Beyond the Felt: Poker Documentary Series

Beyond the Felt is a series of 13 poker documentaries that were shot in 2003-2005, aired in the UK about 2005, and recently appeared on YouTube. I think some of them are worth watching, and my favorites are below.

Episode 10: Daniel Negreanu


Episode 7: Antonio Esfandiari


Episode 2: 2003 WSOP, featuring Dutch Boyd


Episode 3: 2003 Showdown at the Sands, featuring Daniel Negreanu


Episode 8: Women in Poker, featuring Jen Harman, some Karina Jett, and a little bit of Evelyn Ng.


It's hard to describe the episodes since each covers multiple subjects, but some hints about the other ones are below.
Episode 1: "Meet the Players"
Episode 4: The old road gamblers like Doyle Brunson and Amarillo Slim juxtaposed with The Crew.
Episode 5: Money management; Joe Bartholdi leaving The Crew after blowing a large portion of their bankroll.
Episode 6: Phil Hellmuth
Episode 9: Phil Laak
Episode 11: Psychology, like reading people and tilt; Jen Harman on Andy Beal vs. The Corporation.
Episode 12: Will they ever get out of poker? reading players; how the game's image has improved; online poker.
Episode 13: How they learned the game; cash vs. tourneys; staking.

Don't miss any poker on TV: sign up for our weekly newsletter or subscribe to our feed.