Dave Portnoy dropped a bombshell on Tuesday when he publicly revealed that he reached a deal with Penn Entertainment to buy back Barstool Sports, the media giant he founded in the 2000s.
Given that announcement, rumors immediately sparked about poker player and former Barstool personality Ben Mintz returning to the company a few months after being fired by Penn over rap lyrics he recited on-air.
"Mintzy," a passionate Southeastern Conference (SEC) sports fan, was part of the Cracking Aces podcast, a Barstool Sports-backed poker show, co-hosted by Barstool personalities Eric "Barstool Nate" Nathan and Adam "Smitty" Smith, along with poker pro Jake Toole.