Isaac Trumbo

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👀 A new poker room will finally get a chance to open after a lengthy legal battle in Texas. poker.org/latest-news/ne…

@PJ_LSU Thank you!

@isaac_trumbo congratulations on the Dallas ruling 💪

Big win for North Texas poker 🎉 Champions Social Club finally granted permission to spread poker games ♠️❤️ Read the full story ⬇️ pokernews.com/news/2025/09/c…

Can't wait to get back down to 🤠 country and @ChampionsClubTX for the return of the Texas PLO Roundup. Great poker and great food. My favorite two pastimes.

Hello X. Many of you will know me as a top poker player who doesn’t say very much, and for a long time, I guess I didn’t really think I had much of value to say. I’ve kept a low profile for most of my life. I’ve built my career with a quiet determination and focus on the things I could control—my preparation, my decisions, my consistency. “I don’t waste my time with social media,” I told myself. And while that decision was undoubtedly the right one for me at the time, the reasons were fabricated—or at least incomplete. What I didn’t admit so explicitly was my fear: fear of criticism, of vulnerability, and of my inability to control my own obsessive nature. I would almost certainly meet the criteria for autism spectrum disorder. I would almost certainly meet the criteria for bipolar disorder, though I never stuck around long enough after an episode to receive a formal diagnosis (whether or not I identify with these labels is a topic for another day). I’ve known the isolation of being forcibly separated from society, for my own protection, and wondering how I got there. I’ve experienced being so socially drained from a day of live poker that I’ve gone to sleep hungry. Not because I was so focused that I lost my appetite, but because those one or two brief human interactions required to feed myself were just too much. I know how absurd that sounds—I knew it back then too—but no amount of rationality stopped it from being true. Over time, I slowly adapted. I learned how to sublimate that anxious energy and turn it into a motivating force—into an obsessively focused drive to reach my potential as a poker player, to prove my worth to the world through external accomplishments. And then the validation I was seeking started coming. In 2019, I was voted by my peers in a CardPlayer magazine survey to be the best player in the world—my dreams had become reality. My ego had a field day, but it wasn’t long before I realized there was still a piece missing. Now that I was painted as “the best”, there was no margin for error. Despite everything I had accomplished, I was no less fragile. Every misstep felt like a threat to the whole narrative. Am I slipping? Am I getting old and complacent and lazy? How much longer can I keep tricking people into thinking I’m so good when I know how big my mistakes can be? And none of that even touched the root of what I was actually seeking underneath it all—to be accepted. So when someone threw out an offhanded criticism—“boring,” “robotic,” “no personality”—I took it to heart. Because somewhere in me, I was scared they were right. Driven by my desire to be the best poker player I could be, I started doing deeper inner work—peeling back the layers of my belief structure and examining what was uncovered. Why did I feel like I had to be perfect to be worthy? What was I really seeking through my success? Uncomfortable investigations that slowly but surely started to free me from my preconceived notions of who I was and who I should be. And I saw the benefits—in my performance at the table, yes—but more so in my day-to-day interactions with my family, my friends, casual acquaintances, and even total strangers. The progress empowered me and urged me onwards. The more I leaned into vulnerability, honesty, and trust in others, the more confident, authentic, and self-assured I felt. I’m learning to listen not only to my precious logic but also to the quiet, mysterious, unexplainable voice within. The voice that speaks when _I_ am silent. The voice that now compels me to write this—and to expose it for the world to see. And so here I am—the kid inside the robot costume. Just another human being in pursuit of love, of connection, of belonging. Tired of running from my shadow and ready to stop and turn around (I hope). This message is for anyone who feels trapped in the darkness. I’ve lived through times that felt unbearable—where the idea of peace, or connection, or even a quiet mind felt impossibly far away. If you’re in that place right now, I want you to know: it can get better. You’re not broken. You’re not beyond help. Keep going. I also want to thank all the people who saw something in me that I took a long time to see in myself and guided me down this path. Some will know who they are. Others may never realize how much a small gesture meant to someone who was struggling. I’m deeply grateful for all of you. TL;DR: Hi, I’m new here. PS my intention is to be quite intermittent in my engagement with social media, at least initially, so if you reach out to me and I don’t respond please don’t take it personally.

