sports in New York City. Ben recalls his journey, starting as a professional poker player, then going back to Ole Miss to earn his degree, to his radio hosting gigs in Louisiana, and ultimately to his current role at Barstool Sports. The 38-year-old talks about his daily schedule, role, and experiences at Barstool Sports over the past year.

During the second part of the interview, Ben talks about stepping away from college (Ole Miss) to play online poker. Also, Ben recalls making his deep run in the 2011 WSOP Main Event where he finished in 75th place. Ben talks about the difficulty of playing poker, as he focuses on his job at Barstool Sports. Bernard and Ben talk about satellites and Bernard’s latest book, Poker Satellite Success (check out our review here) Ben also recognizes the new “target” on his back when playing poker, since he is now well-known via Barstool Sports. Finally, Ben discusses his possible schedule at the 2021 WSOP and the Barstool SportsBook expansion across the U.S.