Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Nico recaps the Bread & Butter Nerdy Tournament in Vero Beach — a weekend where the biggest paddle reviewers in pickleball got flown out, given $420 checks, and competed for a championship belt. Chris Olson won with a $50 bounty on his head. Nico got sent to the toilet bowl.

But the real story is Robert Slutsky. He showed up, played right-handed, did two 360s, hit it behind his back, hit it between his legs, and embarrassed a room full of 4.5–5.0 players. Zane and Nico make their case for why pickleball needs more Robert Slutsky — and why he should be on an MLP team.

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