How To Go From Undercover Narcotics Cop to Executive Director at a Poker Company

In a fantastic interview over on PokerNews the guys shine a light on the incredible story of Chris Torina who went from undercover narcotics cop to launching a live poker training course called WPTDeepStacks.

Torina launched WPTDeepStacks back in 2009 after 10 years of “high-stakes drug busts,” and it eventually morphed into a full blown poker tour. Now after years of hard work and determination, WPTDeepStacks has been acquired by The WPT.

Read all about how Torina made the change from cop to entrepreneur here — it’s like The Wire meets Molly’s Game.

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