About Us

Bringing extensive business and high stakes poker experience to the team, our beloved CEO has a passion for 100k Studios to be a community led project. As such, "The Phoenix" has chosen to hide their identity for now, to allow the project to grow organically independent of their identity.

PokerPastor has a 20+ year poker career, and 5 years of streaming experience. Rob was brought on as an ambassador to inspire and carry the vision of our organization. Rob also brings cutting edge streaming technology he created from scratch to make the stream experience top tier.

Craig is an educator with 29 years of experience. He teaches psychology, leadership, and advanced biology. He is a former collegiate athlete who turned to poker for a competitive outlet in 2003. His first live tournament was the 2010 WSOP main event where he made day 6 outlasting 7000 people.

Shawne Child, received his BA in film and video from University of Memphis, and has worked in the television industry for over 20 years. He also has experience writing, directing, and editing. He started playing poker as a hobby in 2004, but his curious and competitive nature led him to take a more studied approach to the game.

Lewis first came into poker during the money maker boom, and has played poker since before black Friday. Over his career he had a 5 year stint as a full time player before returning to recreational status in 2021. Lewis is a huge fan of anything outdoors and getting to know new people.