Poker Pro Exposes The Underground Poker World

Ex-poker pro reveals how underground games spiral into crime, debt, and addiction.

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Nathaniel Knox went from competitive Magic: The Gathering to underground poker—then into debt, danger, and addiction. He explains how competition, community, and the “get something for nothing” mindset pulled him in, why backing deals trap players, and how crime and predatory lending infect private games. Even when he won big, he couldn’t walk away—that’s addiction. Now he’s rebuilding through school and music.

His bio: My name is Nathaniel, and I am a college student, who used to play professional poker. I started gambling from the age of 17, and stopped when I was 24.
I also make rap music, which you can find on spotify here!
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20 question quiz to determine if you have a gambling addiction (if you answer yes to 7 or more, you likely have a gambling problem)

1. Did you ever lose time from work or school due to gambling?
2. Has gambling ever made your home life unhappy?
3. Did gambling affect your reputation?
4. Have you ever felt remorse after gambling?
5. Did you ever gamble to get money with which to pay debts or otherwise solve
financial difficulties?
6. Did gambling cause a decrease in your ambition or efficiency?
7. After losing did you feel you must return as soon as possible and win back your
losses?
8. After a win did you have a strong urge to return and win more?
9. Did you often gamble until your last dollar was gone?
10. Did you ever borrow to finance your gambling?
11. Have you ever sold anything to finance gambling?
12. Were you reluctant to use "gambling money" for normal expenditures?
13. Did gambling make you careless of the welfare of yourself or your family?
14. Did you ever gamble longer than you had planned?
15. Have you ever gambled to escape worry or trouble?
16. Have you ever committed, or considered committing, an illegal act to finance
gambling?
17. Did gambling cause you to have difficulty in sleeping?
18. Do arguments, disappointments or frustrations create within you an urge to
gamble?
19. Did you ever have an urge to celebrate any good fortune by a few hours of
gambling?
20. Have you ever considered self destruction or suicide as a result of your gambling?

CHAPTERS:
0:00 - 0:48 — Debt at 20 & “no way out”
0:48 - 2:20 — Magic: The Gathering → Barcelona win
2:20 - 4:15 — Chasing the feeling; school on hold
4:15 - 6:10 — COVID → underground poker, bigger swings
6:10 - 7:15 — Early losses, credit card debt, can’t leave the table
7:15 - 9:10 — Work–gamble–repeat; status and money pressures
9:10 - 11:15 — Fronted credit, stealing, backing deals; trapped
11:15 - 13:40 — School & girlfriend help, addiction remains
13:40 - 15:20 — $50k heater → $36k makeup; asked to “bend rules”; exit
15:20 - 18:10 — Aftermath: urges, stress toll, the “winning addict”
18:10 - 25:58 — Crime ties: loans, threats, unsafe games
25:58 - 27:30 — Out for good