Larry Flynt BIO a Seven Card Stud Specialist

To many, Larry Flynt is known as the owner of Hustler Magazine which is famous for not only their pictorial layouts but also their historically controversial satirical content. The poker world knows Flint in a different light. Over the years, Flynt has developed into quite a seven card stud player.

Flynt started playing poker back in the 70’s when he would take on Gabe Kaplan at regular intervals at the Golden Nugget casino in downtown Las Vegas. In his early days of playing poker, Flint was truly unpredictable due to a massive amount of medication that he was taking. Flint was shot in 1978 and was left paralyzed from the waist down. For many years he was on various pain medications until later surgeries dulled his nerves and eliminated his pain.

After his early excursions to Vegas, Flynt proceeded to move his poker games to his personal residence in Beverly Hills, CA. Eric Drache, former poker room manager at the Mirage in Vegas, would put together the game. He tired to make sure that he brought in the right mix of players so that Flynt could get solid competition and not get totally fleeced at the same time. Pros still found their way into the game. Both Barry Greenstein and Ted Forrest were regulars at this game. The game continued for over three years at his residence. Flynt was not a regular loser at his game either. While he lost his share, he did manage to make some runs, which probably helped to keep the game going for those looking to profit from the porn king.

The game afterwards moved to his casino in Los Angeles. Flint is the owner of the Hustler Casino, an operation that is said to make him as much as his magazine empire. The games that Flint participates in are primarily setup to give him a chance to take his shot at the best pros in the world. Pros such as Cyndi Violette, Phil Ivey, and Eli Elezra regularly are players in the game.

Flynt has also dabbled a bit in tournament poker as well. He made the final table of the $5,000 seven card stud event at the 2000 World Series of Poker where he finished in 8th place. In 2003, Flynt decided that he wanted to hold a Stud tournament at his home casino that would pay $1,000,000 to the winner. Flint invited Barry Greenstein, Johnny Chan, Ted Forrest, Doyle Brunson, Stephen Wolff, Jerry Buss, and Phil Ivey to a winner takes all $1 Million stud event. Flynt originally stated that deals could not be made at the table and everything must be played out. He changed his tune when he got heads up in the event with Barry Greenstein. It was agreed that the two would play for an hour and then split the money 70-30. Greenstein came out on top and “officially” won the Million. In reality, he took home $700k and Flynt $300k.

Larry Flynt high stakes Stud player in the L.A. area. Unlike many players, he prefers to compete against the best players in the world. He states, “It would be no fun for me to sit down and play a bunch of amateurs – even if I could easily beat them. Money is not important to me. I would rather play against good players and beat them.” Of course, this is a welcome attitude among the pros who are there to take his money. They should be careful however. Flynt has over three decades of experience and Billions as a bankroll. A player with nothing to lose can be the most dangerous at the table.