Life Outside Poker is a podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.
In the 35th episode, Connor talks with No Filter Poker Series founder Mounir Tajiou about growing up in Sweden, working as a high court judge, playing professional soccer, making a deep run in the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, and the new No Filter Poker Series, which values fun at the table over poker strategy.
We also hear from 1998 Main Event champion Scotty Nguyen, reigning WSOP champ Michael Mizrachi and Finnish poker legend Juha Helppi about their involvement with the No Filter Poker tour, including their plans to play at the upcoming 2025 Nordic & Baltic Championship Open in Tallinn, Estonia from Oct. 17-22.
The Life Outside Poker podcast is available on major streaming platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, SoundCloud and iHeartRadio. You can also watch the interview with Mounir Tajiou by heading to the PokerNews YouTube channel.
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Timestamps
| TIME | TOPIC |
|---|---|
| 0:00 | Intro |
| 0:34 | Growing up in Sweden |
| 2:00 | Playing professional soccer for seven years |
| 3:23 | Working as a judge |
| 4:38 | Chasing Viktor Blom in Sweden POY |
| 6:39 | Running deep in 2025 WSOP Main Event |
| 9:19 | Main Event strategy |
| 11:55 | Will Kassouf/Playing with Michael Mizrachi |
| 16:36 | No Filter Poker Series |
| 20:33 | Nordic and Baltic Championship Open |
| 25:47 | Advice for younger self |
| 27:08 | Favorite life lesson from poker |
| 30:00 | Scotty Nguyen interview |
| 44:40 | Michael Mizrachi interview |
| 58:30 | Juha Helppi interview |
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