Jeff Platt has brought together his passion for poker and broadcasting to find success on the mic and on the felt. In 2018, Jeff Platt had the life he always dreamed of as a kid.
Growing up a huge sports fan in the state of Texas , and having developed a passion for sports broadcasting in his high school and college days, he was working at a San Antonio news station, getting paid to cover the San Antonio Spurs and rub shoulders virtually every day with one of the greatest head coaches of all time in any sport, Gregg Popovich .
And yet, despite all that, something was missing.
“As my contract was coming up there I realized I wanted a little bit more. I’ve always been passionate about broadcasting and I’ve always been passionate about poker so I figured I’d try to merge the two passions in my career.”
So he reached out to Dan Gati , now executive producer of PokerGO , and was able to line up an audition with him and Mori Eskandani . Two months went by without much word from them, and after reaching out again, he was eventually told that there might be some occasional work for him. Nothing was guaranteed. For Platt, that was all he needed to pack up his bags, and take a big leap of faith.
“I sent another email as my contract was up in San Antonio, and [Gati] said ‘yeah I might be able to use you here and there’ and that was pretty much it. I just decided to just go for it.”
Within two years, Platt became one of the faces of PokerGO and PokerNews, providing video interviews, sideline reporting, and occasional play-by-play commentary. For Platt, there were two people he singled out who helped pave the way for this transition to poker broadcasting for him.
“That first year I have Dan Gati and Sarah Herring to thank, both giving me opportunities, Dan with PokerGO, Sarah with PokerNews, and that allowed me to establish a footing in this industry. Fortunately for me, I’ve just been able to receive more and more […]
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