Check out part 1 of our interview with Matt Valeo: https://youtu.be/ll15Pl_oLOs Matt Valeo is a multifaceted entrepreneur and poker aficionado who has made a name for himself in both the tech and poker industries. With a background in software engineering, Matt's passion for technology and strategic thinking naturally led him to the world of poker, where he quickly established himself as a formidable player. His analytical skills and innovative approach to the game have earned him a...

Matt Valeo is a multifaceted entrepreneur and poker aficionado who has made a name for himself in both the tech and poker industries. With a background in software engineering, Matt's passion for technology and strategic thinking naturally led him to the world of poker, where he quickly established himself as a formidable player. His analytical skills and innovative approach to the game have earned him a reputation as one of the most strategic minds in poker circles. In addition to his...

Check out part one of our interview with Justin Saliba: https://youtu.be/_0kHsTqIZaU Check out Winning the Game of Life on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/winning-the-game-of-life/id1646986805 A graduate from the University of Dayton with a degree in chemical engineering, Justin Saliba had aspirations of playing professional soccer before pivoting to poker. He moved to Vegas in Jan 2019 to start playing more live games cash, which he hated, and after covid hit played...

A graduate from the University of Dayton with a degree in chemical engineering, Justin Saliba had aspirations of playing professional soccer before pivoting to poker. He moved to Vegas in Jan 2019 to start playing more live games cash, which he hated, and after covid hit played online mostly until 2021. In 2020, Justin got the MTT bug and played full time MTTs before travel aspirations and the draw of bigger tournaments pulled him into the live tournament schedule. Since then he has won 2...

Check out part one of our conversation with Chance Kornuth: https://youtu.be/EgC-1SGwLUc SPECIAL OFFER! Enter code WSOP25 at clcpoker.com and receive 25% off the annual price of their most powerful poker training resource, Chip Leader AI. Chance Kornuth is a renowned poker player hailing from Colorado, has recently experienced an exceptional run of success, marking the pinnacle of his career. Throughout June 2023, he secured several significant cashes, including a second-place finish in a...

Tune in next week for part two of our conversation with Chance Kornuth! SPECIAL OFFER! Enter code WSOP25 at clcpoker.com and receive 25% off the annual price of our most powerful poker training resource, Chip Leader AI. Chance Kornuth is a renowned poker player hailing from Colorado, has recently experienced an exceptional run of success, marking the pinnacle of his career. Throughout June 2023, he secured several significant cashes, including a second-place finish in a WSOP high roller...

Just because Jonathan Hirsch isn't a familiar face around the pro Poker circuit doesn't mean he is some amateur at the felt. There's a reason all the faces you do see know the name of Jonathan Hirsch, and that is simply because he loves the game and he plays it well. Hirsch also is no slouch in the arena of cyber-security and knows all that you need to know to protect all of your digital assets. Here is what you can expect to hear on this week's show: 0:00 Introduction 1:49 A Stolen Identity...

Check out the first part of the interview with Max Lacerda and Saulo Costa here: https://youtu.be/lRV_d2IWqWU Max Lacerda is a 27 year old Brazilian professional mid-high stakes online cash game player and co-owner of world's biggest cash game stable/CFP, Metagame. Saulo Costa is a poker coach, content creator and founder of Metagame, one of the largest cash game staking companies in the world. Check out his free weekly newsletter here: https://saulocosta.poker/newsletter Here is what you...

Max Lacerda is a 27 year old Brazilian professional mid-high stakes online cash game player and co-owner of world's biggest cash game stable/CFP, Metagame. Saulo Costa is a poker coach, content creator and founder of Metagame, one of the largest cash game staking companies in the world. Check out his free weekly newsletter here: https://saulocosta.poker/newsletter Here is what you can expect to hear on this week's episode: 0:00 Introduction 1:03 METAGAME - $7 Million Made Backing Players...

Winning the Game of Life—Dylan Weisman 'Dr. GTO' has the Antidote for Bad Poker Supercharge Your Poker Game with Coaching A Prescription for the Poker Community from 'Dr. GTO' Bet on Yourself, Join a Poker Community Take Your Poker Game to the Next Level with Coaching ‘Dr. GTO’ Dylan Weisman is Lead Instructor for Upswing PLO and Founder of Weisman Consulting Group, where he serves as a peak performance coach for poker players and business executives. Dylan started playing poker...

Patrick Howard is a data-driven poker strategist renowned for his evidence-based approach and exceptional results. With a bachelor's degree in physics and a brief stint in biophysics research at New York University, Patrick transitioned to poker full-time in 2019. As an online cash game player, Patrick swiftly climbed from 200nl to 2000nl in just six months. His expertise led him to lead the cash game division at Poker Detox Coaching For Profits, where he helped the team generate over $5M in...

Oleg Ostroumov is a mathematician and a poker player who created the world’s first No-Limit Hold'em solver in 2013 and a Triple Draw solver in 2014, which calculated Nash Equilibrium (also known as GTO strategy) for those games. Oleg then partnered with a group of elite players—including Trueteller, Alex ‘Kanu7’ Millar, RaulGonzalez, and Daniel Cates—and played a pivotal role in their rise to prominence. He previously dropped out of college to play poker professionally full-time. Here is what...

