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Sara Smartist @sarasmartist.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

In the world of great promo shoutouts during a poker game, I'll take Phil Hellmuth highlighting my book "Shuffle Up and Deal With It" from the goodness of his heart over Doug Polk's recent great shoutout for ClubWPTGold every day. Watch the video and decide for yourself! x.com/PokerGO/stat...

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PokerGO on X: "A special shoutout from @Phil_Hellmuth. Watch No Gamble, No Future presented by @PokerStarsUSA on https://t.co/2RQh5ROjQG. https://t.co/pWb7bb7FS8" / X

A special shoutout from @Phil_Hellmuth. Watch No Gamble, No Future presented by @PokerStarsUSA on https://t.co/2RQh5ROjQG. https://t.co/pWb7bb7FS8

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Sara Smartist @sarasmartist.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

This week, I have been a happily buzzing busy bumblebee. On today's docket: - car inspection - Michaels run - kickboxing - poker ambassador interview - poker tournament winner interview - make tiktoks for my art and poker businesses - logo design

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Sara Smartist @sarasmartist.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

The most expensive hand in poker is the second best hand.

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Sara Smartist @sarasmartist.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Players will say, "this is freaking unbelievable!" Almost always, whatever happened was believable.

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Sara Smartist @sarasmartist.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

I'm excited for my Philly poker trip!

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Sara Smartist @sarasmartist.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

Nothing beats stacking up chips super high... ... unless you color up and begin stacking them up high again!

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Sara Smartist @sarasmartist.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

My grandma passed away and left me $5k, which became my poker fund. I wish she was alive so I could tell her about my adventures thanks to her.

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Sara Smartist @sarasmartist.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

On Sept 10, I thanked some trolls on twitter for elevating me. Today, I checked my book stats. I sold 10 books since then, with Shuffle Up and Deal With It's sales outpacing A New Queen's Guide to Poker's for the first time. JOIN THE INTERNATIONAL BOOK CLUB!!!!!

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Sara Smartist @sarasmartist.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

Another two copies of Shuffle Up and Deal With It sold today! I've sold over 150 copies of my books to date. You can buy a copy of each for $20 on Amazon or on my website for $25 at www.saraoconnorfineart.com/books

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Pointillism | Sara O'Connor Fine Art

Heavy-textured pointillism breaks the familiar mold of contemporary pointillism paintings. I feel a bit like Willy Wonka. The difference is Sara O'Connor Fine Art's wonderland is filled with color and...

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Sara Smartist @sarasmartist.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

A few days ago, someone tried to upset me by, among other things, claiming I only sold 18 books on Amazon. After rebuffing them soundly 💅, that got me curious... How many books have I sold?! 📚📖

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Sara Smartist @sarasmartist.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

Uber Driver: You're happy this morning! You going on vacation? Me: Yup, I am to both! UD: Where are you off to? Me: LV to play in an online streamed poker game. UD: Wow! That's unique! He then launches into a story about his card shark grandma. Good trip already 🥰

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Sara Smartist @sarasmartist.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Yesterday at Borgata, no one recognized me from Twitter, so when a bomb pot was announced, I pretended to not know what they were. 😇 Everyone kindly explained them to me. I ended up chopping or winning about 5/7, which feels like an insane amount. My neighbor said, "Bet you love them now!!!" 🤣🤑

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Sara Smartist @sarasmartist.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

Heading to Ocean City, NJ today to spend some time with my Mom in her happy place. I'll also be at the Borgata on Sunday. If you see me out and about, come say hi!

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Sara Smartist @sarasmartist.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Don't punish the limpers to the point they leave the game. (Raise the F outta them, but no rude table talk, etc) Agree or disagree?

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Sara Smartist @sarasmartist.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

Today is going to be a great day! What do you have planned? If you're hitting the felt, good luck!

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Sara Smartist @sarasmartist.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

What's more low-key annoying than being the smallest stack, finally getting the button, and having your table break only for you to move into the big blind?

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Sara Smartist @sarasmartist.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

As a heads up, I'm heading to Ocean City, NJ for a little vacation with my Mom. I'll likely be playing at the Borgata 2-3 times between August 2-6. Hope to see you there! Feel free to say hi if you see me out and about.

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Sara Smartist @sarasmartist.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Your perfect card is someone else's perfect nightmare

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Sara Smartist @sarasmartist.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

When someone new to poker asks a question and the whole table helps? Love that energy.

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Sara Smartist @sarasmartist.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Nothing's funnier than holding pocket rockets, villain saying "I'm ahead" with gusto, and then another ace hits on a rainbow, disconnected flop.

