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Timestamps:
0:01:40A fun story of being spanked by her mother in front of all her friends at age 17.
0:02:41Where she grew up and how many siblings she had.
0:02:58The circumstances surrounding her decision to join the military as an Intelligence Analyst after high school.
0:04:37What does an Intelligence Analyst do?
0:06:49Her decision in 2003 to volunteer to switch positions with another soldier in active duty overseas so that he could get home to see the birth of his child.
0:08:02Her reasons for making that decision.
0:08:49How the decision affected her parents, especially her mother.
0:09:46How her thoughts on joining the military have changed, and the advice she’d give to young people considering the military today.
0:11:19Her sense of patriotism, and how it played into her decision to join, and subsequent decisions once she was in the military.
0:12:47Her respect for soldiers who serve on the front lines, and a story of the scariest scenario she faced during her time serving overseas.
0:17:25Her thoughts and opinions on the social class divide involved in military service and people’s view of the military in general.
0:20:34The lack of perspective and adverse life experience she sees in a lot of the poker community.
0:22:03Why she chooses to avoid transparency in the amount of money she’s made.
0:24:13How ego motivates players to overstate their earnings.  The difficulty in knowing a player’s true financial position.
0:25:40How a chocolate bar eating bet in 2010 taught her an important lesson about letting ego guide her decisions.
0:28:22Growing up in an environment where ego was not emphasized or valued.
0:30:09Her own ongoing struggles with self-esteem.
0:33:59Her original intention of turning her military career into a career with the FBI, how that changed over time, and eventually led to a pivot toward poker.  Her initial thought that poker would only be a temporary pursuit.
0:40:11Her thoughts on being an empath, how it influences the types of entertainment she enjoys, and how it’s influenced her decision to distance herself from the poker world.
0:45:54How her interest in poker developed, starting in adolescence, and how it eventually became her dream.  Her eventual move to Vegas, and how she initially survived with almost no liquidity, and furniture bought from Good Will.
0:53:53The circumstances that led her to abandon her life in rural Indiana and drive to Vegas to pursue her poker dream.
0:57:02A detailed retelling of the romantic relationship she was in before moving to Vegas.  How it became psychologically abusive and unhealthy for her, and the difficulty she had in deciding to leave.
1:12:07Her experience with toxic masculinity in the poker community.
1:15:34Thoughts on what her next career pursuit will be after distancing herself from poker.
1:20:37Who her primary mentors were along her journey.  
1:24:51Who or what have been the primary villains or obstacles along her journey.  Advice she would give to people considering a move into poker.

The boys start this week’s podcast with a few movie and TV reviews, and Joe has details of another losing session in a Hollywood home game. He also tells the tale of an unnecessary road trip across Florida caused by a gap in his geographical knowledge. Talking of Florida, James and Joe run through the winners of the “Big Four” at the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open, and speak to the champion of the $2,650 event, Jessica Dawley. Jessica is a US Air Force veteran and pro player who has some interesting thoughts on how the poker world needs to evolve to bring more women into the game. There’s a preview of next week’s #EPTBarcelona live stream, including info on the special ‘Chase Your Dream’ event taking place on Tuesday 27th August. And James Read from the UK picks ‘Shaun of the Dead’ as his specialist subject as he competes for an #EPTOpenSochi satellite ticket in ‘Superfan vs Stapes’. Please rate, review and subscribe to #PokerInTheEars. Next episode: Thursday 12th September 2019.

Jessica is a 2/5 5/10 10/20 live NL cash game player who has been playing poker longer than I have. We discuss her recent 90k score at the Borgata, how she hates people, her health issues over the years, being a women in poker and more