Platt worked as a sports anchor and reporter at
CBS affiliate WJTV in
Jackson, Mississippi, after graduation before returning to Dallas, Texas, to work for
ESPN covering the
Dallas Mavericks. Platt then joined Spectrum News San Antonio covering the
San Antonio Spurs before finding his way into poker through his connections with
Poker PROductions in 2018 which included working as a
PokerNews reporter and hosting the PokerNews Podcast. In September 2018, a partnership between
Facebook Watch,
Stadium, and
PokerGO launched
Friday Night Poker, with Platt and
Brent Hanks providing play-by-play commentary, while
Amanda Leatherman provided updates from the floor. The 13-week season featured the $5/$10 No-Limit Hold’em cash game with a changing mix of players that included
Daniel Negreanu,
Antonio Esfandiari,
Mike Matusow,
Jennifer Harman,
Bryn Kenney,
Frank Kassela,
Jennifer Tilly,
Chris Moorman,
Randall Emmett,
Eli Elezra, and
Phil Hellmuth. In November 2019, Platt debuted his first show on
PokerGO.
The Big Blind was a blend of trivia and poker strategy with Platt hosting three contestants who answered poker-related questions but in a format following a
limit hold’em betting structure. Guests included
Chris Moneymaker,
Norm Macdonald,
Mike Matusow,
Norman Chad,
Alex Jacob,
Ben Yu,
Matt Berkey,
Prahlad Friedman, and Scott Vener. The winner of Season 1 was Chad who won $15,000 in prize money. In March 2020,
PokerGO announced that Platt would host
The Championship Run that would review key hands from notable tournament victories. The Championship Run covered wins from the
World Series of Poker,
Super High Roller Bowl,
Poker Masters, and
U.S. Poker Open. In January 2021, Platt began co-hosting
No Gamble, No Future with
Brent Hanks. The show airs live on Tuesdays across PokerGO’s
YouTube,
Facebook, and
Twitch channels. Guests so far have included
Nick Schulman,
Phil Hellmuth,
Daniel Negreanu, and
Antonio Esfandiari. In July 2022,
No Gamble, No Future was announced as PokerGO's newest show that would provide cash game-focused entertainment. The show would be filmed at the PokerGO Studio with Platt and Hanks hosting. The
National Heads-Up Poker Championship returned in 2025 on PokerGO, and Platt was announced as the sideline host. Previous sideline hosts include
Shana Hiatt,
Leeann Tweeden, and
Julie Donaldson. == Poker career ==