03:22
Back at it. Tom’s poker career and corporate career started declining a few years ago. How did he turn that situation into launching his company, Faded Spade?

06:22
Part of his motivation for making high quality cards came from complaints many players had about the low quality of card used at WSOP and consequent concerns over potential cheating. Does it bother him that WSOP has not adopted his cards?

09:40
Tom explains his new business, Above The Felt.

14:43
How does he balance running two businesses and raising a family? How has COVID affected Faded Spade, given its impact on live poker?

19:15
A message from our sponsors at Run It Once

20:37
Jamie talks about the benefits of using virtual poker rooms, like Faded Spade, for charity events that bring new people into poker.

22:21
The poker industry hasn’t really pivoted much in the last 15 years in terms of the major celebrity players it keeps in the spotlight. It’s good that Tom is trying to change that through Above The Felt.

27:01
It’s a shame that poker media tends to focus on the loud and obnoxious, or on scandal and controversy. It would be nice to focus on ambassadors that break that mold. We need positive stories in poker.

31:10
Tom talks about how he intends to bring name ambassadors to events that are accessible to the wider recreational population through Above The Felt.

33:29
Jamie notes the specific potential for bringing more women into the game by targeting corporate games where the women involved are already in a position of power.

34:26
Tom discusses some of the other events, outside of the poker industry, that he plans to bring Above The Felt talent into.

35:52
Jamie draws a parallel to the reputation that Phil Galfond has in the industry.

38:14
People often let fear stop them from doing great things.

39:26
Wrapping up. Thanks Tom!

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