Poker Creator Frankie C Challenged Daniel Negreanu & Fought a UFC Champion
Life Outside Poker is a podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.
In the 31st episode, Connor talks with poker content creator Frank "Frankie C" Cucchiara about growing up in the hometown of Wild Bill Hickok, getting into poker in college, Next Gen Poker, building one of the most successful YouTube channels in poker, his 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event run, how new WSOP rules will impact vloggers, and playing this year's $25,000 Heads-Up Championship.
Frankie C also talked about being married to poker pro Kitty Kuo, being a dad, his new All-In Brownie, challenging Daniel Negreanu to a $10,000 heads-up poker match and stepping into the ring with UFC champion Sean "Suga" O'Malley.
This interview was filmed at the 2025 WSOP at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
The Life Outside Poker podcast is available on major streaming platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, SoundCloud and iHeartRadio. You can also watch the interview with Frank Cucchiara by heading to the PokerNews YouTube channel.
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Timestamps
| TIME | TOPIC |
|---|---|
| 0:00 | Intro |
| 0:53 | Growing up in Wild Bill Hickock's hometown |
| 2:02 | First getting into card games |
| 3:26 | Studying engineering at Soutern Memphis University |
| 4:56 | Getting laid off/Next Gen Poker |
| 7:55 | Starting Frankie C YouTube channel |
| 11:05 | Content creator influences |
| 13:08 | Frankie's most popular videos |
| 16:05 | Meeting Kitty Kuo |
| 18:17 | Being a dad |
| 20:27 | All-In Brownie |
| 25:05 | Fighting Sean O'Malley |
| 28:30 | Challenging Negreanu to heads-up match |
| 30:25 | Other heads-up matches |
| 31:40 | Playing Triton |
| 32:52 | Martin Kabrhel |
| 35:02 | 2023 WSOP Main Event run |
| 37:44 | How new WSOP rules will impact poker vlogging |
| 40:12 | Playing $25k Heads-Up Championship |
| 41:43 | Book recommendation |
| 43:20 | Advice for younger self |
| 45:34 | Favorite life lesson from poker |