@Tim__Duckworth @PokerGO Damn! Glorious

It's here. The wait is over.

Welcome to Houston!

Still the craziest hand I've ever witnessed, and it's not close.

Day 1F of the $3,300 Texas Poker Open Main Event is underway at @ChampionsClubTX with a MIGHTY $2,000,000 prize pool guarantee. ⏰ 12P CT ♦️ 60,000 starting chips ♠️ 40-minute levels 🔒 Registration ends ~8:45P CT 💰 Play down to ~12.5% Live updates 👉🏼pgt.com/live-reporting Structure ➡️ bit.ly/TPO-Structure

Best "trophy" in the business. It's not too late to get down to Houston for the Main Event!

We’ll be at @ChampionsClubTX soon for the Texas Poker Open. So excited. One of the best stops of the year. Here’s why: —Nice hotel. Every room in the building newly renovated. And you go downstairs, there’s a poker room! That’s cool —Great food. Not just great for a poker room. Great food. Period. Chef Connie is simply elite, some of the best steaks you’ve ever had. —Terrific service/hospitality both on and off the felt. @isaac_trumbo & his team treat players so well. The poker staff is filled with some of the faces you’ll recognize from their time spent at some of the top tournaments in Las Vegas —The @PokerGOTour stops here. That ensures you’ll be playing top-quality tournaments, set up by the Commish himself, @Tim__Duckworth —MeetUp Game featuring the 17-time World Series of Poker Bracelet Winner @phil_hellmuth on Wednesday night!! —The poker action…is, well… @BuffaloHanks final tabled the Main last year. Enough said. We’ll see you for the Texas Poker Open, the Main Event is a $3,300 $2mil. Running from 4/23 to 4/28! Live-streaming three day of Cash Festival and then picking up tourney coverage on Day 1B on @pokergo More TPO details here: championsclubtexas.com/texas-poker-op…

When I started playing poker 20 years ago, it was hard to make friends and I was told by a prominent female player at the time, that “No one would help me” improve in poker. I’m happy to say that’s not the case anymore, and being able to help bring together women who love poker is a special mission that’s very personal to me. This game has given me so much, and it’s my honor to give back! Please join us for some good times with amazing food ❤️

The @PokerGOTouris BACK! Get ready for the 2025 PGT Texas Poker Open from April 16th - 29th at Champions Club Texas! With 21 total events, highlighted by the $2 MILLION GTD Main Event, the stakes have never been higher! Are you ready to go all in?!?! Schedule & Structure Sheets: bit.ly/TPO-championsc…

Who's coming to Texas? $3,300 buy-in Texas Poker Open Main Event with a $2,000,000 prize pool guarantee runs April 23-28 at @ChampionsClubTX. See y'all there 🤠

Join @Protentialmn & @VictoriaL_64 in a FREE study session tomorrow at 9:30am PST. We'll break down a cool hand from a recent @PokerGO Final Table; then play some fun FT spots in our ICM Trainer. We'll also preview some of new ICM Trainer features & give away FREE 2-mo Pro sub,

@Pokerella @ChampionsClubTX I would never give that up! I’m dying to win one too!

True story- a player at @ChampionsClubTX offered to buy this off of me (for a decent price)- that’s how cool it is! @isaac_trumbo 🤠

🌐♣️🏆 A Trophy for a Trophy? YES! This Year's Fans Choice for Most Original Trophy Design goes to the @PokerGOTour Texas Poker Open Belt Buckle #GlobalPokerAwards

The 2025 Winter Poker Open has come to an end, but the action is just getting started! ANNOUNCING the @PokerGOTour PGT Texas Poker Open, with 20 total events and 5 PGT qualifying events, highlighted by the $2,000,000 GTD Main Event from April 16th - 29th! Stay tuned - schedule and structure sheets coming soon! Champions Club Texas is THE place to be this Spring!

You're not going to want to miss this one.