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Sara Smartist @sarasmartist.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

✨️I love poker & my jobs in the industry.✨️

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Sara Smartist @sarasmartist.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

I love when people let me sweat their hands.

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Sara Smartist @sarasmartist.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

What's been your longest poker session? Mine was over a day long, though I kinda regret gorging myself so hardcore on poker!

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Sara Smartist @sarasmartist.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

I don't want to be the last woman standing in a tournament. I want to be the last player slaying.

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Sara Smartist @sarasmartist.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Poker Gods can be so cruel. You lose a monster pot with a monster hand. So you don't tilt, you proudly fold a garbage hand only for the board to run out in a way that you would have boated and scooped.

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Sara Smartist @sarasmartist.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

One person's worst bad beat is another person's contribution to a sun run.

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Sara Smartist @sarasmartist.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

I love when dealers need to use both hands and an extra shove when pushing you your chips.

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Sara Smartist @sarasmartist.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

I love the feeling of chips in my hand.

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Sara Smartist @sarasmartist.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

There's a flow state in poker and a fugue state in poker. Find your flow.

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Sara Smartist @sarasmartist.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

One of the coolest things about poker is that you can actually play with your heroes and become one yourself.

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Sara Smartist @sarasmartist.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

I've gotten queens 3x in 30 minutes. Once I lost. Once I won. Once I got super lucky on the river and chopped.

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Sara Smartist @sarasmartist.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Felting strangers is my love language 🥰😇

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Sara Smartist @sarasmartist.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Shuffle Up and Deal With It: Tales from Dealers Worldwide is now available! - Signed copy on my artist website for $24.99 Or - Paperback ($14.99) or Kindle ($9.99) on Amazon! It's a wonderful, wild, and sometimes dark ride!

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Sara Smartist @sarasmartist.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

I love becoming the big stack and being asked for change.

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Sara Smartist @sarasmartist.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

One of the things I appreciate about poker is it's one place I consistently see guys talking about their feelings to one another in the presence of others (tilt/types of tilt/how to fix & prevent it/etc).

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Sara Smartist @sarasmartist.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

All sports are games, but not all games are sports. Have fun either way!

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Sara Smartist @sarasmartist.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

Don't confuse bleeding money with grinding.

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Sara Smartist @sarasmartist.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

Drawn from the pages of "Between the Blinds: Interviewing Poker Professionals" (coming this October), please check out my interview of the only pro to have stacked me --- the one and only The Brad Owen!! ❤️♠️🔥 pokerati.com/2025/05/insi...

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Inside the Poker Circles: Brad Owen’s Passion That Changed the Game

Discover all you ever wanted to know about Brad Owen, one of the most popular poker vloggers out there in this extensive tell-all interview.

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Sara Smartist @sarasmartist.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

The pre-sale for a signed copy of "Shuffle Up & Deal With It" is now live! 🌟$24.99 on my website - Kindle = $9.99 (coming soon) - Paperback = $14.99 (coming soon) I hope to send out the signed copies by June. 🤞 Tell your friends, buy it, & run good! www.saraoconnorfineart.com/product-page...

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Shuffle Up and Deal With It (Signed Copy) | sofa

They’ve dealt every kind of hand imaginable. Now they’re showing theirs. Welcome to the real world behind the poker table—raw, chaotic, and deeply human. In Shuffle Up and Deal With It: Tales from Dea...

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Sara Smartist @sarasmartist.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

My coach told me practice makes perfect for winning flips 😅

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Sara Smartist @sarasmartist.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

For my fiction book, I'd love to hear any and all experiences you had with the Gladiator and Collosus tournaments. I'm not going to play them this year, but I REALLY want to know what they're like for my next book! Give me any and all details about your experiences!

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Sara Smartist @sarasmartist.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

What are some iconic must do's and must see's in Vegas? What should I do and see this summer on my days off?

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Sara Smartist @sarasmartist.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

New flower custom commission made it to her Florida collector's home safely. I think she is GORGEOUS there!

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Sara Smartist @sarasmartist.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Getting to write about things I care about is such a dream come true. Another dream come true would be when a woman takes down the Main Event. Check out my piece on whether a boom would occur when a woman takes the title if you haven't already! pokerati.com/2025/04/coul...

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Could a Woman Winning the Main Event Usher in Another Poker Boom?

Would a woman winning the WSOP Main Event usher a new poker boom or would this alone not be enough to really get the ball rolling again?

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Sara Smartist @sarasmartist.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Every session is a new story. Today’s might be a comeback one. Good luck out there in all your endeavors.

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