Stevesbets, real name Steven Jacobs, was a well known online poker pro in the 2000s who was famous for his crazy outburts in the Pokerstars chats. He seemed to have exited or mostly exited the poker world in the 2010s, and started a law practice in New York.

Stevesbets and I always got along, but we were never friends. I will admit I hadn't thought of him in many years, but in 2021 he contacted me regarding appearing on his podcast called "The Bettors Verdict". He wanted me to discuss Mike Postle's (unsuccessful) lawsuit against me, and I agreed to go on. You can listen to the episode here.

Unbeknownst to me, after my appearance on his show, Steven started listening to PFA Radio. He told me that he enjoyed the show and was listening regularly, which was nice to hear.

We e-mailed on occasion, and I last heard from him in March 2024.

I was quite surprised today to wake up to texts about Jacobs being the primary figure involved in a major controversy/lawsuit involving both DraftKings and famed sportsbettor "Spanky" (real name Gadoon Kyrollos).


It's a complicated story, so bear with me. I'm still trying to make sense of the whole thing.

I'll try to explain in the next few posts.