Houston Curtis is a best selling author, producer and sought after game protection expert in the world of high stakes poker. Houston’s knowledge ranges from an obsession with card manipulation that began at age seven, to protecting his own game and bankroll for decades in LA Based high stakes private underground poker games. His unique first hand knowledge of poker related gaming protection have resulted in over two decades of experience consulting for major casinos, licensed card rooms and some of the most exclusive high stakes poker games in the world.

​

As a TV show personality, and host Houston can be seen on Bally’s Big Bet Poker the premier poker series which aired on the Bally Sports Network.  He is also a featured guest/expert for a variety of TV shows and podcasts including  The Adam Corolla Show, Joey Ingram, Follow The Money, Gambling with an Edge, Beyond 8 Figures, Poker News, Poker.org, CardPlayer.com and many others. 

Media and Production:  Houston 's company Outlaw Media Group purchased Live

at the Bike inm 2021 selling it to Bally's where he Executive Produced the show while also creating Bally's Big Bet Poker and Big Bet Poker Live at the Tropicana.  OMG is currently developing several series and media projects for domestic and international television distribution in addition to livestreaming and online event driven programming.  Mr. Curtis has also Executive produced numerous other poker and gaming related shows for CBS, GSN, WGN, DirecTV, inDemand and several other domestic and  international distribution platforms.  

​

Out of only a handful of  tournament attempts Houston won a Legends of Poker Championship event in NHL in 2004 facing former WSOP champion Scotty Nyguen heads up at a pro filled final table.   As an advantage player, Houston was barred for life from the Golden Nugget Las Vegas for “excessive winning” at blackjack. He is also known to insiders as an expert on the subject of poker cheating, card mechanic mastery and sleight of hand.  Houston was portrayed by veteran actor Bill Camp as (Harland Eustice) in the Arron Sorkin Academy Award nominated film Molly’s Game, based on the real life high stakes Hollywood poker ring he co-founded alongside actor Tobey Maguire and also wrote his own account of the “Molly’s Game” era in his best selling book, book Billion Dollar Hollywood Heist through Skyhorse Publishing. .

​

Houston’s next book will be released by Las Vegas based publisher, Huntington Press titled Million Dollar Mechanics: A Treatise on Modern Poker Cheating Defense methods, is set to be released via a limited special edition run in early 2025. This highly anticipated book (which includes a Forward by Steve Forte) is promised to include Houston’s “life’s work” on all aspects of card mechanics along with personal stories from his career encounters and rarely discussed insight into the subject. Also included will be special chapters dedicated to the most modern approach to livestream poker protection, how to thwart a compromised electronic shuffling machine and much more.

​

Houston recently spoke at last years World Gaming Protection Conference in Las Vegas and will be holding seminars and master classes around the country which will be posted on the Kardsharp.com website with dates and information regarding  attendance.  

If you would like to reach out to Houston for consultation on Poker Protection, Gambling related production or simply to ask a question, please send all inquires through the contact form at the bottom of the page or just email him directly at Stacked@Kardsharp.com

​