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December 3, 2021 60 mins
This week we have an online poker wizard by the name of Nic Maimone, otherwise known as FU_15. Nic has a very impressive online presence and is well-known to the poker world as one of the high stakes MTT's toughest opponents. His live results are highlighted by a 15th place finish in the WSOP Main Event in 2009 for $600k and winning the $25k PCA High roller in the Bahamas in 2016 for over $1mill

Brendon and Nic have known each other for over 10 years. They battled online for years before eventually meeting in Vegas and became friends to this day. In today’s discussion you’ll hear about Nic’s passion for dedicating a lot of his time and hard-earned winnings to the poor and suffering people of Honduras. Brendon got the pleasure of living in Honduras in 2016 for almost a year and experienced the amazing stuff first hand of what Nic has been doing for those in need. Brendon always thought of Nic as the Robin hood of poker - winning from the rich and giving to the poor.

Join us today to hear more about his experience and projects in Honduras but more relevant to the topic of this podcast he also goes into detail about what it’s like to play online poker for a living with the pressures of supporting not only his own family with 3 kids but supporting up to 400 families. Nick treats us to the ins and outs of how he has managed to get through those difficult downswings, what he does to leave behind those challenging days and what mindset he adopts to play his best regardless of the outcome.

If you are feeling touched by some of Nic’s story with the suffering children and families in Honduras check the show notes below for ways to donate, follow and support his amazing projects called ‘Empathy Into Action’

https://www.instagram.com/empathyintoaction/
empathyintoaction@gmail.com
PayPal Direct donation – empathyintoaction@gmail.com

To follow more about Nic
https://twitter.com/James_12627
https://www.instagram.com/fu_15/
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