Igor Kurganov is a Russian-born poker player with over $18 million in live tournament cashes. Kurganov has a WSOP gold bracelet from a win in the 2017 $10,000 Tag Team Championship with his partner Liv Boeree. Kurganov studied math in Munich before he became a professional poker player. His top scores include million dollar finishes in high roller events at EPT Monte Carlo, as well as a victory in the Super High Roller at PokerStars Championship Barcelona in 2017 and a final table run at the...

Victoria Livschitz is a technologist, innovator and serial tech entrepreneur with 10+ companies in different industries, including Grid Dynamics, an early pioneer in cloud computing that went public in 2020. Also avid our doorwoman, she has trekked thousands of miles of wilderness from polar Alaska to Southern Patagonia. For the last two years Victoria has been deeply enamored with poker - the game, the community and the industry. She plays in major tournaments around the world, including...

Gav Kwok is a 9-figure millennial entrepreneur and digital nomad who went from a broke college student to financial freedom in less than 3 months. Before starting Amazon FBA, he was studying pre-med and working three jobs and has found financial freedom through the Fulfillment by Amazon Program. He currently hosts the GEM Podcast and runs Wholesale FBA Partnerships for high-net-worth clients. Here is what you can expect to hear on this week's episode: 0:00 Introduction 1:02 Figuring It Out on...

Gav Kwok is a 9-figure millennial entrepreneur and digital nomad who went from a broke college student to financial freedom in less than 3 months. Before starting Amazon FBA, he was studying pre-med and working three jobs and has found financial freedom through the Fulfillment by Amazon Program. He currently hosts the GEM Podcast and runs Wholesale FBA Partnerships for high-net-worth clients. Here is what you can expect to hear on this week's episode: 0:00 Introduction 1:24 Learning About...

Maria Ho is a Hall of Fame Professional Poker Player and TV Host/Commentator, born in Taipei, Taiwan and raised in the U.S. With over 4 million dollars in live poker tournament earnings, she is one of the most recognized and successful women in the game and was inducted into the Women in Poker Hall of Fame in 2018, the first year she was nominated and eligible. Here is what you can expect on this week's episode: 0:00 Introduction 0:49 Maria’s Win Against Jungleman…Or Was it Danny McFanny…on...

Steven Jones is an American poker player based in Scottsdale, Arizona. He is best known for his final table run in the 2023 World Series of Poker Main Event. Jones entered the final table of the 2023 Main Event second in chips after a run of good on Day 7 put him among the leaders. He managed to maintain that performance through Day 8 and 9 of the 2023 WSOP Maine Event, reaching the final three with a significant chip lead over his two remaining opponents. Prior to his 2023 Main Event run,...

Nikita Luther is a professional poker player from India with more than half a million dollars in live tournament cashes. Luther can be seen on the first season of GGPoker's Game of Gold, a poker reality competition on the GGPoker YouTube channel. Through her career, Luther has won one WSOP bracelet in the 2018 WSOP Tag Team Event with her teammate Giuseppe Pantaleo. She also made deep runs in the 2021 WSOP Tag Team Event (15th - $2,288), the 2019 WSOP Bracelet Winners Only Event (13th -...

Stephen Chidwick is a professional poker player from Deal, England. He is best known for his tournament career, where he is the highest-earning tournament player from England. Stephen is in the top 5 in the world for tournament poker earnings. He is known as one of the most impressive opponents in the modern era of poker, and he without a doubt has the results to back up this claim. Here is what you can expect to hear on this week's show: 0:00 Introduction 1:06 Building a Bankroll With Free...

Bill Chen is a renowned figure in the world of poker, celebrated not only for his exceptional skills at the card table but also for his profound contributions to the mathematical underpinnings of the game. Born in Williamsburg, Virginia, Chen's journey into the world of poker was marked by a unique blend of analytical prowess and strategic insight. Educated at the California Institute of Technology, where he earned a Ph.D. in mathematics, Chen seamlessly merged his academic acumen with a...

Kane Kalas has been a professional poker player for 16 years, has made millions in online cash game earnings, and was a regular in Rail Heaven before black Friday. With over $2m in live tournament earnings, his prowess at the table led him to become a Short Deck course instructor for UpSwing Poker. Beyond poker, Kane has found success as a professional investor for the past 6 years, running a hedge fund, Crystal Oak Capital, which was an early adopter of Bitcoin On top of it all, Kane is also...

Benny Glaser is a British poker player. Over the course of his career, he has won five World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets and amassed over $7 million in live earnings. In 2022, he also finished second in the WPT World Championship at Wynn for $2.8 million. He has also won 24 SCOOP and WCOOP titles on PokerStars making him the holder of the most titles all time. He is widely renowned as one of the all-around best British poker players. Here is what you can expect to hear on this week's...

Josh Arieh is an American poker player and five-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner. In 2021, he won the WSOP Player of the Year title after cashing eleven times, winning two bracelets for combined cashes of over $1.1 million. Here is what you can expect on this week's show: 0:00 Introduction 1:13 A Friendly Rivalry with Shaun Deeb 3:35 Online Was Never My Thing 4:50 Fully Engaged - Strengths More Suited to Live Poker 8:20 Observational Skills 10:18 A Bad Boy Demeanor - Poker is...